High Ball Screen Leads To 3 Options

WHY USE IT 

When your point guard has the ability to break down a defender with the dribble, then multiple scoring options are available.

SET UP

Position your forwards/center at opposite elbows with the two guards located in opposite corners. The point guard is dribbling the ball at the set’s top.

HOW TO PLAY

The play can be run to either side – in this instance, the right-elbow player comes high and sets a ball screen. The point dribbles hard off the screener’s shoulder to gain the edge [1].

The left-elbow player sprints toward the hoop as the screener rolls to the free-throw-line area. The left-corner player comes high and acts as a safety defender in case the opposition gains control of the ball [2].

If the point guard has a step, he drives and shoots the layup. Typically, two defenders try to stop the penetration, which leaves the right-corner player and rolling screener open [3].

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TECHNIQUE

The screener doesn’t come hard to the hoop but settles in for a mid-range jumper. This keeps additional defenders away from the hoop in case the point guard does have a step on the defense.