triple threat - a stance for when someone is guarding you. in this you can either dribble, pass, or shoot
around the back
cross over
between the legs
posting up
spin move
switch back
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A little research on the history of the game will bring to light the reason basketball is called basketball. James Naismith was the Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in...
I think you mean a basketball hoop. But for a hoop, they use a steel or iron rim with rope netting connected to the rim. The backboard is glass or plastic.