So you’ve seen one of these before, right?
If that’s enough to make your eyes glaze over, the following video is for you. Basketball has a language all its own that’s been developed over the last 100 years. Sometimes it takes the form of unfamiliar terminology, and in other instances, it manifests itself as short-hand designed to communicate a series of ideas to players and coaches in a short period of time, such as a 30-60 second timeout.
We’re beginning the dog days of August, where NBA news is scarce and the boredom leads to takes as hot and dusty as the weather.