Oh hearkat, I have to remove you from my fluther now.
Corollary question… what’s with the ridiculous deep echoey “defense” chants in Orlando and Denver? Is it just me or does that not happen in LA? It’s funny, bordering on scary.
@andrew: I detest the sound of the Spurs’ arena announcer, even as little as it is heard through the TV, he just has the effect of nails on a chalkboard for me.
If the announcers were using “no man’s land” to refer to a specific area of the court, they may have been referencing the restricted area underneath the basket. The arc four feet in front of the basket doesn’t have a clear name, it’s just called “restricted area.” Defenders can’t draw a charge in that zone.