WNBA Basketball Winners

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A
Air Ball
A ball passing through the air while making contact with neither the rim, the net, nor the backboard
Alley Oop
A shot that takes its name from the irrepressible comic-book caveman reinforced by a '60s hit single. It involves a high pass to a point just over the rim from which point a second player "stuffs" the ball into the net.

B
Bank-Shot
A shot that careens off the backboard
Bounce Pass
A lame pass by him who bounces his efforts
Brick
(1) A ball thrown so hard that it ricochets wildly off the backboard.

D
Dead Ball
A ball that is out of play or what a team plays with that is choking
Draft
Historically, involuntary enlistment in the Armed Forces; now something every player can't wait to enlist in.
Dribble
(1) The principle means of passing the time between shots. (2) Players' reaction after watching the cheer-leaders' routine.
Double dribble
Players' reaction to the Oklahoma cheerleaders' routine
Dunk
Slamming the ball into the basket from a very short distance

F
Final Four
The last four teams in the tournament. It is all about the final four fighting for the final.
Foul
Overly aggressive contact by player with opponent

G
Glass
The backboard. Acrylic polycarbonate plastic.
Goal Tending
Illegal block of a shot as the ball is descending into the basket.

H
Hoops
Slang term for the game of basketball invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, or the earring worn by many players these days.