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A layup in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot. The layup is considered the most basic shot in basketball. When doing a layup, the player lifts the outside foot, or the foot away from the basket. An undefended layup is usually a high percentage shot. The main obstacle is getting near the rim and avoiding blocks by taller defenders who usually stand near the basket. Common layup strategies are to create spaces, release the ball from a different spot, or use alternate hands. A player able to reach over the rim might choose to perform a more spectacular and higher percentage slam dunk (dropping or throwing the ball from above the rim) instead.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of layups in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of layups in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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I was thinking about, instead of shooting a layup, just turn around, throw it back out and let a guy shoot a 3, at the end of the day, that probably would be more fruitful for us than having guys continue to miss layups.
You love to see everybody contribute to the game, when Ian got in there he tried to make some plays. Two straight layups opened the game up.
Last game he was living in the paint, had a lot of floaters (and) those are pretty much layups for him, we didn’t really want that to get him started early. And I don’t think he went to the free throw line much tonight, which is also pretty big for us.
Offensively, we just didn't move the ball enough, they just ran us in that second half — layups, dunks.
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