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.
Actions And Plays
Spain PnR
It is a fake handoff into a PnR.
Direct answer
What is Spain PnR?
It is a fake handoff into a PnR.
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Diagram | spain-pnr |
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol5_professional_the_frontier.md |
What it is
- It is a fake handoff into a PnR.
- An unusual pick-and-roll variant where the screener is initially on-ball and hands off the ball to the Primary Ball Handler, who then attacks using a screen set by a different.
- Staying connected (no defensive reassignment; the initial screener's defender stays with them post-handoff).
Why it matters
- It delays the defender responsible for the roller.
- It forces the defense to guard the ball, the roll, and a popping shooter at the same time.
- It is especially dangerous late in games because one missed communication creates a layup or three.
How it works
- Ball handler uses the screen.
- Big rolls to the rim.
- Third player back-screens the big's defender.
- Back-screener pops or spaces after contact.
- Handler reads lob, pull-up, corner, or pop.
Reads and counters
- Is the roller free for a lob?
- Did the big's defender get screened or switch late?
- Did the low man tag from the corner?
- Is the back-screener open on the pop?
- Can the handler score if both defenders stay attached?
Teaching cues
- The back screen belongs on the defender's blind side.
- The handler should look rim first, then pop, then corner.
- The pop threat must be real enough to punish overhelp.
Bilingual terms
| English | Spain PnR |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 西班牙挡拆 |
| Traditional Chinese | Spain PnR |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Spain PnR in the larger basketball map.
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.
Related concepts
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pistol Action / Dribble Pitch Into PnR
Pistol Action / Dribble Pitch Into PnR is a basketball action involving a primary ball handler dribbles toward a screener but before reaching the.
Chin Series
Chin Series: All initiate from the same look: a ball catch at the elbow (the intersection of the lane line and the free throw line).