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  1. lay-up, layupnoun

    a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)

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  1. John Norris:

    She is such a layup that investors would probably be disappointed if Biden didn't name her, she really is the perfect person for this position.

  2. Tommy Lloyd:

    I think we really built some foundational pieces this year that are really going to serve us well moving forward. Extremely proud of the guys. Extremely proud of the coaching staff, we ran into a really good team tonight that was just a little bit too much for us. Houston stretched its lead to 10 points three different times before halftime. The Wildcats missed seven of their first eight shots, and trailed by double digits for the first time after Houston scored seven points in a 57-second span for a 14-4 lead. That quick spurt included Shead getting a rebound to start a fastbreak that ended with his pass to Ramon Walker Jr. in the left corner for an open 3, and a driving layup by Edwards after a turnover. Taze Moore, a graduate transfer, had a career-high 21 points in Houston’s second-round win over Illinois, but Taze Moore early 3 to make it 5-0 Houston in the first two minutes was all Taze Moore ’d score against The Wildcats. Taze Moore committed Taze Moore third personal foul with 9:22 left and played only 17 minutes overall.

  3. Ian Bremmer:

    Anyone following Canadian politics right now understands its not a layup for Justin Trudeau.

  4. Jaylen Brown:

    I smoked the layup, i had a good steal, was going against the clock. I just blew the layup. ... It's a tough loss. What can you say? We've got another game (Thursday).

  5. Ja Morant:

    I missed a layup I normally make all the time.


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