This is particularly a great dvd for anyone who has never pressed before. We don't use a 3/4 court press but we use a 1-2-2 allignment in halfcourt and fullcourt traps which have been very effective, it also reverts back to a 2-3 zone easily with the top man dropping into cente. Our team has used these 1-2-2 presses to come from 20 points down as well as beat teams that would have beaten us. However, the dvd doesnt not show you what happens if the point attacks the middle of the press off the dribble when he receives a pass back from a trapped player, that is only way that any team has been able to break our 1-2-2 press.

Gonzalez calls this a containment press which with a shot clock is probably the best use for it. At the HS level, I took the principles and slides he shows and put a little more aggressive tone with my front three players.

It helped us come from 19 down in the second half to win a game by 5 and go 3-0 in OT games because we were able to wear down more talented teams. The press does work very well with length up front and speed in the back, we only had a little of both and it still was a weapon.