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Do we really think that the coaches are not spending time in practice going over how to screen and practicing plays off screens?  That seems… unlikely.  Fair enough that the screens are not as effective as they could be and that is frustrating as a fan, but from public comments, practice time is very finite and scheduled to the minute.  Thus, spending more time on screening necessarily means spending less time on something else.

BC

We’re using ghost or slip screens a lot more at the elbow. They sometimes look like missed screens but the intent is to make the defender think she’s being screened but the supposed screener slips inside instead. Where the screen should look solid is when we set a down screen, or a stagger, or run horns, etc, although a slip screen also works if you’re running horns.. Draymond sets slip screens with Curry all the time.

I suspect the current popularity of the slip is the it reduces the likelihood that you’re picking up an offensive foul, which has been a big problem for us in recent seasons.

[triangle2]

Do we really think that the coaches are not spending time in practice going over how to screen and practicing plays off screens?  That seems… unlikely.  Fair enough that the screens are not as effective as they could be and that is frustrating as a fan, but from public comments, practice time is very finite and scheduled to the minute.  Thus, spending more time on screening necessarily means spending less time on something else.

BC

We’re using ghost or slip screens a lot more at the elbow. They sometimes look like missed screens but the intent is to make the defender think she’s being screened but the supposed screener slips inside instead. Where the screen should look solid is when we set a down screen, or a stagger, or run horns, etc, although a slip screen also works if you’re running horns.. Draymond sets slip screens with Curry all the time.

I suspect the current popularity of the slip is the it reduces the likelihood that you’re picking up an offensive foul, which has been a big problem for us in recent seasons.