run-and-gun
adjective
: relating to or being a fast, freewheeling style of play in basketball that de-emphasizes set plays and defense
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There was an adjustment period early in his first season as the Panthers transitioned from a run-and-gun style to a more defensively responsible, forecheck-heavy, grind-it-out system.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The 35-year-old veteran has slowed down the Kings' preferred run-and-gun offense, and his need for the rock has taken the ball out of the hands of Fox and Sabonis a bit more than is perhaps optimal for team success.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Cuphead is a brilliant run-and-gun shooter that tests your patience and will at every turn.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The film is an astonishing example of maximizing limited resources, with a sweep and scale that belie the movie’s run-and-gun independent methodology.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2024
The concept of a film shot largely in a car, lit by the natural light of the city (and some phosphorus paper), elicits the image of the type of run-and-gun, light-on-its-feet production that digital camera companies had promised filmmakers.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
South Sudan’s run-and-gun approach seemed to run out of steam late in the third quarter as its shooting stagnated, with Jrue Holiday and Anthony Davis helping to stem the flow with effective defense.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 21 July 2024
The offense never quite recovered that run-and-gun form.
—Chelsea Janes, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
This is a dynamic pivot for the side-scrolling, run-and-gun series.
—PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The 35-year-old veteran has slowed down the Kings' preferred run-and-gun offense, and his need for the rock has taken the ball out of the hands of Fox and Sabonis a bit more than is perhaps optimal for team success.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Cuphead is a brilliant run-and-gun shooter that tests your patience and will at every turn.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The film is an astonishing example of maximizing limited resources, with a sweep and scale that belie the movie’s run-and-gun independent methodology.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2024
The concept of a film shot largely in a car, lit by the natural light of the city (and some phosphorus paper), elicits the image of the type of run-and-gun, light-on-its-feet production that digital camera companies had promised filmmakers.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
South Sudan’s run-and-gun approach seemed to run out of steam late in the third quarter as its shooting stagnated, with Jrue Holiday and Anthony Davis helping to stem the flow with effective defense.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 21 July 2024
The offense never quite recovered that run-and-gun form.
—Chelsea Janes, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
This is a dynamic pivot for the side-scrolling, run-and-gun series.
—PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
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