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Pick.
When an offensive
player frees a teammate for a shot by
establishing a stationary position that prevents a defensive player from guarding the shooter. If the
player who is "setting a pick" is not stationary and
contact is made with a defender, it is an offensive foul and his team loses possession of the ball.
Also: screen, "running
or stationary screen, screen away"
Pick-and-Pop.
Screen on the ball, then pop out on the perimeter.
Pick-and-Roll.
A play in which an offensive
player sets a pick, then cuts or "rolls"
toward the basket and takes a pass from a teammate for an open shot.
"You are the point guard.
The
power forward is in the low post, the center in the high post. You bring the ball up court
and pass to the center, who draws a double team and kicks it out to
you. You pass to the left or right wing just as another guard comes up and sets a pick for
you. Now you "roll" to the basket
to get the pass for a lay-up or open shot".
Picked Off.
Refers to a defender
who has been successfully prevented from reaching the ball handler by an offensive screen.
Pick-up Games.
Seemingly spontaneously generated games played among players who just
met anywhere a Basketball hoops
exists. Unorganized and unscheduled but with a uniform code of rules, lingo, and even
fashion.
Pill.
Ball.
Pin Hand.
One arm holding
the defender away in the post.
Pivot.
1. A center;
2. Also the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler who has stopped dribbling is ready to pass or shoot.
n. The area near the basket, generally where the center
operates or the act of changing directions, by keeping one foot planted on the ground while
stepping in one or more directions with the other foot.
v. To turn the sole of your foot in an attempt to change your
position or the angle at which you will be defending or trying to score.
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Pivot Foot.
A player who has possession
of the ball but is not dribbling must always keep one foot
on the ground. This planted foot is known as the pivot foot. If a
player gets control of the ball with both feet on the floor, either foot can become the pivot foot. If the player catches the ball
while on the air, the first foot that hits the floor is the pivot foot. Once the pivot foot has been
established, the player can take any number of steps with the other foot, provided the pivot foot remains in the same spot. Moving the pivot
foot, except to leave the floor for a pass or a shot,
is
traveling.
Pivot Man.
A team's center.
See Pivot.
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