theforumblue wrote:Imo physicality in basketball isn't from lack of skill, it's more from lack of athleticism. Can't keep up with speed or strength of someone on defense you end up fouling them amd getting physical.
Got no major issues with your take, but I have to admit, this got me thinking. I actually went back and forth in my mind a little, but I don't know that it's true. Speaking for myself personally, I was a moderately big and physical point guard for the level I was playing at (not too high). I had very good lateral movement and was better defensively than offensively, but I would constantly reposition and let the offensive player collide with me. I'd occasionally be called, but I tended to keep my arms well out, and body up, and for the most part this was accepted and effective. I wasn't physical due to a lack of speed. I was physical because I had more of an advantage in that, and my technique was such that I could generally play that way consistently without foul trouble.
Now that I'm old and still hooping, I definitely do use physicality to channel harder and cut down angles, because I have less options. Foot speed (and turning in particular) not what it was. But I've also slid up a position, and have to be more physical because the players I am on are commonly larger and more physical than when I was young.
theforumblue wrote:Some of the defense I see in wnba (not all, I've been surprised by some perimeter defenders) , especially post defense, isn't on par with the offensive skill sets.
So yeah physicality probably isn't going away any time soon.
Agree. I would say, individually there are some great defenders. I just see better team offence than team defence, were I to pick.
