A great defender communicates well with his teammates, while the poor defender rarely talks. The contrast is obvious, and the reason is quite simple. The poor defender has a difficult time communicating on defense because he does not have a sense of what is about to happen next. He lacks the ability to anticipate the movement of the offense. As a result, he is always one step behind the offense and in a perpetual state of catch-up. This makes it impossible for him to have the presence of mind to communicate with his teammates. A player with this limitation may be a great one-on-one defender, but he simply cannot be a great team defender.
(from A Season with Coach Dick Bennett, by Eric Ferris)
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