Horns Pistol (Utah Jazz, 2018-19)
Horns Pistol (Utah Jazz, 2018-19) is a basketball action involving quick hand-back action out of horns alignment into pistol 5 reads — devastated.
Actions And Plays
Ghost Screen Concept
Ghost Screen Concept is a basketball action involving a player runs toward a screener as if to use the screen but ghosts (runs past) the screen.
Direct answer
What is Ghost Screen Concept?
Ghost Screen Concept is a basketball action involving a player runs toward a screener as if to use the screen but ghosts (runs past) the screen.
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ghost, ghost screen, fake screen, slip screen |
| Diagram | ghost-screen |
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- Ghost Screen Concept is a basketball action involving a player runs toward a screener as if to use the screen but ghosts (runs past) the screen without making contact.
- Communicate early (call "Ghost!" before the action).
- The screener (big) is now matched up against a smaller guard who switched.
Why it matters
- Switching 1-5 on defense became the dominant NBA approach over the past 10 years, peaked with D'Antoni's Rockets vs. the Warriors in the 2018 WCF.
- Offenses had to evolve to attack switching — the ghost screen is one primary answer.
How it works
- A player runs toward a screener as if to use the screen but ghosts (runs past) the screen without making contact.
- The offensive player's defender will often switch or get caught in the action.
- The screener (big) is now matched up against a smaller guard who switched.
Reads and counters
- Ghost + Iso: Guard ghosts the screen, takes the mismatch 1-on-1 against the big 2.
- Ghost + Iso: Guard ghosts the screen, takes the mismatch 1-on-1 against the big
- Ghost + Quick Handoff: Guard ghosts, comes back immediately for a DHO from the big (big now has a guard on them)
- Ghost + Lob: Guard ghosts, big receives the pass with a small on them and goes to the basket
- Flat Screen Ghost: Ghost action combined with a flat (horizontal) screen to seal the switch
Bilingual terms
| English | Ghost Screen Concept |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 幽灵掩护 |
| Traditional Chinese | 幽靈掩護概念 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Ghost Screen Concept in the larger basketball map.
What Is a Ghost Screen?
What Is a Ghost Screen? is a basketball action involving a player runs toward a screener as if to use the screen but ghosts (runs past) the screen.
Related concepts
Ghost Screen / Fake PnR
Ghost Screen / Fake PnR: A Primary Ball Handler approaches the screener as if initiating a PnR, but the screener does not set a hard screen.
Flip Action / Handoff Into Immediate Ball Screen
Flip Action / Handoff Into Immediate Ball Screen: An initial handoff occurs between two players (typically a Primary Ball Handler and a Secondary.
Pin-Down Into Handoff
Pin-Down Into Handoff is a basketball action that an Off-Screen Shooter is initially stationed in the corner or wing.
Spain PnR
It is a fake handoff into a PnR.
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.
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.