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"Back".
Defensive
terminology: "Sprint back to the basket".
Backboard.
The rectangular structure, 6' x 3 1/2' at NBA & NCAA - 1.80 m. x 1.05 m. at FIBA & ULEB
-, to which the basket is attached.
Backcourt.
1. A team's defensive
half of the court. The area from the center line to the baseline nearest the basket being defended by the team. 2.
As it refers to players, a team's guards
; as in "Duke has an excellent backcourt".
Backcourt Violation.
The failure to bring the ball from the backcourt into the frontcourt in the allowed 8 or 10 seconds; a
violation. See also: Over and Back.
Backdoor Play.
A fundamental Basketball play in which one player passes to a teammate in the high post , and when the defenders follow the ball , another player cuts to the basket from the opposite side of the court to take a pass for an open shot.
Backscreen.
Blind side screen
on the defender above you.
Balance, Team Play.
See: Team Play Balance.
Ball.
The standard Basketball is between 29.5 and 30 or 30.5 inches (74.9 to
78 cm) in circumference, 9 1/2 inches in diameter and weighs 20 to 22 ounces (the
variances allowed are determined by the particular rule set). It is used by: FIBA, men and women; NBA; and NCAA,
men.
The "small ball", is between 28.5 and 29 inches (72.4 and
73.5 cm) and it is used by the NCAA, women and the WNBA. Circumference is the major
difference between ball used in different leagues. It used to be
that the width of the channels used to vary, but this difference appears to have
evaporated (2.25 inch / 6.35 mm is now the standard maximum).
"Ball".
A defensive
terminology: "I have the man with the ball
!".
Ball Fake.
A technique in which a player uses the ball to fake
a shot or pass.
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Ball-Man Line.
Imaginary line between the ball and your man.
Bang the Boards.
To go after a rebound
very aggressively. Also "Bang the Glass".
Bank Shot.
A shot that is
aimed at a spot on the backboard
at such an angle so that it caroms, or "banks", into the basket
Barkley, Charles
Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?
By: Charles Barkley, Michael Wilbon
This is the most personal and important book Charles Barkley has written. He lays himself
open here, and because he does, he brings the same straight talk out of everyone with whom
he engages in his journey around America to talk about the things that matter most and are
the hardest to say - things having to do with race, and money, and identity. Why is it
that we can talk about all sorts of big issues, but when the subject of race is raised, we
all freeze up?
Barkley was a great Basketball player who was never afraid to speak his mind on any number
of topics. In this book, he attempts to discuss the controversial issue of race in America
by interviewing 13 prominent men and women from an assortment of fields. Sports columnist
and TV host Michael Wilbon (Washington Post, ESPN) has acted as editor.
more info
The Book: Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?
Authors: Charles Barkley, Michael Wilbon
Format: Hardcover, 256pp
Pub. Date: March 2005
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
From the: eBA Basketball Books Catalogue
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Baseball Pass, One Hand.
Is mainly used following a rebound to get the ball to a player moving down the court ahead of the defense. At the baseball pass
the fingers are spread behind the ball and as release is attempted
the hand is kept on the ball to encourage follow through and
maximum control.
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Baseline.
1. The line at each end of the court, under each basket, that mark its lengthwise boundaries. Also: endline. 2. A loosely defined
area just inside the baseline, used in phrases such as, "He
drove the baseline and made a layup."
Baseline Drive.
A drive on which
the player moves along the baseline
toward the basket.
Basket.
Attached to the backboard,
it consists of a metal rim 18" - 45,72 cm.- in diameter suspended 10' - 3.05 m.- from
the floor , from which a 15-18"
- 45-54 cm. - corded net hangs, and through which points are scored. Also used to refer a
successful field goal .
"Basket".
A defensive terminology for the last man on the weakside: "I'm
protecting the basket !".
Basket interference.
See: Goaltending.
An illegal play that occurs when a player touches the ball while it is within or above the circumference of the rim. This restricted area is measured by
an "imaginary cylinder" that extends from the rim to
the ceiling.
Basket interference is only legal in
international play.
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