How to be a LOCKDOWN DEFENDER in basketball.

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SIDENOTE: This guide refers to the 5-on-5 game of basketball. Pictures will be included for examples. Quote boxes will be used as its easier to separate things using them. This follows the 5 W's format (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and results

WHO DOES A LOCKDOWN DEFENDER GUARD?

-Since most teams have their go-to man or big scorer in the half-court it is very important to stop them.

WHAT DOES A GOOD DEFENDER DO?
WHEN DOES HE/SHE DO IT? WHERE DOES HE/SHE DO IT? HOW DO THEY DO IT?

-While playing DEFENSE, its important to play aggressively WITHOUT picking up a foul such as hand checking, reaching, or stupid ticky-tack crap.

-An important part of playing full/half court man-on-man defense is sliding your feet and not crossing them. The reason why you DON'T
cross your feet you will GET BROKEN AND PROBABLY FALL ON YOUR ASS AND HUMILIATED.
-How it works: While sliding your feet, your body sometimes leans over a certain direction maybe unstable. IF your cross your feet while sliding, this unbalanced weight on your right side for example can cause you to fall over if your opposition decides to turn the other way.

WHAT IF YOUR MAN DOESN'T HAVE THE BALL?

-Now you come to the situation where your man doesn't have the ball because he/she couldn't get around you due to your mad, aggressive, sliding defense. So they pass the ball off and they are either:
A.) Moving around, setting screens, posting, etc
B.) Looking to get the ball to try to shoot, drive/kick, draw the foul or find a open team mate.

SITUATION A.) Now if your man is trying to set screens, its IMPORTANT AS HELL TO CALL OUT THE DAMN SCREEN
especially if they are setting the screen on the man with the ball.

MISTAKES THAT RESULT IN NOT TALKING TO YOUR TEAMMATES:

The opposition will either score, or get a good lock at the basketball exposing your team's weakness on the pick and roll.

PREVENTING THIS MISTAKE: If your man is coming up to set the pick, call out "Pick Left or Right" depending on the side. If your teammate can fight through call "Don't switch". If they can't fight through a good option would be to sag a little off your man and calling "Switch". Hopefully your teammates will see it and react appropriately to the switch.


SITUATION B.) If your man is trying to get the ball back its IMPORTANT to DENY them the ball, while seeing your man and the ball at the same time.

DEFENDING THE SHOT

-If your man is "sizing you up" (meaning: looking at your defensive stance and seeing if he/she should take you off the dribble or pull up in your face) its KEY THAT YOU GET A FUCKING HAND UP IN THEIR FACE. This lets you have preparation if they shoot in your face.

DEFENDING THE DRIVE

-Your man decides to drive on you, what do you do now? SLIDE YOUR DAMN FEET!!! Try to turn your man into your help-side defense, carefully pick the ball without reaching or make them pass!

BOXING OUT

-Good job! Great man didn't score, get an assist, and/or took a horrid shot! What do you do now? GET YOUR ASS TO BOX THEM OUT!
Boxing out is CRUCIAL because if you don't box they can get second chance points (another chance to score).

How to properly box out:

1.) SHOT IS UP! Find and hit your man (place your forearm in their stomach without knocking them down.
2.) Place your ASS in between them and the ball/basketball and look at the ball.
3.) Get BIG, WIDE, AND LOW spreading your arms but don't hold them.
4.) Be AGGRESSIVE! Jump for the ball! When you grab it, put your elbows out and don't let anyone grab it, then look for the outlet pass (usually a ball handler on your team such as the point guard, shooting guard.)

TIPS ON HOW TO SLIDE YOUR FEET

1.) Get a steel folding your chair.

2.) Place it in between your legs.
3.) If you have a court slide your feet baseline to baseline (or free throw line to baseline, half court to baseline, etc) or wall to wall.

PEOPLE TO WATCH, OR LOOK AT IN THE PROS!
-Shane Battier: plays with HEART on defense always has a hand up and is aggressive defending.

Ron Artest: The most BADASS, HARDCORE defender ever probably. At 260, he can guard anyone from Kobe to Lebron. He isn't afraid to kick your ass either (Detriot Brawl).

Chris Paul: Good guard, slides his feet, knows how to get steals cleanly!

Alonzo Mourning: 1 of the best post defenders ever, ageless guarding the post.

Videos!

1.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFcH7wJKaf8


MUST WATCH: KOBE LOCKS UP WADE!
2.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHGleTaT2x4


3.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE996BqAOVI

4.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tobg2p0lYM

 

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I lol'd right there when you say cp3 is a good defender. That is certainly a myth just because he plays the passing lane and get steals. I won't call cp3 a good defender when he lets his man get by him easily, overated imho.


Also, this doesn't show lockdown defence, just how to defend properly. You would want to search more on arguably the best perimeter defender of all time in Scottie Pippen, watching him shut down the point guard of the opposition team making the team hard to run the offense especially it depends a lot on the point guard, is certainly a joy to watch. You would want to add in Tayshaun Prince too.


I would like to add that when the guy you are defending is trying to drive past you, do not plan your hands on him and certainly do not fall for his fake moves(stand with hand straight up and try to block when he jumps).



Suggestion: Add in lockdown defender in bigmen(see prime Ben Wallace, Kendrick Perkins is arguably good, prime Mutombo[retired] etc) defending the post is one of the more important thing because usually if the post doesn't work too well, it's hard for the opposition to be open and shoot beyond the arc.

 

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For big its easier to play defense in the post because USUALLY your man doesn't have a decent to good mid range or long range shot. WILL add Zo though. CP3 can play good defense when he needs too^^. To be a good defender you need to know the basics, which I explained. You have to work on the basics to be a good defender.

 

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For big its easier to play defense in the post because USUALLY your man doesn't have a decent to good mid range or long range shot. WILL add Zo though. CP3 can play good defense when he needs too^^. To be a good defender you need to know the basics, which I explained. You have to work on the basics to be a good defender.

Mutombo > Alonzo in terms of post defense by the way. :laugh:


Also you must have the desire to go out there everytime knowing that the mission for that day is too lockdown the opponent; having a strong mental helps a lot.

 

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Mutombo > Alonzo in terms of post defense by the way. :laugh:


Also you must have the desire to go out there everytime knowing that the mission for that day is too lockdown the opponent; having a strong mental helps a lot.

Zo was more consistant towards the end of the career not just in his prime.

Its just a picture+brief description anyways.

 

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If we're talking about defense here, Alonzo is in no way the same level as Mutombo.


You might want to add good defensive teams such as the 1989/2004 Detriot Pistons.

 

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If we're talking about defense here, Alonzo is in no way the same level as Mutombo.


You might want to add good defensive teams such as the 1989/2004 Detriot Pistons.

What don't you understand about the word PLAYER not team?

 

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Also, this doesn't show lockdown defence, just how to defend properly. You would want to search more on arguably the best perimeter defender of all time in Scottie Pippen, watching him shut down the point guard of the opposition team making the team hard to run the offense especially it depends a lot on the point guard, is certainly a joy to watch.

One of the best all-around defenders of all-time.

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[Silrisil]

It's only pleasure to watch Awesome, but probably leaked. Thanks for the videos anyways.

 

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It's only pleasure to watch Awesome, but probably leaked. Thanks for the videos anyways.

Whats leaked?