Pick: When a player establishes position between the ball carrier and a defender. Moving picks are a violation. Also used as screens. See below.

 

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Pick: Use of one player to block a second player. Also used to describe an interception of a pass, e.g. A pass by the offense can be 'picked off' by the defense. A 'pick 6' is a nickname for an in . . . View Full Definition

Pick And Roll: Pick and Roll is an offensive play in which a player stops to screen (block) a defender for the teammate handling the ball and then slips behind the defender to accept a pass as the handler . . . View Full Definition

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Pick-Me-Up: Any concoction designed to allay the effects of overindulgence in alcaholic beverages.

Customer Picking Prices: A range of payout ratios that is typical according to an analysis of comparable firms.

Cherry Picking: When a player, generally a forward, hangs out behind the play waiting for a outlet pass so that he can have a breakaway.

Picked Off: Intercepted.

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Pick Off: An attempt by the pitcher to get a base runner out by throwing to the base from the stretch position.

Pure Yield Pickup Swap: Moving to higher yield-bonds.