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Message: [QUOTE="MD#12Fan, post: 3822698, member: 8636"] In my DIII college career, our coach did not switch on screens out front. He believed in fighting over screens whenever possible. A strategy. I would argue the best strategy but there's an argument for switching too. Fighting over screens is most effective when the screener's defender "hedges". The hedge creates space for the ballhandler's defender to slide over the screen and makes the player with the ball take a wider path to the scoring area. One advantage to this method is that the defense stays connected to the offense. One disadvantage and why switching is the predominant technique is losing the screener when they roll toward the basket. Long story short- Aaliyah can hedge like nobody's business. It is inspiring. I have even seen her trap out of a hedge, which gets me hooting at the TV. If you think about it, trapping is actually a "defense" against the pick and roll. (need a quick team, a team that can help, and a rim protector) Of course I like it. Go Aaliyah- beast mode! [/QUOTE]