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Nik asked in SportsBasketball · 1 decade ago

How do you guard someone who is bigger than you?

Yesterday the basketball team I coach lost the regular season championship because a big kid on the other team was always getting baskets by shooting over us. Our tallest guy was having a lot of trouble guarding him. Double teams weren't working too well either. Any tips on how to pressure him?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Well, sometimes stuff like that happens. The best you can really do is play awesome defense. First if you're a righty have your right hand cover the players face. Left hand for leftys etc. If you cannot reach his face, get as close as possible. Then with the other hand guard him by putting your arm out left or right of your hip, depending on whether the player is a left or right handed player. You get it? The point of this is to block out the players vision and force him to pass the ball, or if he tried to drive it in, he will have to go to his weak side because you got him covered on his strong side.

    Source(s): playing basketball :O best defender in my middle school LOL
  • 5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    Play physical, not dirty. Annoy and irritate him. Cause him problems. He will lose focus and you will get in his head. Also when he shoots jump straight up not at him. Shuffle your feet, so he cannot blow past you. Don't double team the guy. I would have one guy on him and force him to a corner and trap him. Or force him to pass. Keep him from moving closer. play right up to him. make him take bad shots. Have one defender down low provide help defense.

  • 1 decade ago

    Alright, you want to make sure you double team him, and pounce on the ball if "the big guy on the other team" ever brings it down. Make sure you use a player thats guarding a non-shooter/threat to double team the big guy, but make sure you box out, so you can secure possession after only one shot.

    Source(s): My knowledge of the game
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  • 1 decade ago

    play dirty without getting caught. Annoy him and get in his head. Make him make mistakes by being in his head.

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