fullcourtpress
Rookie
I don't think that's true. My understanding is bag is short for "bag of tricks". A term that's been around forever.Bag is simply flashy moves based on handles. THATS IT....thats the definition, thats always been the definition. Don't try to unc your way into it and say shyt like Shaq had a bag or Reggie Miller had a bag....NO. We all know exactly what that shyt means, so stick to that. That doesn't mean any of those players were bad in the slightest, everyone knows they were great.
People think saying someone has no bag means they suck or something. But alot of people been saying Bron had no bag forever and we all knew exactly what that meant, yet he's one of the GOATs. Now everybody wanna play dumb and act like the definition is up in the air![]()
Having a bag in basketball terms is simply saying you have counter moves for when the defense stops the first move you make. It was mainly applied to players working a post game like Akeem and Kevin McHale. But because the game has evolved to more perimeter play the term has expanded.