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2.1.4.1.1. Defending Screens: On-Ball

(1) Q: What is an on-ball screen?

A: An on-ball screen is a screen set for the ball-handler

(2) How do we defend on-ball screens? 

A: There are many strategies to defend on-ball screens, based on the skills of the offensive players, the defensive players, the score, the time, etc. We will focus on two strategies in the next sections: switch and drop.

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