Nellie Ball is an offensive strategy in basketball developed by NBA head coach Don "Nellie" Nelson. It is a fast-paced run-and-gun offense relying on smaller...

A basketball is a spherical ball used in basketball games. Basketballs usually range in size from very small promotional items that are only a few inches...

and mistakenly called an early timeout, so the Mavs had to bring in the ball at backcourt rather than half-court for the last possession. In Game 6, the...

an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a...

the early times of the sport, there was a "running guard" who brought the ball up the court and passed or attacked the basket, like a point or combo guard...

were only thirteen rules of "basket ball": The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. The ball may be batted in any direction with...

A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball. It is similar to a face-off in ice hockey and field lacrosse and a ball-up in Australian...

2019. It was extended to the D-I women's tournament effective in 2021. Nellie Ball An unconventional offensive strategy developed by NBA head coach Don...

the jump ball (usually but not always centers). Both players jump when the referee throws the ball in the air, each attempting to tap the ball into the...

after Nelson became head coach, the team abandoned it in favor of his Nellie Ball offense. Similarly, in 1993, Quinn Buckner tried to implement the triangle...

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franchise in 1978. His unique brand of basketball is often referred to as "Nellie Ball". A coaching innovator, Nelson is credited with, among other things,...

Turnover percentage, the measure of how often a team loses possession of the ball before creating a scoring opportunity In fantasy basketball, statistics are...

coached by Don Nelson from 1988 to 1995 and 2006 to 2010. He employed Nellie Ball, a style of run and gun that uses smaller, more athletic players to outrun...

receives the ball while he is progressing or upon completion of a dribble, may take two steps in coming to a stop, passing or shooting the ball." When the...

offensive play in which one player passes the ball near the basket to a teammate who jumps, catches the ball in mid-air and dunks or lays it in before touching...

three consecutive seconds while that player's team is in control of a live ball in the frontcourt and the game clock is running. The countdown starts when...

ball is an unblocked shot that misses the basket, rim and backboard entirely. The Oxford English Dictionary cites earliest printed use of "air ball"...

penalties: The team whose player committed the foul loses possession of the ball to the other team. The fouled player is awarded one or more free throws....

shot clock, and goal tending was legal. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or...

the ball, if it is imminent that the defender's position will become legal, or if the defender is guarding a player who has possession of the ball. The...

In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads directly to a score by field goal, meaning that...

Wheel Four corners Pick and roll Triangle Motion Princeton Dribble drive Fast break Fly Cherry picking Run and gun Grinnell System Nellie Ball Small ball...

turnover and the opposing team will be in possession of the ball. "Carrying or Palming the Ball". Jr. NBA. 29 September 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2024. "What...

player interference with the ball while it is on its way to the basket. It is goaltending if a player touches the ball when it is (a) in downward flight;...

possession of the ball, when a player mishandles the ball or makes an illegal move. The typical penalty for a violation is loss of the ball to the other team...

causing the ball to come to rest in one or both hands and then dribbles it again with one hand or when a player touches it before the ball hits the ground...

called a ball screen or screen and roll) in basketball is an offensive play in which a player sets a screen (pick) for a teammate handling the ball and then...

Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking...

basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up[clarification needed] near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it...