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Updated: 10/02/07

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PPG.

Acronym for Points Per Game.

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Press.

v. To guard very closely.
n. A defense that puts extreme pressure on the player with the ball, often using double teams, in an attempt to force bad passes and other turnovers.
See: Full Court Press; Half Court Press.

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Pressure Defense SOS.

A defensive tactic which set the tempo by striking first rather than reacting to an opponent's game plan. The SOS Pressure Defensive system is based on the concept of total disruption achieved by having the defense initiate the action and attacking the offense, forcing the offensive players to react and move away from their normal offensive actions.

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Prouty.

Method of rating players by Jon Scott, based on averaging four areas: Offensive Efficiency, Total Offense, Possessions Gained and Win Rating. The various individual parts are based on a per minute basis.

The Article: The Prouty Rating is calculated as
     [ {Points / (Field Goals Attempted * 2 + FTA) } +
     { (Points + Assists * 2 - Turnovers) / Minutes} +
     { (Rebounds + Steals + (Blocks / 2) - Personal Fouls) / Minutes} +
     { (Minutes / (TEAM TOTAL MINUTES / 5) } * Team Winning Pct} ] / 4
The Site: "The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project" at
http://www.ukfans.net/jps/uk/Statistics/statistics.html
by Jon Scott

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Pump Fake.

Offensive technique: a fake in which a player motions upward as if he is going to shoot the ball but holds back, hoping his defender will jump out of position. The pump fake is utilized in an attempt to score or draw a foul by luring the defender in the air and off balance.

Push.

Dribble quickly up the floor.

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Push Line.

Point of containment of dribbler (cone, beat to a point).

Put Back.

See: Tip In.

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