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[QUOTE="NineOneSeven, post: 2831013, member: 871"]
Allegedly, we run the high ball screen with our center to draw the opposing center away from the basket, opening up the lane for the guard (who supposedly benefits from said screen) on the drive. Looks okay on paper.

The reality? The opposing center hedges aggressively on the screen, and pushes the guard back away from the hoop even more, long enough for the screened guard to fight over the screen and back to his defender. The center on the opposing team often just stays there and now they have a double team on the guard. It's actually the complete opposite of the goal. What happens next is, that SU guard who is now double teamed because they didn't turn the corner fast enough, now waits for another guard/wing to come back to the ball, usually past the 3 point line where they, again, catch the ball not facing the basket. The center who originally set the screen, now simply falls back to the original center he was guarding who is usually still standing there doing nothing, and then we do the same thing again.
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