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positionless

  • a word derived from position.
    position
    noun
    condition with reference to place; location; situation.

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While Plum has spent most of her career at shooting guard because of her shooting and off-ball movement, first-year coach Lynne Roberts’ positionless system signals a change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025

Analytics have also changed the game to be more positionless, with players at all five positions capable of shooting 3s.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

He’s one of the most preposterously skilled 7-footers to enter the league, but even in an open-minded and positionless NBA, there is concern about how his thin frame will hold up.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2022

Even as basketball has become increasingly positionless and best suited for the versatile, Jokic stands out for being a point-center — a big man who can run the offense from anywhere on the court.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

Mozart did not starve upon being left positionless in Vienna.

From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 by Rupert Hughes