weakside
Away from strength
In basketball, the weakside is the half of the court away from the ball—the side with fewer offensive players at any given moment.
Defensive players on the weakside often sag toward the basket to provide help defense: He rotated from the weakside to contest the layup.
The opposite is the strong side, where the ball and most action are concentrated.
Turning on an axis
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- zoneBounded area designation
screening · rebounding · post-up · flash · dive · swing · perimeter · baseline
At the sides of
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- blindsideSurprise with unexpected force
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
decoy · feint · diversion · isolation · unbalanced · maneuvering · probing · attacking
Out in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- openNot closed
susceptible · assailable · penetrable · exploitable · accessible · at-risk · unsafe · unshielded
rotation
Turning on an axis
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
zone · screening · rebounding · post-up · flash · dive · swing · perimeter · baseline · wing
flanking
At the sides of
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- blindsideSurprise with unexpected force
- exploitationSelfish use of others
overload · decoy · feint · diversion · isolation · unbalanced · maneuvering · probing · attacking · rotation
exposed
Out in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- defenselessWithout means to resist
open · susceptible · assailable · penetrable · exploitable · accessible · at-risk · unsafe · unshielded · gap