a few bits from a single article

[Dan Goncharoff]

I doubt Novak knows that the "perimeter" is strictly defined as inside the
three-point line. It appears he is using it as a synonym for "outside".
DanG


On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 11:49 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> A "perimeter shot" is an outside shot. It may or may not include the
> three-pointer. My point is that the definition that focuses solely on
> three-pointers would be wrong--if you can call it a three-point shot,
> why call it a perimeter shot instead?
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> I am not sure that Novak is really distinguishing between the shots
> inside or outside the line when talking about "perimeter", so there is
> really no way to tell if he is using the OED definition or merely
> includes it as a part of "perimeter".
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> VS-)
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> On 3/1/2012 11:18 PM, Ben Zimmer wrote:
> > In an article about the Knicks' Steve Novak and his success with
> > 3-point shooting, Novak uses "perimeter" as the OED defines it:
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/sports/basketball/steve-novak-of-knicks-enjoys-hitting-3-pointers.html
> > “That’s what I do,” he said of his game. “I shoot perimeter shots.
> > When it’s there, I shoot it. When it’s not, I don’t.”
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> > --bgz
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