Seven Core Defensive Roles
Seven Core Defensive Roles is a player archetype involving deployed on low-usage matchups.
Player Types
Point of Attack (POA)
Point of Attack (POA) is a player archetype involving guards the primary ball handler in pnr and iso situations.
Direct answer
What is Point of Attack (POA)?
Point of Attack (POA) is a player archetype involving guards the primary ball handler in pnr and iso situations.
Quick facts
| Category | Player Types |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Point of Attack (POA) is a player archetype involving guards the primary ball handler in pnr and iso situations.
- Recover through screens (never switch).
- Help defense (limited flexibility for weak-side rotations).
How it works
- Contain penetration (force difficult angles)
- Pressure the ball on catch (no rhythm shooting opportunities)
- Communicate screen locations to help side
- Minimal help duties (stay attached to handler)
- Lateral quickness (fight through screens)
Bilingual terms
| English | Point of Attack (POA) |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 持球点防守（POA） |
| Traditional Chinese | 持球點 (POA) |
Learn before and after
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