Stephen shares five methods he uses to create space from his defenders and take shots after exiting screens. You can practice all of these techniques at home with a chair. Remember, you initiate each play by standing underneath the net.
On the curl to the rim, hug your screener as you power forward with your inside foot, meet the ball with all 10 fingers, curl back to the basket, then finish with a layup.
On the curl to floater, curl then align your knees to the basket while inside the key—stop your forward momentum then jump straight up to avoid fouling a defender. Finish high and get a good
spin on the ball as you release it.
On the curl jumper, remember to square your feet with the basket after catching the ball. On the straight line pop, square your body to the basket, load your hips, and lead with whatever foot lets you take a shot-ready position with the least amount of footwork (usually your outside foot), then shoot. On the corner fade, push off your screener’s body to get leverage to change your direction as you exit the screen. When you practice these moves, focus on your footwork.
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