Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form. If you haven't ever been told by your coach, you will hear it some time during your young basketball life. The team that wins is usually the team that gets higher percentage shots and more of them. Keep this in mind as you read about my tips for defending a scorer. Concept 1- Be a defensive student.
All great defenders study their opponent.
This is especially true when guarding a scorer. From the second you first see this player in warm-ups or on video, you should know if they have a weak hand, like to shoot off the dribble, or the pass, like to pump fake or pop quick for the shot. The speed with which you learn your defenders strengths and weaknesses is a function of experience, however no matter what age you are as a player, there is no excuse for not knowing the scorers pet moves, strong and weak hand, and spots on the court from which they are most confident scoring. Take away their strengths and defensively force them to play to their weaknesses. You would be surprised how knowing a simple fact like, your opponents big time scorer isn't comfortable shooting off the dribbler to their left hand, will make you a considerably better defender.