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  • n  a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass

  • Should I pass it back, like it's a give-and-go? Or does one not do that with a President-elect? I decided simply to hand it back.
  • They pass well enough to set up plays, can drive on the give-and-go.
  • They badger opponents with a constant full-court press, patiently set up "give-and-go" plays designed to catch the defenders off guard, and spring a Butler player loose for a .
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  • Glen Sather in CBC.ca
    He's a good skater, he's got a great shot, he sees the ice well. We think that he's going to be able to play a give-and-go kind of a game that we'd like to develop,Rangers general manager Glen Sather said. "We've changed the style of our...
  • Dany Heatley in SI.com
    You kind of just go with what your line is made up of,said Heatley, who has five goals in the past three games. "With Kells and Alfie, it's more give-and-go, chip it in and move the puck a little bit more."
  • Matt Stajan in TSN
    He's been playing great,Matt Stajan told Calgary's Web site of Bourque. "He's a fast guy and we've been able to do some give-and-go plays, work the corners a bit, and it's opened up some space in the offensive zone to find Jarome or find...

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