Regardless of what defense you run, you have to have great closeouts. If you're consistently having to send help on dribble penetration, your defense is going to be in a lot of trouble. In this episode, we discuss different philosophies of closeouts, what you should be doing in practice to emphasize closeouts, and how working on closeouts will also benefit your offense. In addition, don't forget that there will be an APAAN Drill Video on "The Opening Tip" newsletter! In addition to closeouts, we discuss a great quote from Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Sutton, as well as a study of one of the great college basketball coaches of today, Matt Painter.