Handchecking benefitted the offensive player....

[Round Mound]

Straight from the horses mouth....."Did I? I did it a lot." This is what most offensive players did back in the days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgUqb5hWAVY

Every coach in every level of basketball will tell you to play defense with your feet. It is consider lazy to use your hands when you have to move your feet and get between the offensive player and the basket.

That era was horrible from a fundamental and defensive standpoint.

[ZMonkey11]

[oarabbus]

[sportjames23]

Straight from Kobe's mouth:





http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...ls-nba-finesse

[ralph_i_el]

One thing people ignore about handchecking is that the offensive player could spin out of the post and use their off hand to force their defender behind them. If you watch MJ highlights out of the post you can see it in action.

[JohnFreeman]

[dr.hee]

Straight from Kobe's mouth:





http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...ls-nba-finesse

9er might actually enjoy this as he's basically getting raped by Kobe himself in this thread. So he's torn between answering and jacking off furiously.

[Knicksfever2010]

Why is Kobe acting all tough and rugged? Whenever he drives the lane he flails his arms and yells like a bitch

[JohnFreeman]

Why is Kobe acting all tough and rugged? Whenever he drives the lane he flails his arms and yells like a bitch

He isn't a bull like Melo. Melo getting mugged in the paint with no calls