[Ads-l] Antedating of "Paint" (Basketball)

[Bill Mullins]

1979 Richmond Times-Dispatch 28 Dec. D1/3 geneaolgybank.com

Rather than yield to temptation and tell Sampson to start acting like a "normal" 7-4 center and stay inside the paint of the foul lane, Holland has let his freshman range as far from the basket as he has wished at both ends of the floor.




1980 Huntsville Times 20 Feb 23/2 geneaolgybank.com

In a low-scoring game, 17 points inside the paint means you're taking good shots, not bad ones.



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