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Weird basketball commentator clichés

Plebe

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My top 3:

1. "There's a timeout on the floor."
As opposed to those timeouts that occur, say, on the ceiling or underground.

2. "From downtown!" (referring to a 3-point shot)
So the basket is located in the suburbs?

3. "She can really score the basketball."
But can she score a bowling ball? How about a watermelon?
 

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My top 3:

1. "There's a timeout on the floor."
As opposed to those timeouts that occur, say, on the ceiling or underground.

2. "From downtown!" (referring to a 3-point shot)
So the basket is located in the suburbs?

3. "She can really score the basketball."
But can she score a bowling ball? How about a watermelon?
Good ones, although timeouts on the floor is extremely common.
 

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A player's "floor" and "ceiling". It's bad enough when the talking head presumes to know a "ceiling" beyond which a particular player is incapable of developing. But yacking about the player's "floor" (which I guess is how good he or she is now) and using both words in the same sentence really annoys me.
 

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While it’s somewhat obscure, one of my favorite basketball expressions is, “he/she’s a ball movement killer.” The first time I ever heard that expression was when Doug Collins was describing what happened to the Knicks offense when Carmelo Anthony had the ball.
 
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While it’s somewhat obscure, one of my favorite basketball expressions is, “he/she’s a ball movement killer.” The first time I ever heard that expression was when Doug Collins was describing what happened to the Knicks offense when Carmelo Anthony had the ball.

Ah, Carmelo, the good old days. :oops::oops::oops:

but us NY's have a successor in Irving. :(
 

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A young psychoanalyst can make a pretty penny (nice cliche ) getting referrals at the BY.
 

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Ah, Carmelo, the good old days. :oops::oops::oops:

but us NY's have a successor in Irving. :(
You may be aware that the Knicks championship team of the early 70’s (Reed, Frazier, Barnett, Bradley, DeBusschere) were Geno’s favorite team. That was a team that could move the ball and knock down shots.

I’m a Celtic fan who’s really happy to swap out Irving for Kemba Walker. :)
 

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You may be aware that the Knicks championship team of the early 70’s (Reed, Frazier, Barnett, Bradley, DeBusschere) were Geno’s favorite team. That was a team that could move the ball and knock down shots.

I’m a Celtic fan who’s really happy to swap out Irving for Kemba Walker. :)

I wish the Nets could have gotten Kemba but I am happy he is in an environment where he can thrive.

Kyrie is a mess just waiting to metastasize. As losses begins to outnumber wins, he will become a bigger ball hog (because he is good enough to get a few hero moments) leading to more losses. In parallel, his 'quirky' personality will turn morose. And the plucky hard working ball moving, hard cutting pass first Atkinson Nets will disintegrate. Only if Durant comes back at full strength will this cycle reverse.
 
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I often get concerned when we hear someone is "taking it to another level". Is only that one player leaving or does everybody then to start playing on the mezzanine or on the roof?
Sometimes another level can be a lower level. Some players are good at taking their team to a lower level. (No names mentioned here) Very seldom includes players on elite teams.
 

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He/she does all the "intangibles".

If they are intangible, how can you tell?

Related, he/she does all the "little things".

Meant as a compliment, but actually damning with faint praise.
 

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She has a bright future ahead of her. Where else would her future be? Isn't that what future is?

doesn’t have to be bright....
 

Husky25

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My top 3:

1. "There's a timeout on the floor."
As opposed to those timeouts that occur, say, on the ceiling or underground.
Handle/Post

No. As opposed to called from one of the benches and charged to a team. A time out on the floor is called by the ref. It's also known as an official time out. Not in the sense that it is genuine, but called by one of the officials.
 

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