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  2. Breakaway rim - Wikipedia

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    Dwight Howard bends down the rim as he dunks the ball.. A breakaway rim is a basketball rim that contains a hinge and a spring at the point where it attaches to the backboard so that it can bend downward when a player dunks a basketball, and then quickly snaps back into a horizontal position when the player releases it.

  3. Slam dunk - Wikipedia

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    Vince Carter dunking in 2009. A slam dunk, also simply known as a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands. [1] It is a type of field goal that is worth two points.

  4. Basketball moves - Wikipedia

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    Common layup strategies are to create space, releasing the ball from different spots or using an alternate hand. A player tall enough (or with sufficient leaping ability) to reach over the rim might choose to perform a more spectacular and higher percentage slam dunk (dropping or throwing the ball through the basket from above the rim) instead.

  5. The Blueprint: Fantasy Basketball Draft Cheat Sheet for 2024 ...

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    Welcome to the 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Blueprint, where we channel the spirit of Jay-Z’s iconic trilogy (and others from Jay-Z's deep catalog) to help you orchestrate a championship-winning ...

  6. Rules of basketball - Wikipedia

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    Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith. On 15 January 1892, James Naismith published his rules for the game of "Basket Ball" that he invented: [1] The original game played under these rules was quite different from the one played today as there was no dribbling, dunking, three-pointers, or shot clock, and goal tending was legal.

  7. Basketball playbook - Wikipedia

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    The playbook starts as a canvas picture of the basketball court with all its boundaries and lines. On top of that, the playmaker can draw O's for players on offense, and X's for players on defense. Specifically however, the playmaker will need to number them for different positions.

  8. Why Ole Miss football players dunking on a basketball hoop ...

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    Kiffin even brought the hoop inside Ole Miss' team meeting room to spice things up at preseason practice. He pitted offensive coaches against defensive coaches in a spirited 2-on-2 game at the ...

  9. 2023-2024 Fantasy Basketball Draft Cheatsheet: Mistakes to ...

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    Welcome to the start of a new fantasy basketball season!Whether you are an experienced player or just now joining, this season is sure to be an exciting one. Navigating through all the potential ...