Players on a
basketball team that are very tall. This term usually applies to centers or the "
5" (who can easily be at least 7'0" tall) but can also apply to
power forwards (also called the "4") or forward-centers (combination power-forwards/centers).
College Basketball fan #1: I can't believe that the coach keeps on using a 4-guard rotation! Our opponents have an 80% field goal percentage from inside the arc, and the team has absolutely no inside presence! In other words, if the team can't hit at least
50% of their 3-pointers, they
will almost always lose, even at home.
College Basketball fan #2: We really need more
big men. Tell Coach
J to recruit some power forwards and centers instead of filling 4 out of the
5 new yearly spots with point guards and shooting guards.