Last post i talked about how it is beneficial to let your oponent take longer shots( not an uncontested three) and keeping them away from the basket. Now, i will branch out on that.
Along with enticing your defender to take longer shots, there is also a way to dictate the way that your offender plays offense.
one of the most fundemental tools in defending is the defensive stance.
Lebron james defending kevin durant
being in a defensive stance will put you in the least compromised position on defense allow you to mimic your opponents movements.
One issue that a lot of players have when using the defensive stance is that they drop too low, compromising their balance. you should be low enough that you have leverage on your offender but not low enough to where you have difficulty moving or less balance.
Hand usage
while in the stance there are different recommended ways to defend with your hands.
one technique that the best defender on our team in high school used was that he would have one hand up on the ball side. having one hand up on the ball side allowed him to defend the passing lane when he was on ball and be prepared to contest the shot.
another technique (which i personally use) is one recommended by shot science basketball
to have one hand up on the ball side and have one hand down on the opposite side.
having the hand down on the opposite side
hand usage and the steal
the hand down opposite the ball side is labeled the tip hand.
your hand being in this position allows you to tip or pry away a careless dribble from the defender or knock the ball away as they swipe through.
the thing that coaches mostly say to do is to have "active hands"
this pretty much means keep your hands up and moving.
this can be effective it intimidates dribblers who lack confidence(like me)
one thing that my friend used to do when he was an aspiring nba player was get alot of steals
he said that he would count the defenders dribbles as he came up the court and time his bounce to steal the ball.
This video by shot mechanics shows a similar concept
russel westbrook gets into position and times the steal for the rip and fastbreak.
I havnt mastered this. when i get my steals its for the most part intuition (predicted dribble, and good positioning)or desperation(reaching when they go past me(not recomended)).
Offensive Dication (Baiting(advanced))
One thing I did in my athletic prime was play defense that dicated their movement.
i would cross them over on defense. How, let me me explain. on offense you can fake your defender or juke him. this is done by leading him to believe that your going one way but changing directions the other way. this can be done on defense if you have the mobility to do so. you can stunt one way or juke one way to get your offenders attention then recover the other way.
this is a very cerbral style of defense and its almost like the concept of playing poker or chess. you get your oponent thinking one thing but do the other.
defense can be fun. i like it. i wasnt good at offense so i better have liked it if i wanted to play haha :P
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