The main reasons a team would want to play man-to-man are:
• More aggressive than the zone defense.
• No … See more

Some risks and downsides of playing it:
• The disadvantage is that it allows the offensive team to run screens more effectively.
• It leaves weaker or slower defenders more exposed. In a man-to-man defense, th… See more

Zone defenses were disallowed by the National Basketball Association in 1947. During this period, an illegal defense violation was called when a defender was either guarding an area instead of a specific offensive pl… See more

When defending the ball (i.e. guarding the man with the basketball) away from the basket in basketball, players typically should use a version of the following technique: the defender stands and faces the oppone… See more

• Box-and-one defense
• Man-to-man marking
• Zone defense See more