A call/play I’d love to see moved from basketball

[HuskyHawk]

You can’t run a defender over to do it.

Hence my answer "yes", a planted defender would force him to change course.

 

[Husky25]

This particular play is not called a moving screen because it is not a moving screen. The defender's is allowed to move along his natural path (backwards toward the time line) unencumbered.

A moving screen would be if the inbounder sprinted up the court, barely beating the defender and wasn't set before the defender blindsides himself. Another example is if the screener set up just off position, and sticks out his knee or elbow. to impede the defender.

 

[the Q]

This particular play is not called a moving screen because it is not a moving screen. The defender's is allowed to move along his natural path (backwards toward the time line) unencumbered.

A moving screen would be if the inbounder sprinted up the court, barely beating the defender and wasn't set before the defender blindsides himself. Another example is if the screener set up just off position, and sticks out his knee or elbow. to impede the defender.

Based on that logic you could just use a post player as a fullback on every play. After all, the defender is always able to keep retreating, right?

 

[Husky25]

Based on that logic you could just use a post player as a fullback on every play. After all, the defender is always able to keep retreating, right?

Except if the defender established position and the post player ran into him, it'd be a charge. Much less risk in the open court.

 

[the Q]

Except if the defender established position and the post player ran into him, it'd be a charge. Much less risk in the open court.

That could, and should be called at 3/4 court as well.

 

[Husky25]

That could, and should be called at 3/4 court as well.

It would be more if the defender established position more often. Defenders tend not to do that in the open court because of the risk of taking themselves out of the play.

 

[Excalibur]

If a defender is in legal guarding position, and an offensive player is in motion and obstructing that defender, it's a moving screen. It shouldn't matter where on the court it happens.