There is a drill the Wichita State men’s basketball team has practiced since the summer called “4-on-3, 3-on-4.”
The drill starts with three offensive players going the length of the court against four defenders who are looking to double-team every chance they get. After a made shot, rebound or turnover, those four defenders go the other way and try to attack three players.
Its purpose is to give continuous repetitions to players in practice of handling trapping pressure, then making the split-second decisions after breaking that pressure to capitalize on a numbers advantage. That’s exactly the test WSU (7-4) will face in its non-conference finale on Saturday against VCU (7-4) at the Siegel Center in a 3 p.