The point guard is the coach's right-hand man on court, dictating attacking play, driving the ball forward, creating scoring opportunities for his team-mates.
In other words, can the court dictate operating rules and regulations to Connecticut's Republican and Democratic parties, both considered private organizations?
The study paid off in particular against Florida in the 2000 national title game, when the Spartans attacked the Gators' vaunted press, inbounding the ball quickly, forcing it up the court, dictating the pace.
The most recent rulings by the court dictate that race cannot be a predominant factor in the drawing of district lines, but that redistricting plans may be defended on purely partisan grounds, which are often indistinguishable from racial ones.
Leaders of the Imperial Court System and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence attended in full regalia, with the formal mourning dress for the court dictated by Sarria in advance.
With lawsuits against the N.F.L. pending, it is possible that the courts will dictate change.
In England, decorative hats flourish only at Ascot or where court etiquette dictates their wearing.
"It is not, however, the proper function of federal courts to dictate policy to executive administrative agencies".
Without any action, Mr Vilsack argues, courts will dictate the future of GM, organic and conventional crops.
Another possibility could be the dynamic of the size of the court, which dictates a 5-to-4 voting pattern as the winning combination.
But, once again, Rakoff was rebuked by the Second Circuit, which wrote that it wasn't "the proper function of federal courts to dictate policy to executive administrative agencies".
