post-upn.
/ˈpəʊstʌp/, U.S. /ˈpoʊstˌəp/ Basketball.
The act or an instance of manoeuvring into a position in the post facing away from the basket in order to create a scoring opportunity. Chiefly attributive.
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1979 C. Ellis Compl. Bk. Fast Break Basketball v. 110 In the post-up maneuver, signalled by yelling Post, the number 5 man is the in-bounds passer.
1983 Los Angeles Times 12 Nov. (San Diego County ed.) iii. 1/4 We got a lot of post-ups for Ernie, and he is excellent, a money player.
1991 Sports Illustr. 15 Apr. 25/2 Johnson has honed his post-up moves.
2004 L. H. Rose Basketball Handbk. vi. 133 As the defense retreats in transition, the offense has a planned attack, looking for mismatches, early post-ups, and catch-and-shoot scoring opportunities.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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