1. THE PISTOL INVENTED THE “RONDO” Pistol Pete Maravich .
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See how Edgemont’s Avery Yee used the move effectively in a playoff game.
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2. DIMINUTIVE LEGENDS Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues stood all of 5’3″ but nonetheless was a star point guard for famed Dunbar High School in Baltimore, where his tenacity led the team to a #1 U.S. ranking in 1983.
Muggsy had a successful career at Wake Forest and in the NBA. He remains an inspiration for vertically challenged basketball players everywhere.
3. SPORTSMANSHIP FOCUS
4. GLOSSARY
Putting someone on skates is when a player crosses the defender over so viciously that the opponent loses balance like a novice ice skater (break ankles \ synonym ).
5. BACK IN THE DAY Jason Williams was one of the NBA’s great showmen. See his incredible highlight reel .
6. QUOTES I like slam-dunks, take me to the hoop, my favorite play is the alley-oop, I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and go… ” — Rapper Kurtis Blow in “Basketball .”
What’s wrong with [counting in] twos .” — Moses Guthrie, played by Dr. J in “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh .”
