Nice article in Sports Illustrated on Kendrick Perkins
Unlike most players, Perkins doesn’t use a forearm when guarding opponents who operate with their backs to the basket. “If you use the forearm, you don’t have enough balance when they spin or fade away,” he said. Instead, he uses hands for sensory information; the outside hand placed on an opponents’ tailbone to determine where he’s going (and, if possible, to guide him), while the inside hand stabs for steals.Along with producing studier balance, this approach enables Perkins to provide resistance with an unyielding chest and trunk as the hands give way. It’s a classic, albeit increasingly rare, style of bump-and-grind, low-post defense. Read the rest of this entry »
