hi ,i am a NBA lover,when i read today's NBA news of Houston Rocket,i was puzzled by the difference between the two words:"sank" and "hit".
Alston sank a free throw with 5.4 seconds to go.
Atkins then hit a free throw with 3.6 seconds left, but missed the second and McGrady rebounded.
i want to know the differneces of the two words.
thanks very much.
2006-12-31 15:55:53 · 4 answers · asked by sinomaker 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
there is no difference, they both mean to make the shot. however, for vocabulary variance, there are several different terms used: "drained", "knocked down", "nailed", "swished", "made", etc. Hope this helps.
2007-01-01 02:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by Beast8981 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they mean the same thing, but people use different types so they don't sound like they don't know anything about basketball
2007-01-01 01:59:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are synonims; sport writers use them so their article won't be boring; and i'm pretty sure "sink" means "swish" and "hit" means "off the backboard and into the net"
2007-01-01 00:35:25 · answer #3 · answered by lilr8derfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the mean the same thing
2007-01-01 01:11:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋