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Read the off-ball screen, don't script the cut

Redondo develops the off-ball screen as a teaching sequence. The passer, screener and receiver all need sound technique, while the receiver's route depends on the defender's choice.

Minut ACEB 37 · December 2020 · pp. 3–8 · Paco Redondo

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  • Begin with the pass into the low post in 3v3. An off-ball screen then moves a perimeter player while clearing space for the post player to attack.
  • If the defender chases over the screen, curl into the lane. If the defender goes underneath, use the screen to separate toward an outside catch.
  • If defenders switch, look for the screener's new advantage. A helping defender can also free the screener to pop out.
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Adapted from Minut ACEB 37 · December 2020 · pp. 3–8 · Paco Redondo. Original article: “La metodologia del bloc indirecte”.