Skip Pass to Weak Side and Clock Management
A skip pass is a pass that travels across the court to the weak side (opposite side of the ball handler).
Individual Skills
Snaking or Rejecting the Screen
Rejecting the screen is a technique where the ball handler deliberately avoids using the set screen, instead attacking the defender directly or.
Direct answer
What is Snaking or Rejecting the Screen?
Rejecting the screen is a technique where the ball handler deliberately avoids using the set screen, instead attacking the defender directly or.
Quick facts
| Category | Individual Skills |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol2_intermediate_building_your_game.md |
What it is
- Rejecting the screen is a technique where the ball handler deliberately avoids using the set screen, instead attacking the defender directly or changing direction.
- A snake involves using the edge of the screen to change direction slightly before committing to the screen fully, creating separation without relying entirely on the screen.
- Both rejection and snaking are useful when: (1) the screen location is poor, (2) the ball handler has achieved advantage without the screen, or (3) the defense is overcommitting.
Why it matters
- Both rejection and snaking are useful when: (1) the screen location is poor, (2) the ball handler has achieved advantage without the screen, or (3) the defense is overcommitting to stopping the screen.
How it works
- A snake involves using the edge of the screen to change direction slightly before committing to the screen fully, creating separation without relying entirely on the screen.
- Elite handlers often have the option to use the screen or reject it based on the defense's reaction.
- This flexibility keeps the defense honest and prevents it from loading up on the screen action exclusively.
- A handler who can reject a screen and still create space demonstrates advanced offensive skill.
Bilingual terms
| English | Snaking or Rejecting the Screen |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 蛇形运球与拒绝掩护 |
| Traditional Chinese | 蛇形運球或拒絕掩護 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Snaking or Rejecting the Screen in the larger basketball map.
Decision-Making Speed in Pick-and-Roll
Decision-Making Speed in Pick-and-Roll: The speed at which a handler reads coverage and makes decisions in pick-and-roll situations separates.
Related concepts
Basket Cut and Fill
(A basket cut requires no screen and should not be confused with a slip, which is a screener aborting the screen and cutting to the rim before.
Decision-Making Speed in Pick-and-Roll
Decision-Making Speed in Pick-and-Roll: The speed at which a handler reads coverage and makes decisions in pick-and-roll situations separates.
Dribble Retreat and Reset
This is a crucial skill because it prevents bad possessions: rather than forcing a poor shot or turnover, the handler creates space and time to reset.
Flare Cut: Creating Perimeter Space
Flare Cut: Creating Perimeter Space: A flare cut (or flare screen cut) occurs when a screener sets a screen for an off-ball player on the.
Hack-a-Player Strategy
The hack-a-player strategy is a deliberate fouling strategy, most commonly used against poor free-throw shooters.
Help Defense & Rotation
Help defense is a situation where a defender leaves their assignment to defend another player (usually the ball handler who has beaten their.