ball hogs
Never-pass teammates
Ball hogs are players who refuse to pass, keeping the ball to themselves rather than sharing with teammates.
The term is common in basketball but applies to any team sport: Nobody wants to play with ball hogs.
It implies selfishness that hurts the team's performance.
Singular: ball hog.
- monopolistSole market controller
- hoggishExcessively greedy or selfish
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
- showboaterOstentatious display seeker
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
possessive · basketball · egotistical · offense · competitions · offensive tactics · uncooperative · team player · greed · overbearing · impulsiveness · individualistic · overconfidence · overambition · self-centeredness · magnets · stubbornness · shot selection
- bad sportssore losers, cheaters, bad winners, gloaters
ball hogsteam players
Those prioritizing collective success
passers · facilitators · distributors · playmakers · floor generals
ball hogsfloor generals
Team's on-court decision-makers
Steve Nash · Magic Johnson · Jason Kidd · Chris Paul · point guards
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