Defense & Rebounding
Off-Ball Defense
nounbasketball / community term
Defense played away from the ball against cutters, shooters, and passing actions.
Good off-ball defense balances staying attached, helping the paint, reading passes, and recovering to shooters. In casual arguments, off-balling can also mean controlling a defender away from the ball.
Used in a sentence
“Watch the corner cut while playing off-ball defense.”
Also written off-ball