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Defense on a pick ’n roll

A pick and roll is an offensive play that is designed to create mismatches and open players on the offense. This is a very nice offensive play and that is why you have to know how to defend against it. There is no one thing that I can tell you that will hold true for every screen, it all depends on the circumstance, so use your instinct on picks and rolls. If the offensive center comes up to set a pick on the guard who is defending the guard with the ball, you as the defensive center must step out in front of the guard to slow him down. this allows the defending guard time to get past the screen and back to his man. as soon as you feel that the guard is covered again, quickly run back to your center who is now on the roll towards the basket. If you, as the center, get beat on the center’s roll the forward is responsible to slide over and help. You can now see how much trouble these picks and rolls can be. The guard, center and forward can be affected by it.

Never go around a screen to get to your man because he will have time to shoot a nice open shot. You must instead always slide through the screen between the 2 centers. Now I am using the center and guard as an example, no matter who you are this is how you must beat the screen. You and your fellow defenders must talk so that you know what you are doing. if you think that you should temporary switch men but your teammate thinks that you should slide through it and continue with the same man, you are going to get scored on unless you communicate. When you do switch and you find your self looking up to a seven foot monster, you have a physical mismatch. The way to stop this beast from trampling you is to play him in front. This means that you face the ball, have him behind you and have your teammates help you out with the lob pass over your head. This is a good way to play the mixed matchup because it isn’t as easy for him to catch the pass as if you were to play behind him.

4 Comments: Defense on a pick ’n roll

Posted by
mhshoops99
on 07.14.2008

its also goes deeper than that. if he drives remember the big man is trailing so if you can force him to a side the big man might recover so be looking for a strip and force him to put the ball on the gla-------or get you hand up on a pull up jumper and also if your big man does recover to help you then help him screen out his man whom he left to help you...... if you go under the screen on a bad shooter check the big thats rolling by keep your hand on him until you dont feel him anymore and then challenge the shot. .

Posted by
mhshoops99
on 07.14.2008

Also play to your mans weakness. Dont fight through the screen if your mans a weak jumper shooter or if he a great shooter than you fight over the screen and forcer him to drive. If he well rounded then you force be the aggressor and make him make reads off you or you can play the pick and roll honest and get picked apart... .

Posted by
M.Zlatkova
on 07.16.2007

The idea of this site is very good and I like it! It can be useful.But why only in English? It’s hard for people who don’t know English to read... .

Posted by
M.Zlatkova
on 07.16.2007

The idea of tih site is very good and I like it very much! But why only in English??? .

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