Defense & Rebounding

Man-to-Man

nounbasketball term

A defense where each player is primarily assigned to guard a specific opponent.

Man defense still requires switches, help, rotations, and communication. Staying with one assignment does not mean ignoring team defense.

Used in a sentence

“Start in man-to-man and switch only when called.”

Also written man defense

Community slang changes over time and can mean different things in different game editions, modes and groups.

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