A cut means a sudden movement (usually towards the basket) to lose your defender in order to create open space.
Backdoor cut: cutting towards the basket while tricking your defender the opposite direction.
When you try out for a team (any team in particular) and they call out names of the kids who did make it and the names of the kids who weren't called are the cuts and didn't make the team.
He got cut from a team
Yes. He was cut from the varsity basketball team at Emsley A. Laney High School as a sophomore.
Michael Jordan.
Exercise come from basketball. It can help you cut down on fat.
The Wizards
They copied the basketball players celebration who won a major basketball event.
where they cut a horse before they shoot
Basketball shoes are usually high-cut to prevent a twisted ankle. They are also made to reduce sliding on the court.
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That means the team has released or 'cut' the player.
An apple basket with the bottom cut out.