Posted by thewizard17 on 2/13/2017 2:42:00 PM (view original):
Real life wiki definition.
A full-court press is a basketball term for a defensive style in which the defense applies pressure to the offensive team the entire length of the court before and after the inbound pass. Pressure may be applied man-to-man, or via a zone press using a zone defense. Some presses attempt to deny the initial inbounds pass and trap ball handlers either in the backcourt or at midcourt.
Defenses not employing a full-court press generally allow the offensive team to get halfway down the court (a half-court press) or near the basket before applying strong defensive pressure.
thats an interesting wiki definition and I'm sure that accurately states what is in that source
That isnt what I see watching lots of college and high school ball.
Heck that isnt what I saw when I went to AAU ball
There are a handful of teams that pretty much "press" all or nearly all the time - think West Virginia now - think Arkansas 48 minutes of hell a few years back
There are TONS of teams that press on the inbound or press 3/4 court - often sustaining the press until the offense "breaks" it and then dropping back as quickly as they can into a half court defense - man or zone.
I believe that is what is actually played.