Anchor Big
Less mobile but dominant in the paint.
Player Types
Mobile Big
Engages ball handlers at the perimeter in PnR.
Direct answer
What is Mobile Big?
Engages ball handlers at the perimeter in PnR.
Quick facts
| Category | Player Types |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Engages ball handlers at the perimeter in PnR.
How it works
- Responsibilities: Hedge ball screens (step out, then recover)
- Responsibilities: Switch on PnR (defend handler briefly, then reset)
- Responsibilities: Defend stretched PnRs (bigs on perimeter)
- Responsibilities: Participate in weak-side rotations (more mobile = more help)
- Responsibilities: Minimal paint depth (stretched out due to switches)
Bilingual terms
| English | Mobile Big |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 运动型大个 |
| Traditional Chinese | 機動型內線 |
Related concepts
Wing Stopper
Definition: Defends shot creators in ISO and PnR.
Defensive Role Framework
Defensive roles are functional assignments that define what a player guards, what help they provide, and what they sacrifice to specialize.
Point of Attack (POA)
Responsibilities: Recover through screens (never switch)
Seven Core Defensive Roles
Definition: Guards the primary ball handler in PnR and ISO situations.
Helper
Responsibilities: Rotate into help spaces on ball drives (1-pass away is primary zone)