Comments on: Handling Ball Screens Like Steve Nash

By: Ekam Dhaliwal

Ekam Dhaliwal — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:07:39 +0000

By: Ekam Dhaliwal

Ekam Dhaliwal — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:47:40 +0000

sometimes wen i do dribbling drills, i get this sharp pain sometimes on my forearms or wrists.
is that normal?

By: Shortstop

Shortstop — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:24:28 +0000

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By: EQ

EQ — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:28:33 +0000

Nice…. Can we have a free ebook for this one…

By: Joe Haefner

Joe Haefner — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:58:01 +0000

Guillermo,

Yes. You could take a couple of dribble back. As you do this, you could locate the open offensive players.

Another option would be to split the trap. Act like you’re going to go hard towards the outside shoulder of the traping defender, then use a long, low dribble to split the trap. We’re finishing up an article that should be available on this move within the next week.

Another option would be to dribble hard at the trapping defender’s outside shoulder and blow right by. Sometimes, if a larger, slower defender traps, this will be open.

By: Guillermo Moreno

Guillermo Moreno — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:27:40 +0000

What about if there is not a switch but a hard trap on the ball? Still take it the couple of dribbles back.

By: Kendra

Kendra — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:07:51 +0000

Cool stuff i will use this in the game!

By: Brian McCormick

Brian McCormick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:28:32 +0000

Good post. I did a clinic last week on using an on-ball screen and asked the players what to do if they got the switch. Nobody really knew. So, I asked what Steve Nash does? It’s like high school players don’t even watch basketball. I talked about squaring shoulders to the rim and taking a couple dribbles back to attack the big. Basically, make the defender uncomfortable. If you try to turn the corner right away, he’s close enough to contest a shot on the guard and there is less space to the help defender. Plus, he does not feel exposed. Take a step back and make the seven-footer feel like he is on an island against Nash, and he makes the mistake for you because he is uncomfortable.