Screening vs Guarding

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Juulie, just use "guarding" for defensive players and "screening" for offensive players. Nice and simple that way. Doing either illegally just ends up as "blocking" fouls anyway for both of them. Don't overthink these types of plays.

Thanks for someone finally answering my question. I was starting to feel like Casper the Friendly Ghost. Oh, and I guess I ought to put in a gratuitous insult here, just so we don't get too chummy. Let's see, your mother is an English pig-dog and your father smells of elderberry wine! There, that doesn't sound obsequious, does it?

But seriously, Jurassic, there are some differences between guarding and screening in the rules, and that's what started this whole thread off. Is it the case that defense gets more latitude than offense in fronting the opponent?