shooting guard takes the ball down the court in basketball.
who takes the ball down the court in basketball?
shooting guard
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the first game of "basket ball" was played in december 1891. in a handwritten report, naismith described the circumstances of the inaugural match; in contrast to modern basketball, the players played nine versus nine, handled a soccer ball, not a basketball, and instead of shooting at two hoops, the goals were a pair of peach baskets: "when mr. stubbins brot up the peach baskets to the gym i secured them on the inside of the railing of the gallery. this was about 10 feet from the floor, one at each end of the gymnasium. i then put the 13 rules on the bulletin board just behind the instructor's platform, secured a soccer ball, and awaited the arrival of the class ... the class did not show much enthusiasm, but followed my lead ... i then explained what they had to do to make goals, tossed the ball up between the two center men and tried to keep them somewhat near the rules. most of the fouls were called for running with the ball, though tackling the man with the ball was not uncommon." in contrast to modern basketball, the original rules did not include what is known today as the dribble. since the ball could only be moved up the court by a pass early players tossed the ball over their heads as they ran up court. also following each "goal", a jump ball was taken in the middle of the court. both practices are obsolete in the rules of modern basketball.
james naismith