How to Handle Traps on Ball Screens
That is not as simple as it might seem. It depends on a lot of things, where the screen is being set, who sets it, which way the ball is going. On the whole, as you go up in levels, screens become more consistent. They are almost always big on small and rarely are they set to the baseline. I will go on those assumptions.
I always teach that the 2 most important things when coming off a screen are:
- Look to score
- Create separation off the screen.
In playing against a hard hedge or a trap, I teach the ballhandler to attack the big. If your ballhandler can't beat the big out on the perimeter, it doesn't matter what you do. By attacking the big and creating space off the screen, you will either make it too hard to screen, force a switch or create enough room between the two players trying to trap to effectively split them. It all starts with your ballhandler attacking the big and getting him off the screen.
If you have a player that can't handle the ball and "beat" the bigs, then don't set ball screens for that player. When needed, you can implement this as a "rule" for your motion offense. Be sure to practice this rule ahead of time. This isn't something you want to introduce for the first time during a game.
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