It's the one month of the year when everyone becomes college basketball experts. That one guy in the office starts bringing up KenPom efficiency rankings in every conversation. Family members fill out ...
As in many sports, basketball has its own vocabulary which is constantly evolving. Coaches, players, journalists, broadcasters and fans converse using jargon that’s uniquely theirs. Here are 10 terms ...
Last Friday’s column took up 10 terms in basketball’s evolving vocabulary. Here are 10 more terms to add to the list. Blitz. Also called trap, a defensive tactic often used to defend a pick-and-roll ...
Basketball has a language all its own. Hoops. Roundball. B-ball. When there are so many slang terms for the game of basketball itself, naturally, the sport has its own language. Whether you're ...