Brick
Brick -- basketball slang for a particularly grace-less jump shot.
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Brick
To miss a shot so badly, it sounds like somebody threw a brick at the rim instead of a basketball. Ex. “He was throwing bricks up all night.'
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Brick: A generally bad shot that bounces hard off the rim or backboard with no chance of going in.
Brick -If a player "bricks" the shot, it means he shoots it too hard and bounces it off the rim or backboard wildly, missing the BASKET. Usually done when rushed or pressured.
Bucket -A BASKET or a SHOT that went in. Not Commonly used as much.
Brick: "He threw up a brick" A really bad shot that had no chance of going in the basket.
Brick (basketball)
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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 ...
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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.
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.
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Brick: A bad shot that clanks off the backboard or rim.
Buzzer beater: A basket in the final seconds of a game (right before the buzzer sounds) that in itself results in a win or overtime.
Brick: jargon for a lazy shot that deflects off the rim or backboard.
Bunny or Bury: on the other hand, these terms refer to an easy score.
Buzzer Beater: shot that is made on the right side of the buzzer signaling the end of period/game.
 See also: Basketball, Basket, Shot, Defense, Ball
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