You should probably point out and credit the quote from the Grantland author, Zach Lowe...and yes, illegal screens are one of the POE's for the NBA this year.
Also, this should probably tell you how much officiating acumen the author has:
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But here's the interesting thing about the elbows-and-feet enforcement: If a defender does manage to dodge a screener standing with feet spread wide or elbows jutting out, the referees are not supposed to call a foul, the league says. In other words: Do your best Garnett or Glen Davis, plant your feet as far apart as possible, and you're going to get off scot-free if the defender gets around you without running into one of those body parts.
This strikes me as weird. It almost punishes defenders for being agile. Why does the presence or absence of contact define whether an offensive foul has occurred? Shouldn't the stance itself determine the legality of a pick? If I try to run you over with my car and you leap out of the way, the police can still charge me with something.
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