Brick

Brick. A hard, poor, errant shot, usually thrown on a low trajectory, that bounces hard off and caroms wildly off the basket or backboard, generally executed with little or no "touch". Brooklyn-Case Attack.

brick=a shot with terrible form that results in a miss prayer=a shot attemted from outside the normal range of a player usually with the clock running out schooled=a successfull offensive play that makes the definsive player look bad ...

Scream, "Brick!" as the free throw shooter is releasing the ball. Step7 Perform the YMCA hand movements as the free throw shooter is lining up their shot.

I step to the line for one and one, But I'm having a concentration lapse. The ball soars through the air - Good Lord, it's a brick! I'm afraid the support will collapse.

A shot that misses both the rim and the backboard completely is referred to as an air ball. A particularly bad shot, or one that only hits the backboard, is jocularly called a brick. [edit] Rebounding Main article: Rebound (basketball) ...

Let me say here, that a receiver is always expected to catch the ball even if it's a bad pass. Maintaining every procession of the ball is precious, even though they must run through a brick wall to get it.

sensational on paper, it just doesn't wash on film -- the players are more fun to watch in real life and just about anybody can jump up and down and shout at their players to "hit the open man". In hoop terms, this could loosely be termed a brick.

brick A poor shot, usually thrown on a low trajectory, that bounces hard off the rim or backboard. bucket Another name for the basket or a field goal. bunny A very easy, uncontested shot.

See also: Basket, Board, Break, Touch, Shot