Offenses were designed to score off the
center jump. Defenses were schooled on stealing the jump ball.
Did your library or media
center jump onto the virtual chat bandwagon?
Property billionaire Donald Trump is said to be among those to have looked into quick- opening canopies after seeing victims of the World Trade
Center jump to their deaths.
Now, in 1937, they were eliminating the
center jump after each score.
Hill's participation was a nice gesture, and the ceremonial
center jump was a nice touch, an appropriate addition to the Ducks' earlier observance.
When the shot is made, S1 should already be in an ideal defensive location (near the back side of the
center jump circle) to back up the "2 Press" as the last line of defense between the ball and his/her team's defensive basket.
The new rules - particularly, the elimination of the
center jump after each score - resulted in a game with a faster pace, requiring more skill and coordination from the players.
