Ghost Screen Reads
Ghost Screen Reads is a basketball action involving ghost + iso: guard ghosts the screen, takes the mismatch 1-on-1 against the big 2.
Actions And Plays
Defending Ghost Screens
Defending Ghost Screens: Communicate early (call "Ghost!" before the action) - Defender must stay attached to the ball handler over the spot of the.
Direct answer
What is Defending Ghost Screens?
Defending Ghost Screens: Communicate early (call "Ghost!" before the action) - Defender must stay attached to the ball handler over the spot of the.
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- Defending Ghost Screens is a basketball action that communicate early (call "Ghost!" before the action) - Defender must stay attached to the ball handler over the spot of the.
- Communicate early (call "Ghost!" before the action).
- Defender must stay attached to the ball handler over the spot of the ghost — do not duck under a screen that is never set, do not help, do not switch.
How it works
- Defender must stay attached to the ball handler over the spot of the ghost — do not duck under a screen that is never set, do not help, do not switch
- The screener's defender must stay home and not switch prematurely
Bilingual terms
| English | Defending Ghost Screens |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 防守幽灵掩护 |
| Traditional Chinese | 防守幽靈掩護 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Defending Ghost Screens in the larger basketball map.
Spain Pick & Roll
The Spain PnR (also called Spain Action) is a ball screen combined with a back screen set on the ball screener's defender as they hedge or switch.
Related concepts
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SLOB Play Taxonomy
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Elevator Doors
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Ghost Screen / Fake PnR
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