Zone vs. Man-to-man

Which do you think is the best defense?

Explain your answers.

I am a firm believer in Man to Man defense if you have the players and they are competent enough to play it. It is a tough defense to teach and even more difficult to play. However, if you can play it well, you will have a leg up on the competition because it can be extremely aggressive and suffocating.

I agree.

Man to man tends to force mistakes and rebounding (boxing out) is much easier when every man has his own responsibility.

However, if you are a team that likes to press, zone is probably the better choice as rotating is much easier in the zone.