I just play hard on the defensive end. For me, being a good defender is someone who plays very hard on defense and just tries hard.
I think I'm pretty good at pressuring the ball, forcing turnovers.
The point in tennis is to take the ball as early as possible and take time away from your opponent.
It's just using my size. On the defensive end, it's using my length to disturb the smaller guys. On the offensive end, if there's a post-up advantage, I can take it.
Think about the deflections. The offense can't score every play. They're just trying to get a good shot. If I can deflect a pass, even if it doesn't cause a turnover, it will throw their timing off half-a-second. That half-a-second might mess up their shot.
I like to get physical on defense. I like to get up on a guy as much as possible. I actually need to calm down, though.
Blocking a shot can really demoralize a person and defer them from coming to the rim the rest of the game. So being able to do that and change the landscape of the game by one play is pretty amazing.
I feel the need to really get after a guy defensively and showing that.
