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Her inside game is close to unstoppable, supplemented with a one-legged midrange fadeaway and an improved set shot beyond the arc.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Players typically played beneath, not above, the rim, and the two-handed set shot and layups were more common than the gravity-defying moves displayed by today's players.
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Alan Morrell,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2022
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Players typically played beneath, not above, the rim, and the two-handed set shot and layups were more common than the gravity-defying moves displayed by today's players.
—
Alan Morrell,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2022
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“Set shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20shot. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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