Fun With Screens ...

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I'm not sure there was any contact that impeded the defender. It looks like she saw the screen and avoided it. At most, she touched the screen with her hands, but it was her own actions that rerouted her.

And that is how I think in general we should call them. Many times players set bad screens, but the screened player or mostly the defender alters their own route, which causes no displacement. I do not reward an illegal screen unless the screened player is knocked off of their spot. But if they choose to not keep going or stop short of any significant contact, let it go. Kind of like a holding foul in football, where the defender has to do something (or the offensive player often in the secondary) to get away. If you give up, not giving you anything.

Peace