Two of his fouls against ISU were offensive fouls (both in the first few minutes of the game). So really heās not fouling on defense against anyone so far.
Side note: Iāve thought for a long time that offensive fouls should not count as personal fouls. The whole point of a foul limit is to deter you from fouling too much. On offense, a turnover is already a huge penalty, and no one is out there fouling intentionally. As it is, offensive fouls have too much of an impact on the outcome of the game, especially since so many of them are judgement calls.
We could see the defence attempt to ice ballscreens involving a pick and pop threat. The intended ballscreen action would never get started, and it could force the ballhandler into a driving situation with Teske as the help defender. That is not a bad option for Michigan against most players.
The primary way for an offense to combat āiceā is to pick & pop, as well. A defense handles the pick & pop in āiceā similar to how it would when dropping in ball screens.
My thinking was that if the ballhandler isnāt allowed to use the screen, then his best option is to drive the ball away from the screener, which causes the screenerās defender to help on the drive. If the ballhandlerās defender is mindful of the PnP threat, then he can prevent that pass from being made. Itās effectively a switch that challenges a quick hit. Ordinarily, that isnāt an ideal defensive strategy, but with Teskeās size and relative quickness, Iād be confident that he could handle a driving player. Weāve seen him do that very well in the past.
Maybe Iām not correctly understanding the idea of a icing a ballscreen.
Yup, what you are describing is essentially switching the screen, which the video @ReegsShannon linked illustrates well. Michigan hasnāt shown that they want to use that strategy this year, but it is certainly an option, especially if you are worried about a popping five-man.
Right. TTU ices the ballscreen if the screen is set towards the middle of the floor. That leads to a switch. If the screen is set towards the sideline/baseline, then they simply switch. Basically, they want every ballhandler to dribble towards the sideline/baseline, and eventually be guarded by a taller player.