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A screen in ball sports is a blocking move by an offensive player in which they stand beside or behind a defender in order to free up a teammate to shoot, pass, or drive the ball in to score. In basketball and field lacrosse , it is also known as a pick .
A forward sets a "screen" on defender. The pick and roll is often employed by a shorter guard handling the ball and a taller forward or center setting the screen; if the taller defender switches to guard the ballhandler, then the offensive team can have favorable mismatches. The shorter guard has a speed advantage over the taller defender ...
By screening off some of the seats, a team implicitly guaranteed to the spectators who chose to sit behind the screen that it would be in sufficient condition to protect them from foul ball injuries, unless (as the team claimed Edling had) they knowingly remained in front of a defective portion.
2. Failure to bring the ball from the backcourt into the frontcourt within the allotted time of 8 seconds in the NBA or FIBA (previously 10) and 10 seconds in NCAA play for both men and women. back screen An offensive play in which a player comes from the low post to set a screen for a player on the perimeter. ball fake. Also called a pass fake.
Ball screen – offensive play in which a player sets a screen on the defender guarding the player with the ball. Baseline out-of-bounds play – the play used to return the ball to the court from outside the baseline along the opponent's basket.
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A screen pass can be effective, but it can also be risky as it is rather easy for a defensive player, even a lineman, to intercept the pass if a defender gets between the quarterback and the intended receiver—something that only happens if the offensive line misses a block, the quarterback takes too long to throw or the defense overwhelms the offensive line.
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