Let’s look at two examples of why help defense is so important and how it can make your job a lot easier. Notice how Jokic creates contact with LeBron with his chest, not his hands, which drastically reduces the chances of picking up a foul call. This forces LeBron to bring the ball down regain his balance and bounces him into space which makes it harder for him to manipulate the defense by holding them off. This allows the help defender to time his jump and then send LeBron’s shot out of bounds. Fast forward to the end of the game, the same principle applies, Aaron Gordon is riding LeBron with his chest in addition to having his hands up which doesn’t allow LeBron to get a shot over the top so Murray is able to grab at the ball low and force a bad shot. So if you want to add this to your game… ✅ Create contact with the offense with your chest not your hands ❌ ✅ Force the offense to adjust their shots ✅ HELP ON DEFENSE IF YOU’RE NOT ON THE BALL • #ballislife #basketball #hoops #bask...