Basket ball issue plz help me?

Question

ok i have bin a defender for like 6 months now, i recieved no training and from the first day till today i play the same. i have faced many ppl and they all say i am reallly good in defending, but during these days i had matches and our team lost everytime, whenever i tried to defend from players, i would not let them go so they passed eveytime. they were about 5'10'' and we were barley 5'8''. they won and well my question is am i a bad defender, was my team not playing well, or were the opponets too good. how can i get better in defending, i know all the tips and tricks in the book so what am i missing. oh ya and when ever i play one on one ppl really praise my defending and i really do good but i cant shoot, do a lay up or even dribble the pball past the players so what should i do. plz give me ur email id if u really wanna help plz

Answer 1

Practice more. If you wanna be a great player you must train. Never believe your defense is good, but always believe it can be better. Go to basketball camps and get better physically and mental. Work on being quicker. Go to the gym and just shoot. Work on a personal jumper that just works for you. Don't worry about how everyone else plays offense, play your own game. There are always better ways to get better. Never settle on asking someone are you good enough or not, always stay motivated to get better no matter how good you are.

And we would never know how good you or your team are, we never seen you play.

Answer 2

When I use to play basketball the coach taught me to always watch the middle of the chest. Because the middle of their chest never goes anywhere, regardless of any kind of move they do.  

Answer 3

you should practice on ur shots and offense too, u don't see a player go to the NBA who's a number one defensive player and worst offensive player. so you gotta practice both offense and defense. it could be ur teams fault and also urs. cuz u said when u were checking the person, they would always pass, so why didn't you go for a steal earlier or tip the pass?

but keep practicing and tell ur team to get better too!

Answer 4

You sound like a good player, size doesn't matter. I think you team needs to practice together as a team and get better as a team. You guys will get better and maybe beat the team you lost to.

I hope this helps!

Answer 5

hey,

that sounds like me only i can shot a little. what i would do is practice shooting first of all and have the team cover there players better, then you need to get good at shooting you need to help your team on offense too. so i would say that what ever kind of defense you play, stay strong and let no one get in your territory. so practice offense, work on your defense stance, and encourage your team to step it up and play defense, and on more thing is you cover you zone/man strong don't let them pass and you will do your part.  

Answer 6

Pay attention to where the ball is at all times but also don't let your opponent get a chance at getting the ball. By doing so you can create more turnovers for the other team and since your a better defender you can help out at double teaming if need be. Work on your offensive skillz now. Defense is either in you or not and you have it.

Answer 7

all of them

Answer 8

It sounds like your a great defender,i just don't think your teammates did their part on d