Defense - defending the post

As with any aspect of basketball, there are several ways to execute a move and there's always plenty to consider. That thinking applies to defending a ballscreen, attacking from the wing, making a pass, defending the post, etc. Today's topic, defending the post, gives rise to the following:

• where to defend the offensive post player - need to know where they are a threat (4, 7, 10 feet away) to score
• what are the post player's dominant and counter moves - know their routine (i.e. hard dribble before move), know their favourite shoulder, know their usual counter
• how do you defend the post player - based on coach's decision and your personnel, will you front, play behind, or double (if so, with whom and from where)
• post D need to know where they have team help, then force their offensive post match up into that help
• defenders need to gap the catch
• must be positioned in balance and be strong, lower and wider than offensive player
  
• post D must have high hands, and box out on rebounds (catch the ball high with two hands)