[Ads-l] Bunnies

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Here are some definitions for "bunny" in the basketball domain:

Collins Dictionary
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/9584/Bunny+Shot
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Bunny Shot
New Word Suggestion
[US basketball] An open shot which isn't challenged by a defender;
usually a LAYUP or DUNK when the offensive player has a breakaway
Submitted By: Unknown - 14/05/2013
Status: This word is being monitored for evidence of usage.
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Glossary of WNBA Terms
https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/about_us/glossary.html
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Bunny: An open, uncontested shot, usually a layup or dunk. Also: snowbird.
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Merriam Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunny
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bunny noun
Sense 3: basketball, informal : an easy shot (such as a layup) taken
close to the basket
Example: He missed a handful of bunnies around the basket.
—Jeff Greer
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Garson

On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 9:31 AM Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> A bunny refers to an undefended shot, but usually a short jump shot.
>
> On Sun, Nov 26, 2023, 9:52 PM victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Pro-sports lingo is often hard for me to understand. But this one jumped
> > out at me, no pun intended.
> >
> > Somebody needs to ask Bobby Portis if Bunny = Jump shot:
> >
> > "Things weren't going our way. We're missing bunnies, missing layups,
> > turning the ball over, but we had a chance to watch some things at half,
> > correct some things and then go out there in the second half and give it
> > our all."
> >
> > Or am I missing something more obvious?
> >
> > Victor-)
> >
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