The no-look pass requires but one component: the passer isn't looking at the recipient of the pass. Its signature, its very name, is grounded in an act of deception—the smoke matters as much as the mirrors do. When you are a passer intuitive and gifted enough to do things like pass to people you are not looking at, the element of surprise is your playground. But that playground can become a minefield when your no-look is so good that it surprises even the teammate sharing the playground with you. Or, if you want it without the schoolyard/war metaphors: be careful with your no-look passes, because otherwise faces can get boomed-up real good.During the Washington Wizards' visit to Toronto on Wednesday night, Marcin Gortat did his teammate John Wall the favor of tipping him out a rebound. It was a very nice thing to do, as it put Wall in a position with three defenders scrambling around him and enough space for an outlet pass. But instead of finding his man Chris McCullough on the wing for the wide-open three, Wall decided to ram the ball right up the chute, back from whence it came, in the direction of his big man. This was, to understate things, a surprise to that teammate.Gortat had just finished turning around from a pivot, and caught Wall's pass with his face instead of his outstretched hands. And this was no dainty pass. It was a hot little bullet from Wall, whose follow-through spun him around completely, and it hit hard enough to level Gortat completely. Life comes at you fast.