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March Madness Betting
March Madness Betting - History - Strategies - Glossary
March Madness Glossary
Air Ball
A ball passing through the air while making contact with neither the rim, the net, nor the backboard during march madness
Bank-Shot
A shot that careens off the backboard. The unofficial form of thousands of office-betting pools for march madness.
Brick
A ball thrown so hard that it ricochets wildly off the backboard.
Cinderella Team
A dark-horse team that seemingly is living a charmed life throughout the tournament. Cinderella teams usually make a glass slip or two before the Final Four on March Madness
Dead Ball
A ball that is out of play.
Dribble
The principle means of passing the time between shots.
Dunk
Slamming the ball into the basket from a very short distance.
Final Four
The last men standing on the March Madness. The last four teams in the March Madness tournament. It is all about the final four fighting for the March Madness final
Foul
Overly aggressive contact by player with opponent.
Goal Tending
Illegal block of a shot as the ball is descending into the basket
Hook Shot
A one-hand shot where the player arcs the ball over the head of the opponents.
The Key
The paint and foul shot area on the court.
Lay-down
A player who refuses to drive to the basket.
Lay-up
A shot made by driving as close to the basket as possible, then bouncing the ball off the backboard
Nothing but Net
A shot that goes into the basket touching neither the rim, nor the backboard. AKA a "Swish!"
Paint
Area between the foul line and the basket
Pick
An offensive maneuver where a player uses his body to block an opponent or a draft choice.
Press
A tight defense that exerts continued pressure on the team with the ball.
Selection Committee
The committee who selects which of the nation's 319 Division One teams will be invited to the "Big Dance." Thirty-one teams receive automatic bids as conference champions. The Selection Committee selects the remaining 34
Sweet 16
Associated with the sweet taste teams experience upon making it to this round of the single-elimination tournament on the March Madness. Eight of these (the Eliminated Eight) will leave this round with a very bitter taste.
Technical Foul
Unsportsmanlike conduct on the sidelines.
3-Pointer
A ball thrown from behind the 3-point line.
3-Second Violation
Holding onto the ball for more than three seconds in the key.
Turnovers
Losing the ball to the opponent.
Sixty-four
The number of teams invited to The Big Dance by the Selection Committee for the March Madness.
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