Why do teams not set screens on out-of-bounds plays?
If done correctly, either the screener or the player screened
for will be open.
If done correctly, either the screener or the player screened
for will be open.
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- Thread starter bamladgle
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Coach, the art of screening is gone from the game. How many hours a day did you have the kids practice the out of bounds play. When you only have 20 hours a week to practice and the season starts on November 5, there is not much time to put in the offense before you start play.
One thing I do not understand is why do you have your shortest player throwing the ball in from the baseline. It is a no brainer to put a tall defender of the in bound passer to cut off the angle.
One thing I do not understand is why do you have your shortest player throwing the ball in from the baseline. It is a no brainer to put a tall defender of the in bound passer to cut off the angle.
I'd agree screening is somewhat gone, but then again if you watch Loyola play you also see how important it is when done right
We occasionally screen on the inbounds but I agree I would always have the tallest player throw it in . He has to see better if he is 4 -6 inches taller.
It’s drives me crazy. My youngest son’s travel ball team never doesn’t it and the coach get pissed when they have to force a pass in. They are 11yo and he just have them run around to get open, many times you have 2-3 players running to the same spots. It’s infuriating especially when you consider the money and time put into travel basketball.
I've seen a lot of teams recently switch screens on the inbounds, no matter if there's a mis-match or not. Most of the time it looks like we're not trying to score off the inbounds, but get the ball to a big target so the can get it to the point and set up offense.
It could be a thing where Oats sees scoring off inbounds plays are less likely than actually setting up the offense and driving/kicking.
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