The point of "counting attackers" is that attackers are always approached by the defender who is normally responsible for them; defenders must talk to each other at all times and always know who should approach an attacker and who marks the pivot.
Bistvo štetja je, da na napadalce izpada vedno tisti branilec,ki mora praviloma paziti nanj, igralci pa se morajo v igri v obrambi vedno dogovarjati in v vsakem trenutku vedeti, kdo izpada na napadalca in kdo krije KN.