Work off Bob Woodward's principle of including at least six key points per article.
"No man-to-man offense can be good without the ability to screen."
"You will get more open by screening than you will by cutting."
Setting up cuts is critical. If the defender is low, take her lower first. If the defender is high, take her higher (above)
Knight recommends the screener target the defender's shoulder.
"There's no facet of the game creating more options than screening."
"A big part of coaching is recognizing who can do what."
"Kids don't understand that a foul is a bad play. They don't realize that a the hand check when you're in double bonus is akin to getting beat for a layup." Take away points...by eliminating the bad fouls.
"The key to good offensive play is to run things that you know you have difficulty guarding." By that standard, we are not running enough back door cutting.
Lagniappe: Screening from Chris Oliver, @BBallImmersion
"Offensive manhood" 1. Screening 2. Getting And 1 Opportunities 3. Getting Offensive Rebounds (Utah Jazz)— Chris Oliver (@Chris__Oliver) February 23, 2012
Togetherness and screening - When you take on contact you are telling your teammates you are with them— Chris Oliver (@Chris__Oliver) January 28, 2012
Screening is the most unselfish act in the game because there is no number associated with it (no obvious reward statistically)— Chris Oliver (@Chris__Oliver) June 9, 2014
Lagniappe 2: Thirty minutes pregame yesterday, I challenged players not only to be their best on the court but their best in the classroom. That falls short of expectations... work to be the best teammate, regardless of the venue.The better our screening, cutting, passing, the better our shooting percentage. Shooting is the last act.— Chris Oliver (@Chris__Oliver) January 29, 2012
