Terrible Basketball Phrases

[Jaydumo20]

High Basketball IQ




Though it may be a real thing, whenever someone says it it always sounds douchey

 

[vtmikeb]

Though you don’t hear it as much any more, “over the back”.
No, that’s wasn’t “over the back”. Your player is vertically challenged, standing there like a statue, while my player is actually making an effort to grab the rebound.

 

[husky429]

I'm pretty sure that's how most here use the phrase as well - it's pretty clear as day when you see it. No need to get on a high horse about it

There is a substantial group of folks on this board who have absolutely no idea what a high hedge is. When looking at the game chats, it seems like it must be well over half. Because of that, communicating about the merits of it on this board go to hell and a handbasket quickly.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Optics.

 

[husky429]

Though you don’t hear it as much any more, “over the back”.
No, that’s wasn’t “over the back”. Your player is vertically challenged, standing there like a statue, while my player is actually making an effort to grab the rebound.

Over the back isn't a foul anyways. If Donovan reaches over some 6'2 guard to grab a rebound, it isn't a foul. If he elbows the crap out of his head... that's a foul.

 

[bigknight3]

Raw

Beat me to it...

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I'm pretty sure that's how most here use the phrase as well - it's pretty clear as day when you see it. No need to get on a high horse about it

I mean, he's not wrong. Pretty consistently there are posters bemoaning the "high hedge" where the high hedge is not happening, and where it becomes clear that the phrase is being used to describe any situation in which the big challenges the ballhandler when coming over a screen.

 

[bigknight3]

ESPN is currently infatuated with "hoop and the harm" when everyone knows it's an "And-1"...just awful...unless alliteration is your thing

Don't get me started... You should never watch Walt Frazier broadcasting a Knicks game!

 

[storrsroars]

"Unbelievable", in just about every context.

"Special", "fantastic", "great", or any synonyms of such would be appropriate, but "unbelievable" is dumb because I just saw it with my own eyes, thus: "believable".

 

[UCFan1513]

There is a substantial group of folks on this board who have absolutely no idea what a high hedge is. When looking at the game chats, it seems like it must be well over half. Because of that, communicating about the merits of it on this board go to hell and a handbasket quickly.

Fair enough - am not in the game chats, but could see it happening there - different animal

 

[Tenspro2002]

Shaq is all of us.

 

[Vancat]

There is a substantial group of folks on this board who have absolutely no idea what a high hedge is. When looking at the game chats, it seems like it must be well over half. Because of that, communicating about the merits of it on this board go to hell and a handbasket quickly.

I find that half the arguments on here are because people don't have the same definition of a concept, phrase or word.

 

[GlastonTim]

Any reference to “downhill”

 

[Cassius Klaiber]

The use of the word “coach” to describe a commentator. If it’s a retired, successful coach ala Calhoun or Bobby Knight, that’s 100% fine. But quit calling Steve Lappas “coach”.

 

[Kolumbo]

'An offensive set' sounds like a lot of standing around.

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[HuskyHawk]

Over the back isn't a foul anyways. If Donovan reaches over some 6'2 guard to grab a rebound, it isn't a foul. If he elbows the crap out of his head... that's a foul.

I think we all know what this means. They call it a push now, but calling it a push is fairly new. If you clobber somebody's back, head and shoulders from behind to get that rebound, it's a foul, one we used to call "over the back". I think it's fine as a more detailed description of the foul. Obviously Donovan can just reach over someone like me without fouling. Maybe they should call it "through the back", you can't go through the player to get the ball.

Good description on "high hedge" or in the case of Carlton when he ran it "somehow got lost two exits away" hedge. Dan has done a great job of using Sanogo on high hedges much more judiciously, and having Donovan in drop, even if fairly tight drop coverage at times.

I suppose one of the side benefits of being hearing impaired is that I either don't hear or ignore most of the commentary.

 

[husky429]

Good description on "high hedge" or in the case of Carlton when he ran it "somehow got lost two exits away" hedge. Dan has done a great job of using Sanogo on high hedges much more judiciously, and having Donovan in drop, even if fairly tight drop coverage at times.

Agree 100%. It made sense to throw Whaley into a high hedge on most every pick and roll he saw... he was ridiculously talented at it. Sanogo being more conservative makes sense. It also helps having a pretty high-IQ defender on the back line with (usually) Karaban moving in to cover the roll man. Alex isn't going to stuff an athletic 7-footer at the rim, but he's got sound positional defense and seems to be pretty good at playing straight up and taking the hit to the chest.

In an ideal world, you have an athletic, shotblocking freak back there like Samson or Akok... but those types of players are tough to come by. If they've got enough defensive IQ to be in position, and enough offense to keep a defense honest, they're often 5* type players.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Score the basketball

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Hostile environment

 

[wheelerdog]

He loves ball

 

[Minicoop69]

He loves ball

Yes. Wasn't a fan of that phrase tonight. Honestly it might have been the first time I've ever heard it in that context before.

 

[Hamms30]

out-toughed out-physicaled

 

[Dove]

The use of the word “coach” to describe a commentator. If it’s a retired, successful coach ala Calhoun or Bobby Knight, that’s 100% fine. But quit calling Steve Lappas “coach”.

Yes!!!