![]() ![]() These should give you a basic understanding of the game, and should help you follow what is going on during a game. VIOLATION: Breaking the rules of the game, resulting in loss of possession. Players who honed their basketball skills in games where these fun. Many of these descriptive terms, like shooting bricks or dropping dimes, add some creativity and flair to descriptions of games played. TURNOVER: A loss of possession by one team. Basketball slang terms frequently come from pickup games played in cities around the United States. TRAVEL: To move one’s pivot foot while making a pass. It comes from being cold blooded aka unfazed by emotion. This is BBQ chicken as the offensive player is licking his fingers at how easy this bucket will be. THREE POINTER: A shot that fetches 3 points, because it is taken from outside the three point line. Term coined by Shaq, it refers to when an offensive player (usually a big) has a huge mismatch (usually in the post) on a (usually) smaller player. TECHNICAL FOUL: A serious foul committed by a team, after which the fouled player gets a free throw and the fouled team gets to keep possession whether the player makes the shot or not. If the team is unable to do so within 24 seconds, the shot clock is said to run out. SHOT CLOCK: 24 seconds is the amount of time a team must take to make the ball touch the basket or to score. A screen must remain stationary, and if the screen moves it is a violation. The term Wet is slang or a figure of speech in basketball, when a player shoots a basketball into the hoop and it swishes, the player shooting will say wet. SCREEN: To block a defending player from reaching a teammate by standing in front of him. ![]() The rebound can be collected by the attacking team or the defending team. REBOUND: To collect the ball after a player has taken an unsuccessful shot. PIVOT FOOT: The foot that stays stuck to the ground while the player rotates his body to find a pass. OFFENSIVE FOUL: A foul committed by a player belonging to the team that is attacking, and is attempting to score. ![]() LAYUP: A shot that is taken while the player is running, in order to get as close to the basket as possible. JUMP SHOT: A shot that is taken while jumping on one spot. HALFTIME: The period of rest between the two halves of the game. I just realized it was something I loved to do. Depending on the location of the shooter, he will either get 2 free throws, or 3 free throws.įOUL: The act of gaining an advantage through extremely physical means, or the act of committing one of many violations. Sweet J: I started playing basketball when I was 10 years old, just in the neighborhood with the other kids. A free throw is the direct result of a foul while the other player is shooting. The forwards primary task is to score as much as possible.įREE THROW: The chance to score one point, via an unopposed throw from the free throw line. FORWARD: This is also one of the 3 standard player positions. ![]()
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