TwinkieFoot

How does defense win games in ways the offense doesn't? What makes one end of the floor so much more crucial than the other?

Da Grinch

to me offense is more important , the game is still based on who scores the most not who plays the best defense.

but defense is important it allows you to get wins when you cant score ...its a rallying force for a team , nothing builds chemistry quicker than strong defensive efforts , because good team defense needs good communication and knowledge of your team's schemes.

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Kiyaman

Defense shows more Chemistry amongs the Players than Offense does.
A real good Defensive Team upset their oponents into trying anything to score.

A good offensive team main strategy is to out score oponents making the game a high scoring game.

The Knicks have PURE-DEFENSE in their Frontcourt Players and Pure-Offense in their Backcourt Players. Will it work? Yes! with a steady rotation that will have the Knick Players playing with chemistry on bothsides of the court.

kconn61686

In every sport, defense is the name of the game

TwinkieFoot

The question is why and how does it contribute to winning?

EwingStarksOakley94

Well I would say that in b-ball, a good defense creates scoring opportunities. Aside from the fast breaks created by steals, just the plain fact that the more you keep the ball out of an opponent's hands, the more chance you have to score. Trying to crack an effective, intimidating defense can be very disruptive for an offense.

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Gotham2krazy

Everyone can score, but can everyone defend?

kconn61686

exactly gotham. sometimes u just need to "make a stop" to get momentum, or with the game on the line, but if you cant make a stop, your momentum is broken and you get the proverbial "dagger".

NBA champs:

95-98 Bulls: Dominant defense
99 spurs: dominant defense
00-02 Lakers: excellent defense
04 pistons: dominant
05 spurs: dominant
06 heat: very good

Da Grinch

all those teams were very good on offense too.

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bball2223

The Pistons weren't good on offense they were average at best. Plus a good defense makes it easier on your offense. I'll take a great defense over a great offense any day of the year.

0oh_S0o_FreSh!!

i still think defense is more important than offense.. You can score 50 points a game, say to be realistic 89, but if u have the right defense, u can hold ur opponent to a lesser score than yours. i agree with kiyaman, defense is gonna help chemistry alot more than offense is, it shows how well u listen to ur players and use ur voice to command urself and make actions. Stephon has to step that up this year. also, if u have offense and no defense, u can score 120 points a gamee, but still lose because of the lac of defenes and the chemistry ur team has.

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kconn61686

2 years ago, the spurs made an absolute example out of the suns. a classic defense, grind it out team vs. a no defense, run and gun team. which style prevailed? spurs dominated them 4-1, phx only won game 4 while down 3-0. the nba is about defense

Da Grinch

2 years ago the spurs were a top 8 team in both offense and defense ....

it wasn't a battle of offense vs. defense ...it was what happens when a team is good at both things vs. a team thats only good at 1 .

ps. the spurs did more than their share of gunning in that series....they avg. 108 points in those 5 games.

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kconn61686

the spurs weren't gunning, the suns just could not stop them in the half court. the suns were such a weak defensive squad that a good team like the spurs picked it apart

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