Mon Oct 22, 2012, 09:44am
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Often wrong never n doubt
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 737
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Quote:
Originally Posted by camron rust
the goal of defense is to prevent the other team from shooting the ball. Obtaining any position between the ball and the basket is, by definition, good defense. It is preventing the offensive player from having access to a desirable path to the basket. It may not be as exciting as a dunk or a blocked shot, but it is still good defense to take away the avenue desired by the opponent.
People can thump their chests all day long about it not being "good" defense, but those claims just don't make sense. They may be common but it doesn't make them add up when you consider what the purpose of defense is.
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