Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? Kinda like "military intelligence". After China defeated Yugoslavia 92-78, Chinese head coach, Wang Fei had the following to say about their loss to Italy: <i>"European teams are different from Asians. They play more aggressive defence [sic]. We were not acquainted with such defence yesterday when we lost to Italy." </i> Huh? If he thinks his players respond poorly to European teams' "agressive" defense, then Yao is in for the shock of his life when he runs into the NBA brand of man-to-man. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-07/02/content_467168.htm
I think European's have gotten significantly better at defense over the last 2 or 3 years. We're starting to see some guys come over that have got some defensive assets (see Kirilenko and Welsch). They're still below the skills that are taught in the US, but I would imagine them to be significantly better than what is stressed in Asia.
