putbacks

Missed shot recoveries

Putbacks is the plural of putback, a basketball term for a shot made immediately after grabbing an offensive rebound.

The player puts the ball back up toward the basket without bringing it down or resetting the play: He led the league in putbacks last season.

The term emphasizes the continuous motion from rebound to score.

basketball

rebound

Return after deflection

rim · basket · scoring · hustle · positioning · glass · backboard · dunk · layup · paint

computing

restoration

Returning something to condition

  • rollbackReturn to prior condition
  • undoReverse a prior action
  • revertReturn to earlier condition

reinsertion · database · queue · cache · memory · buffer · stack · reinstate · replace · rebuild

inventory

restocking

Replacing sold merchandise

reorganization · warehouse · merchandise · retail · storage · products · items · stock · fulfillment · sorting

Opposites
scoring method/origin

putbackscherry-picking

Choosing only supporting examples

run-outs

offensive possession type

putbacksturnovers

Possession changes or pastries

defensive rebounds · blocked shots

play tempo

putbacksfast breaks

Quick offensive rushes

runouts · cherry-picks

Family

putback

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Rated G