Spain PnR
It is a fake handoff into a PnR.
Actions And Plays
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.
Direct answer
What is 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.
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Diagram | ghost-screen |
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol5_professional_the_frontier.md |
What it is
- Ghost Screen / Fake PnR is a basketball action that a Primary Ball Handler approaches the screener as if initiating a PnR, but the screener does not set a hard screen.
- A Primary Ball Handler approaches the screener as if initiating a PnR, but the screener does not set a hard screen. The ball-handler either drives into space or shoots, using the.
- The big's defender does not react to the fake screen; they stay home on the Stretch Big. The point-of-attack defender over-commits to the Primary Ball Handler, creating a mismatch.
Why it matters
- The Stretch Big pops out for a shot or creates space for a drive.
How it works
- The ball-handler either drives into space or shoots, using the fake to create space.
- The screener's defender must decide whether to guard the screen (committing) or play the ball-handler (adjusting).
- Optimal Pairing: Primary Ball Handler + Stretch Big.
- The fake commits the opposing big's defender to the ball-handler.
- Defensive Target: A ghost screen targets a "switching" defense by forcing the big's defender to over-commit.
Bilingual terms
| English | Ghost Screen / Fake PnR |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 幽灵掩护/假挡拆 |
| Traditional Chinese | 幽靈掩護 / 假擋拆 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Ghost Screen / Fake PnR in the larger basketball map.
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