Please answer the following 3 questions with a 1 paragraph response:
Why is defense important in the game of basketball? What two ways can you play defense in basketball? What are the differences between the 2 different ways you can choose to play defense?
The two basic defenses in basketball are man-to-man, sometimes referred to as person-to-person in respect for the rise of women's basketball, and zone. Each basic defense has a number of variations.