The Michigan Daily

Michigan ball-screen defense makes Purdue uncomfortable

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Emily Alberts/DAILY. Buy this photo. INDIANAPOLIS — From the opening tip, No. 6 seed Purdue’s ...
The Michigan Daily

Perimeter pressure puts Michigan’s ball-screen blitz on the ropes

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook As wins go, the Michigan men’s basketball team’s Wednesday squeaker over Minnesota was an ...
AOL

John Calipari talks ball screen defense, offensive struggles following UK’s loss to Kansas

Things are better for Kentucky basketball now than they were earlier this month, but the Wildcats still have work to do. The deficiencies in UK basketball’s all-around on-court product came to the ...
FiveThirtyEight

The Suns And Mavs Use Basketball's Favorite Play In Very Different Ways

For a while now, the pick and roll has been the centerpiece of nearly every offensive attack in the NBA. The on-ball screen has arguably never been more central than it is right now. According to ...
FiveThirtyEight

Want To Confuse An NBA Defense? Have A Guard Set A Ball Screen.

Kawhi Leonard has gotten help on pick and rolls this season from guards Lou Williams, Landry Shamet and Patrick Beverley. If you’ve been playing close attention in recent seasons, however, what you’ve ...