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Originally Posted by gjacknow
Interesting. So it seems like the flynig V formation (from the might Ducks  with a V of teammates blocking for the ball handler would be legal as long as they are moving forward in a straight lin, but not backwards or sideways? |
If the team locked arms and tried to do this, then they'd be issued a team technical foul. If they weren't locking arms, all a defender would have to do is get in front of one of the "screeners" and take a charge.
What the rule says is that it is legal for a player to be moving while screening if the screener and defender are moving in the same direction. Now you see this play typically happen in a full court pressure situation where the screener is walking upcourt with the dribbler.
The rule also tells us that if there is contact, that the person from behind is responsible for the contact provided he doesn't move sideways or backwards into the trailing player. Think a fastbreak situation where a teammate tries to count off a potential defender to make a lay-up attempt easier.