Defending Off-Ball Screens
When an off-ball screen is set (a screen that doesn't involve the ball handler), the two defenders involved must decide how to defend it.
Actions And Plays
Solution 2: Iverson Cuts and Off-Ball Screens
Non-shooters running off screens puts the defense in a dilemma: chase the cut (opening driving lanes for others) or sag (letting the cutter score easy inside)
Direct answer
What is Solution 2: Iverson Cuts and Off-Ball Screens?
Non-shooters running off screens puts the defense in a dilemma: chase the cut (opening driving lanes for others) or sag (letting the cutter score easy inside)
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- Non-shooters running off screens puts the defense in a dilemma: chase the cut (opening driving lanes for others) or sag (letting the cutter score easy inside)
How it works
- Iverson cuts: Non-shooter running through the lane from side to side creates spacing and can attack downhill from the momentum
Bilingual terms
| English | Solution 2: Iverson Cuts and Off-Ball Screens |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 解决方案2：Iverson空切与无球掩护 |
| Traditional Chinese | 解決方案2：Iverson切入和無球掩護 |
Related concepts
Iverson Actions
A wing-to-wing cut across high screens that moves a scorer before the catch and flows into handoffs, post entries, or ball screens.
Iverson Cut
The actual wing-to-wing cut used in Iverson action, designed to make a defender chase across high screens before the catch.
Elevator Screens
Elevator Screens (also called Closing Doors) are one of the most difficult actions to defend in basketball.
Stagger Screens (Full)
Stagger Screens are two sequential screens set for one cutter — unlike a double screen (simultaneous), staggers fire in order, with the cutter using one screen and then the next as a sequence.
Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State)
Tom Izzo has run this play for 15+ years (documented back to 2010).