Screening the defender

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
I have always said that screens can move and be legal.

What you have always said is that there is no such thing as a "moving screen". You like to say this because the exact words "moving screen" do not appear in the rulebook. So now I get to rib you, b/c you are talking about moving screens. Ignore it or not. I couldn't care less.[/B][/QUOTE]

The term "moving screen" does not appear in the rulebook. There is no definition that says a "moving screen" is an illegal act. The rules state how a screen can be set and how they cannot be set.

Originally posted by ChuckElias
Well, it has something to do with the issue; b/c if you're moving, then there are very strict guidelines on how you can screen. But I agree with your point. A screen can be legal, even if it is moving.

If I set a blind screen and I do not give a normal step it does not matter if I am completely still or moving, it is a foul on the screener. I have yet to ever hear a coach one time call for a foul or accept the explanation of a foul on a set screen when the screen is a blind screen. This might seem like semantics, but that is why the term "moving screen" should not be used by officials. It completely clouds the rules. Screens are not illegal just because they are moving or not. And the rules do not use the term at all. I believe we should stay away from it as well. Not much different than a "reach" or "over the back" when those terms do not accurately describe the reason a foul is called. Oh well, do what you see fit.

Peace