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How the double high screen could unleash Evan Fournier

By Ricky Scricca

Nov 21, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) goes up for a shot against the Charlotte Hornets during the first half at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) goes up for a shot against the Charlotte Hornets during the first half at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Secondary personnel

A huge element of this attack is frontcourt personnel, which neither the Hornets nor the Magic lack. Both teams have bigs who can set screens, knock down jumpers, and attack the rim.

On this play, the Atlanta Hawks trap Walker to prevent him from hitting that lethal off-the-dribble three-point shot he has developed.

Because of the two screeners, Walker ends up being able to hit Zeller for an easy lay in over Kyle Korver. If Hawks power forward Mike Muscala had decided to roll down with Zeller, Walker still would have been able to hit Williams for the jumper or Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in the corner.

Having a finisher talented enough to fully exploit mismatches is also a huge plus. On the play above, Zeller is matched up against Indiana Pacers guard Monta Ellis, who gives up about nine inches. Zeller gets an and-one.

Bismack Biyombo does the same in Orlando. In the clip below, Biyombo rolls to the rim and gets an and-one over Clippers guard Chris Paul off a basic pick and roll set.

Biyombo is not exactly a scoring savant, but he has the strength and athleticism to score on the pick-and-roll, which is more than enough for him to be effective as part of a double high screen. Although he has not been quite as statistically elite this year, in more than 90 possessions last season, he finished in the 84th percentile of efficiency among the league’s other roll men.

The Magic are also equipped to give Fournier weapons to hit for pick-and-pop jumpers off  double high screens.

Here, Serge Ibaka pops out of a strong screen against Wizards guard Bradley Beal to hit a Fournier-assisted three.

Williams and Kaminsky in Charlotte often do the same, only assisted by Walker.

With Serge Ibaka and Nikola Vucevic having the best (Vucevic’s first, really) 3-point shooting seasons of their careers, now is as good of a time as any to give them more pick-and-pop looks, helping to use them to space the floor on a Magic team that otherwise needs more shooting.