In the photo at right, Shawn Marion—the help defender—is behind?me. Raja Bell is trying, as you can see by his right leg, to turn me?back and funnel me into Marion. That’s their trap.

In turn, what I would try is using my right arm to create separation.?I’d give him a slight elbow to create space, so now I could get to my?pull-up jumper. Alternatively, I would drive hard at his right leg,?knowing the trap was coming from the other direction, to create?leverage and alter the angles enough for me to pull off?a tight spin?before the trap could close.