Effective Post Play part 3

Effective Post Play part 3

The Greek legend of the Sword of Damocles is the story a man in the court of King Dionysius II of Syracuse, who exclaimed to the the king that he was truly fortunate because of his wealth and power. The king offered to switch places with Damocles, and Damocles obliged but King Dionysis hung a sword over his head hanging by one single horse- hair as Damocles sat on the throne. It drove Damocles nuts. He begged leave. The point of this story is that there can never be anything happy for the person over whom some fear always looms.

Being a successful post player means you are always a successful threat in around the basket area. A good player forces opponents and coaches to adjust and change their defensive strategy. Sometimes just the presence of a solid low block player can cause havoc and drive coaches nuts. When coaches often adjust to the events taking place in the lane, this often frees their perimeter players and shooters up to score.