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JCDenton Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Running the point on something??

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00Please can someone explain me the phrase "01i01b00running the point on something02b02i00"???? I checked all my web sources, which helped me in many difficult situations and I didn't find it...:-( I even tried that page, which Marius Hancu suggested me last time (answers.com) and I didn't find it there as well...:-((...Maybe what is worse, I don't have any clue what does it mean, just tips...:-(( So please heeeelp...02br
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01i01b00- Running the point02b00 for Panthers leaves Ramon with fewer shots. 02i02br
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01i00- Michael Harthun is 01b00running the point02b00 for his new Oregon Rebels team but his natural position is off-guard and that is where we expect him to play in college.02i02br
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01i00- It’s been fun in practice 01b00running the point02b00-guard position and throwing lobs over the backboard and stuff like that.02i02br
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00 Or maybe, according the second example, 01i01b00running the point on something02b02i00 means 01i00calling the shots02i00 / 01i00be in charge of something....02i00I'm not sure....02br
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00many thanks in advance...02br
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00Regards02br
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1i00- It’s been fun in practice 01b00running the point02b00-guard position and throwing lobs over the backboard and stuff like that.02i02br
00IMO: 01b00Executing/Doing02b00 what's supposed to be done by a player at that position on the team02br
00For the rest, I think you're right, but better post here:02br
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0Thx Marius for your reply! Meaning which you have written as your personal opinion fits into my context. Btw that page looks good. I'm actually big sport fan. (soccer, NHL, NBA....)...So I'll visit that page not even because of this problem...:-)02br
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Look up "point man." It comes from the military and could be the soldier reconnoitering ahead of the others or the man actually leading the charge . Either way, this was not a particularly desirable position, to understate it, as the point man often took the first hit and didn't survive. Stories that no one will admit to officially, sometimes tell of sending a man out on point who was detri
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JCDentonHi EF guys,Please can someone explain me
Please can someone explain to me
JCDentonI even tried that page, which Marius Hancu suggested me
I even tried that page, which Marius Hancu suggested to me
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_guard is a position in basketball. The positions on the court form a pyramid, with the point guard (#1) at the peak (point).

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A point-runner is:-


1) to lead the charge.

2) to take the lead on a campaign, program or project.

3) sometimes used when requesting back-up

etymology: the "point man" is generally the person in charge. The "point guard" in basketball is the player that runs the teams offense. His main objective is to score points.

A) I'm running point on this so I
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