Dena talked about Six Habits For Using Screens on Friday; move opposite, wait, wait more, come off shoulder to hip, look over the shoulder and read the defense, and catching the ball ready to attack. Here are some great examples of Ray Allen doing a lot of these things but particularly in these clips watch for habit number five: look over the shoulder and read the defense. Notice how he uses the screen and then reads the defender to make the most dangerous cut possible.
Ray’s catch and shoot footwork coming off of screens is remarkable. Unlike Dirk, it looks like Ray prefers to stab both feet into floor to load his legs as opposed to Dirk who prefers to load his legs with a 1-2 step.