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layup
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Princeton's WordNet
lay-up, layupnoun
a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
Wiktionary
layupnoun
A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
layupnoun
A relatively easy task.
Meeting the numbers will be a layup, if not a slam dunk.
Wikipedia
Layup
A layup in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot. The layup is considered the most basic shot in basketball. When doing a layup, the player lifts the outside foot, or the foot away from the basket. An undefended layup is usually a high percentage shot. The main obstacle is getting near the rim and avoiding blocks by taller defenders who usually stand near the basket. Common layup strategies are to create spaces, release the ball from a different spot, or use alternate hands. A player able to reach over the rim might choose to perform a more spectacular and higher percentage slam dunk (dropping or throwing the ball from above the rim) instead.
ChatGPT
layup
A layup is a basketball shot made close to the basket usually off the backboard. It is considered the most basic shot in basketball, usually done by driving to the basket and softly banking the shot off the backboard with one hand. The player switches hands depending on which foot they are jumping off.
Wikidata
Layup
A layup in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot. The layup is considered the most basic shot in basketball. When doing a layup, the player lifts the outside foot, or the foot away from the basket. An undefended layup is usually a high percentage shot. The main obstacle is getting near the rim and avoiding blocks by taller defenders who usually stand near the basket. Common layup strategies are to create spaces, release the ball from a different spot, or use alternate hands. A player able to reach over the rim might choose to perform a more spectacular and higher percentage slam dunk instead.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of layup in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of layup in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of layup in a Sentence
I think we really built some foundational pieces this year that are really going to serve us well moving forward. Extremely proud of the guys. Extremely proud of the coaching staff, we ran into a really good team tonight that was just a little bit too much for us. Houston stretched its lead to 10 points three different times before halftime. The Wildcats missed seven of their first eight shots, and trailed by double digits for the first time after Houston scored seven points in a 57-second span for a 14-4 lead. That quick spurt included Shead getting a rebound to start a fastbreak that ended with his pass to Ramon Walker Jr. in the left corner for an open 3, and a driving layup by Edwards after a turnover. Taze Moore, a graduate transfer, had a career-high 21 points in Houston’s second-round win over Illinois, but Taze Moore early 3 to make it 5-0 Houston in the first two minutes was all Taze Moore ’d score against The Wildcats. Taze Moore committed Taze Moore third personal foul with 9:22 left and played only 17 minutes overall.
I liked the layup. Naz is going to be good for a long time. I know that he’s hurting right now, missing that one, but he had an unbelievable (second) half, we were content with the 2 or 3 at that point. … But going into Naz, we thought that was a safety because he was so effective down there.
I smoked the layup, i had a good steal, was going against the clock. I just blew the layup. ... It's a tough loss. What can you say? We've got another game (Thursday).
I missed a layup I normally make all the time.
There's a good chance they can survive, but this is no layup, this is going to be a three-pointer deep in the corner with time running out.
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