When the player they are defending puts the ball on the court and begins to drive around them , they first reach in to knock the ball away .
Then they allow the player to go around them and try to knock it away from behind the player .
When the player they are defending puts the ball on the court and begins to drive around them , they first reach in to knock the ball away , and then they allow the player to go around them and try to knock it away from behind the player .