Sentence examples for behind the basket from inspiring English sources

"Obviously, we missed some easy shots, and the further we got behind, the basket started shrinking a little bit and felt like we were shooting at the fair," Self said.

"I kept saying it came from behind the basket".

The 'boards' are the backboards behind the basket".

FrontRowUSA.com had tickets behind the basket, three rows up, for $179 each, and Premium Tickets was also offering tickets behind the basket, higher up, for $75 each.

Fans behind the basket waved signs referring to his arrest for drunken driving last week.

Scott Burrell, watching from behind the basket, shouted: Hey man, stop.

Two, a behind-the-basket angle distorts depth perception.

A behind-the-basket camera angle robs us of the full dunk experience.

These days, on just about every breakaway dunk, the instant the player initiates his launch, you cut to a behind-the-basket camera angle.

Which brings us to the third and worst flaw of the behind-the-basket angle: more often than not, some part of the hoop, or the angle's inherent geometrical limitations, disrupt a clear view of whatever showmanship the player is putting into the dunk.

I know your reasoning here: the behind-the-basket cameras are either on the baseline or mounted on the backboard, which means they can offer a full-screen shot of a player either rising off the ground or soaring down to the rim.