Screen and Pick
Perfectionists
By Scott Suedback
By Scott Suedback
I, Scott Suedback, am a perfectionist at least about some
things. I am a perfectionist about work and sports. I used to really enjoy watching the Utah Jazz
player’s - Karl Malone and John Stockton.
They were screen and pick perfectionists. They made an art out of it. A screen, also known as a pick, happens when
an offensive player blocks or “screens” a defensive player away from the man he
is guarding. It is used to free-up the
offensive player to make a shot or pass the ball.
There are many types of screens. There’s the ball-screen, the back-screen, the
down-screen and the cross-screen, to mention a few. Karl and John mastered them all as they moved
seamlessly through the defensive block of arms and bodies to maneuver the ball
wherever they wanted it. Although they
are both retired, their legend lives on in those who love the game, which I
do.
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