The three basic are center, forward and guard. With the terminology of a particular system, these positions can be referred to differently.
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∙ 2015-02-10 04:28:45basketball
If it is outside the key you get three points.
if your on offense then you can only be in the key for three seconds
Three Seconds
In the NBA, they can only stay in the key for three seconds.
the three second rule doesn't only apply to high school basketball, it applys to any basketball (including the NBA). The three second rule is when three seconds have been spent in the 'key' consecutively without exiting and re-entering the key. In which case, this is a turnover
The top of the key touches the top of the three point line, it goes down to the endline.
the shape of the key on a basketball court is a semicircle
There is the key which is where the hoop is and its like and arch you stand on the line near the end of the key
base line and paint (the pain is the key area around the basket(usually red)
The parts of the basketball court are: the three-point line, the key, the base line, the free throw line, the sideline and the half-court line.
Yes, on defense you can be in the key for longer than three seconds but in some leagues like the NBA you have to be an arms length of an Offensive player.