Definitions tagged basketball in the street dictionary.
An underhand basketball shot made by scooping the ball from below the waist, similar to how one would toss a heavy sack. (The word literally means chamber pot, referring to the scooping motion).
He made a bacinilla from half court.
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The underdog or long shot in a sports bet or competition. (In Dominican gambling, the favorite is referred to as the macho and the underdog as the hembra).
The favorite returns your money more easily, but the hembra pays out more.
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A street basketball rule where a violation is ruled invalid because the player who called it named the wrong infraction. It also applies when a call is not made immediately, which is known as a Tardanza (In Dominican street sports, players act as their own referees and must call infractions accurately and instantly for them to count).
A player runs with the ball: - Double! - Mal cante! - Oh, so it was a travel! - Too late!
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A nickname for the Virgilio Travieso Soto Sports Palace in Santo Domingo, named for its orange, dome-shaped roof. The name stuck even after it was painted white in the mid 90s. (The Palacio de los Deportes is the primary indoor arena in the Dominican capital).
I went to the Media Naranja to see a game between Mauricio Baez and Naco.
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A scrub or a really bad basketball player, referring to someone who is deadweight on the court. (The term Griego, or Greek, is also used as a synonym for this type of player).
This is basically a three-on-two because the chubby guy is a maleta.
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A scrub or a bad basketball player. A hack (used in the Dominican Republic to describe someone who is clumsy or lacks talent on the court).
(at least until the griegos beat the Dream Team)
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A basketball player who shoots too much, usually missing their shots (similar to a ball hog or a chucker).
Do not pass it to the pistolero who thinks he is Kobe.
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In street basketball, to shoot an airball or miss the basket completely without hitting the rim.
He mamó, it's our ball.
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In basketball, to catch a rebound and shoot immediately in the same jump. A tapeo is also a practice game played among several people to work on this technique.
Prince shoots and misses, Rozón tapea, a basket for Nacional, what a thrill!
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In sports, a powerhouse team with serious championship potential, often used to describe a stacked lineup or a Dream Team. (Escogido is a major Dominican baseball team, and the Clasico refers to the World Baseball Classic).
- Do you remember that Escogido trabuco from 98-99? Or the Dominican one in the first Classic? Or the National Team in Centrobasket 95? - Yeah, all three lost.
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