An uncontested shot is a term used in basketball. It encompasses shots from layups, dunks, and jumpshots. It is any kind of shot in which the shooter has no one contesting or interfering with the shot.
An uncontested shot from the free throw line, taken by a player who has been fouled. It is worth one point only.
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An open, uncontested shot, usually a layup or dunk. Also: snowbird.
Bury
To sink a shot cleanly, as in, "She really buried that jumper." ...
Why is an easy uncontested shot in basketball called a bunny?
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What does the basketball statistic GB refer to?
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Free throw: An uncontested shot from 15 feet, worth one point. A player who is fouled while in the act of shooting receives two free throws. Also: foul shot.
Frontcourt: The offensive half of the court for a team.
A player may have perfect technique and may take an easy uncontested shot, but if the confidence level is low, the shot may well be missed. Some players seem to have an inherent self-confidence that carries them through.
In a basic set, the defensive players position themselves between the player being guarded and the basket so that if your player gets the ball, she does not have an uncontested shot at the hoop.
Here player 3 did not have an uncontested shot or open drive to the basket and executes the pick-and-roll with a hand-off to the big guy cutting around 3's screen for a one-bounce dribble to the basket.
Free throw: An uncontested shot taken from the free throw line as a result of a foul. Also called a "foul shot." A successful (made) free throw is worth 1 point.
Free throw line: The line a player stands behind to shoot a free throw.
( a 'split' is dribble penetration between two defensive players.) If everything is done well and the offense makes the basket, that does not constitute a 'stop'. Finally, if the defense allows an uncontested shot and that shot is made, ...
 See also: Shot, Basket, Basketball, Point, Ball
  
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