Sentence examples for basket players from inspiring English sources

While Tristan Thompson has been a revelation this series, particularly around the basket, players like Kevin Love, Iman Shumpert and Timofey Mozgov have been relative non-factors.

Hummer was a 6 feet back to the basket player who generally defended opposing high school centers.

"Very few kids grow up dreaming about being back-to-the-basket players.

"He's primarily a back-to-the-basket player, and that's what our team lacked.

"It was something I really needed to add, as well as being able to face up defenders better instead of just being a back-to-the-basket player".

The new Stoudemire will be more of a back-to-the-basket player, after he spent a portion of the off-season working with Hakeem Olajuwon, a Hall of Fame center, to develop his scoring ability in the post.

Stoudemire, who before this year has always been a face-to-the-basket player, said he was eager to get on the court after missing two preseason games with a bruised left knee.

What I don't want is to hear him say is, 'Coach didn't push me enough.' " Howard said he aspired to become the premier back-to-the-basket player in N.B.A. annals.

Davis will need to develop more post moves and become an efficient back-to-the-basket player, because right now most of his offense either comes from stick-backs and alley-oops.

Howard provided the Mavericks with a back-to-the-basket player who moved into the starting power-forward position, enabling Dirk Nowitzki to play small forward and Shawn Bradley to play center.

If there are bad eggs in the basket, the players should be the first to smell the whiff.