The Key To Attacking Ball Screens – The Starter
By Joe Haefner
The Key To Attacking Ball Screens – The Starter
This tip helps your team get a lot more open looks when…
By Joe Haefner
This tip helps your team get a lot more open looks when…
By Joe Haefner
Here is a unique twist for setting ball screens that results in…
By Joe Haefner
This is a simple play that starts by overloading the weakside of the floor as spacing/operating room is paramount to the success of this pick and roll play. This play is best suited for either a…
By Joe Haefner
This play makes it difficult for the help defense to slide over to stop the ball screen. If they do, you should have a wide open shot on the opposite side of the floor. Additionally, there are multiple actions prior to the ball screen which brings an element of surprise to catch the defense off guard. So basically, rather than…
By Joe Haefner
If you don’t properly defend the ball screen, the opposing team will get unlimited high-percentage shots via dribble penetration, the screener rolling to the basket, and passing out to open shooters if the defense collapses. If you don’t defend this situation properly, one little play can destroy your …
By Joe Haefner
Here is a guest post from Raul Jimenez on the advanced offensive and defensive tactics of….
By Joe Haefner
While watching game 4 of the Bulls-Celtics series, Jeff Van Gundy stated that Derrick Rose needed to handle the switches on ball screens more like Steve Nash.
Towards the beginning of the game, the Celtics were switching on ball screens leaving a bigger, slower post player guarding Rose. Rose was settling for the jump shot or he would try to attack when he was already too close to the hoop to take advantage of his quickness.
When Steve Nash gets a big player switched onto him, he takes a couple of dribbles backwards.
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This does a few things:
After you draw out the defender, how should you attack the defender?
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In the 4th quarter of the Bulls-Celtics game, I noticed Rose started to draw out the defender with a couple of dribbles backwards like Van Gundy had mentioned earlier in the broadcast. I don’t know if he figured it out himself or a coach told him to do it, but it sure contributed to his 12 point explosion in the 4th quarter that helped the Bulls come from behind and eventually squeak out the victory in double overtime.
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