and swiveling back to see an orange blur floating perfectly through the net.
he made the wild shot after possibly being fouled could be an and 1
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with a wild, headlong motion for the game he loved like a country
the play on words here is very created
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but losing his balance in the process, inexplicably falling, hitting the floor
could have possibly been fouled
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by himself now and laying it gently against the glass for a lay-up,
its important to jump high and use a soft touch when doing a layup
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while the power-forward explodes past them in a fury, taking the ball into the air
could possibly be going up for a dunk or layup
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until the guard finally lunges out and commits to the wrong man
one false move on defense can cause the whole defense to be out of position
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between them without a dribble, without a single bounce hitting the hardwood
maybe he's in triple threat position sizing his defender up.
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and filling the lanes in tandem, moving together as brothers passing the ball
its better to play together and trust one another on your team in order to be successful
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both forwards racing down the court the way that forwards should, fanning out
in basketball forwards are expected to run in the floor hard to get easy baskets
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in slow motion, almost exactly like a coach’s drawing on the blackboard,
when coaches draw plays on blackboards they like them to be executed perfectly
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of a high, gliding dribble and a man letting the play develop in front of him
patience is key in basketball and its great the be poised decisive player .
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who looks stunned and nailed to the floor in the wrong direction, trying to catch sight
the results of the defender being flat footed on defense
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an underhand pass toward the other guard scissoring past a flat-footed defender
its never good to be flat footed as a defender in basketball it can easily lead to the offensive player blowing by you.
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and spinning around to throw a strike to the outlet who is already shoveling
the spin move is great move to use when trying to elude a defender and an outlet is a pass to advance the ball down the court.
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perfectly, gathering the orange leather from the air like a cherished possession
in basketball the most important thing on the court at all times is the ball itself
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and for once our gangly starting center boxes out his man and times his jump
a basketball reference that shows good fundamentals and is often used by centers to secure a rebound.
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A hook shot kisses the rim and hangs there,
a hook shot is a shot in basketball that is most often attempted by a bigger person.
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Fast Break
often means an wide-open easy run to the goal
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in the chalk and choke.
could possibly be a symbol of death
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in the many many mornings-after;
always going to be better days ahead
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in the non-cheering dark,
the dark is not a warm loving place
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cultivation of strength to heal and enhance
calling for people whos in the darkness to stay strong and get through it
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what wants to crumble you down, to sickenyou.
author is saying that when youre at your worst to world will continue to kick you down.
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cultivation of victory Overlong blows that you want to give and blows you are going to get.
its hard to get and build up the strength to overcome some challenges but its a good feeling when you come up on top
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I call for you
a cry for help
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Where it is dry.
being that its said twice it adds a lot of emphasis
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Where it is dry.
going back to where the author was talking about gardening and how that referred to growth , where its dry nothing can grow
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Under the wolves and coyotes of particular silences.
since the poem title has prisoner maybe the coyote and wolves can symbolize cops
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in the hot paralysis.
heat in the case can mean love and support
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in the vertigo cold.
cold in this case can mean alone
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Dark gardening
most time gardening means growing something so maybe the author is trying to grow something in the dark but its not working
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I call for you cultivation of strength in the dark.
maybe shes in a dark place in life and shes trying to acquire the strength to make it out.
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But oftentimes, among my mind,A Glee possesseth me,
when i read this i got the idea that since in the line before she said she was never taught how to dance that sometimes when she dance she feel something possesses her and she ends up dancing like she's been taught how to
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I cannot dance opon my Toes ‑No Man instructed me
when i read this it made me think that she cant dance because she was never taught how to
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