Illegal screens

[90sgoat]

I've noticed that setting a screen in these last seasons have come to mean something very different than in the past. Most screens are basically illegal screens.

In addition to not being allowed to breathe on the James Hardens and Steph Currys of the league, now defenders frequently have to fight over 2 or 3 screens set by the same player in rapid succession. I don't see how this can't be anything else than illegal screening?

What usually happens is the screener runs up to the perimeter, then sets a semi-screen and when the defender sees it, the penetrating guard switches direction and the screener rotates and sets a new screen in the opposite direction, except the screener neever really sets a screen but is basically moving the entire time.

Tell me you have seen this too? These moving screens set in succession, which are impossible to get around.

A screen is set once, you can't just keep setting screens by moving around, then it's an illegal screen.

Just another rule perverted by the current NBA.

[Genaro]

It's like palming or carrying. It happens but if they call it often the game would be full of stops.

[90sgoat]

It's like palming or carrying. It happens but if they call it often the game would be full of stops.

Nah, players would stop doing it if they called it!

I mean, the game has basically changed on very important fundamental rules:

1) Continuation step/1-2 being exploited to mean 3 steaps including the 'Lebron football carry dribble' I see Westbrook using now too.

2) Carry on every dribble no problem

3) Setting moving screens

I mean, this isn't really basketball anymore? Some new game.

I am just interested to hear if you see these illegal screens too?

[Showtime80']

The league became a bastardized version of 'NBA Jam' video game around the late 90's. The league saw what a cash cow marketing the league around individuals like Magic, Michael and Larry was and went OVERBOARD in the protection of players specially perimeter oriented ones.

[OldSchoolBBall]

This really started to be allowed more in 2006. I remember a lot of folks complaining about the amount of moving screens allowed by Nash/Amare back then and it's only gotten worse and more prevalent.