THE TARK ON DEFENSE

Jerry Tarkanian says he spent the majority of teaching time defending the dribble because being beat off the dribble presents "4 covering 5 situations." They taught to deny one pass away: guard to guard and guard to wing but felt the key to success in a pressure defense was keeping the ball out of the high post.

The 3 keys to Coach Tarkanian's defensive philosophy:

1. Teach a technique

2. Repeat

3. Demand intensity