Ball Movement

I'm writing to add the forum something that has been on my heart for the past year or so.  We have fallen into a period of basketball which promotes dribble penetration and pass to create shots.  In general there is nothing wrong with this concept.  However it is my personal opinion that such situations are best when defensive pressure takes away passing lanes thereby opening larger lanes to the basket, and requiring the defense to cover more ground to get into an effective hedge and recover position.  While one can argue that today's more athletic players are capable of playing this type of basketball, it belies the fact that the more one on one, or two man game, that is promoted at an early age in basketball, the greater the chances are these young players will develop without the ability to play both away from the ball and without the ball.  They are also less likely to be able to utilize screens away from the ball in an effective manner.  I was watching the Lakers- Cavaliers game yesterday on television and was reminded of the importance of coaches dedicating themselves to developing "all" aspects of a players game from an early age after watching Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom tear up the Cavs interior defense time and time again.  Most of this was through great footwork and playing away from the ball, cutting without the ball, and reading what the defense was giving up. I met with a pretty good local high school coach the other day and was lamenting how poorly I see ball movement taking place at the high school level.  As a young player I was taught two quick passes in succession generally go a long ways to finding an open teammate, and three passes in quick succession almost always create an open shot.  So why is there such a dearth of poor ball movement.  Players today feel like they have to "create the game" versus "letting the defense and game" signal which high percentage shots are available.  I'd like to start a forum thread here where coaches share ideas about how they teach playing without the ball both through drills, and through practice teaching situations.   I truly wonder how many coaches practice their offenses against pressure defense without the use of the dribble.  The point isn't that a player has the dribble and can effectively use it.  The issue is player recognizing the most effective time to use the dribble.  In general it is my opinion that the dribble should be used when there is an obivous lane to break down a defense.  It shouldn't be something that has to be constantly created through countless dribbles.