Point of Attack (POA)
Point of Attack (POA) is a player archetype involving guards the primary ball handler in pnr and iso situations.
Player Types
Chaser
Chaser is a player archetype involving sticks to shooters and cutters.
Direct answer
What is Chaser?
Chaser is a player archetype involving sticks to shooters and cutters.
Quick facts
| Category | Player Types |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Chaser is a player archetype involving sticks to shooters and cutters.
- Fight through off-ball screens (pick-downs, flare screens).
- Help defense (dedicated to one player).
How it works
- Fight through off-ball screens (pick-downs, flare screens)
- Stay attached to shooter throughout possession (deny catch, deny shot-clock rhythm)
- Recover quickly after screens (worst cardinal sin is losing shooter)
- Communicate screen locations
- Minimal paint help (stay on perimeter with shooter)
Bilingual terms
| English | Chaser |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 追击者 |
| Traditional Chinese | 追擊者 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Chaser in the larger basketball map.
Helper
Helper is a player archetype involving team defense specialist over individual matchup.
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Anchor Big is a player archetype characterized by being less mobile but dominant in the paint.
Defensive Role Framework
Defensive Role Framework is a player archetype involving deployed on low-usage matchups.
Low Activity
Low Activity is a player archetype involving deployed on low-usage matchups.
Point of Attack (POA)
Point of Attack (POA) is a player archetype involving guards the primary ball handler in pnr and iso situations.
Seven Core Defensive Roles
Seven Core Defensive Roles is a player archetype involving deployed on low-usage matchups.
Anchor (Defensive Anchor)
Anchor (Defensive Anchor) is a player archetype involving first line of interior defense.