What RUINED Giannis’s Jump Shot?
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is a perennial MVP candidate and on his way to being a top 10 player of all time. But he's got one hole in his game: his jump shot. But his ugly mechanics weren't always this way. Coach Nick breaks down his rookie year jumper and shows how promising it all was back then.
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Someone needs to send this to Giannis
Just what I was thinking
I think your name will never come true then lol. Giannis bouta be MVP every year
Hamza true
I thought the same
@@Htiy
You on some 2K shit.
Luka realistically gonna be MVP every year, didn't need to wait 2-3 years to develop into a beast.
THIS IS WHAT ESPN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE
Nah they were never like this. Ever.
Yeah now they're so political
@@kyledimalanta760 always been that way. you must be new here.
@@kyledimalanta760 They've always been political and politics is an inherent part of sports and life. Get used to it.
ESPN was never like this - but this is what it could have been. They actually used to show highlights and break down film on occasion. Now it's all debate and story lines.
"Coaching criminality" is the perfect way to describe it.
Its stupid to blame caches. It's pretty obvious that it's his bulking up that affected his shooting
@@nikchris69 that doesn't really make sense. Everyone that gained muscle in a gym can tell you that they don't suddenly move completly different. Why would they?
Yeah It's pretty awful
@@nikchris69 Good point. Lebron bulked up too, but his shooting had been getting better. Do you think it's just a natural unpracticed deterioration? Too much time spent working on other things.
@Edgar Alvarez Most people in basketball are anomalies, but in Lebron's case, his shooting really improved in the 2nd Cleveland run, where you had to guard him out there.
There are a number of players whose shooting improved (Blake, Kawhi, Horford, Cousins, Kidd), but I find it weirder to lose your shot.
When you go to the US and they mess up your European basics🙃
Agreed my man, in Europe they value shooting rather than driving to basket
Navasheen Roy Chowdhury Actually, we value all aspects of the game equally. It's more about smart decision making and taking the best shot.
@@navasheen8964 nah Europens value fundamentals
@@navasheen8964 most of all, they value winning. If you lose, the fans gonna kill you. That's why they don't care about scores like 62-61.
not to luka
He is shooting 3's now like he's doing a free-throw.
This is actually hella interesting - the rest of the league is lucky that this happened lol
He isn't the only athletically talented guy out there
BeastMode 21 right but he’s showing his the most
I don't think so, If he have jump shot early on his career he might be a stretch 4 and sitting on the corner just to shoot and post up a little bit just like how Kevin Love is right now
@@omb_eli3476 Subjective
Conspiracy?
He does this weird whiplash thing where he kicks his head back that I think is really hindering him too. He catches a lot of passes flat-footed, and does that to compensate.
Yessir! I agree.
Also his left hand stops like next to his ear on the way up, he's almost shooting with 1 hand lol
giannis is the goat, whatever he does is perfection 😡
@Handles SG akumpo is literally the goat, numbers and stats don't lie.
Heesoo Yang ur supposed to shoot with one hand or ur of hand thumb for better rotation and more touch on the ball
Giannis with a jumpshot would be the scariest thing the league has ever seen
Giannis had to be nerfed for the sake of the rest of the NBA
Handles SG I feel like he would be the goat
It probably won't happen people usually come into the league with a good jump shot and get better like Curry when he came to the league he was already a shooter he's shooting just got better later down the road now Giannis will probably develop moves in the paint like Shaq
King James not necessarily
King James you’re right just would be crazy to imagine if a 7 footer could just dominate at every thing weather it’s rebounding playmaking or shooting almost like a kd type of player
Interesting. Giannis seems to be both blessed and cursed with his coachability. He's been able to improve year after year thanks to being such a coachable star, but he has also absorbed some apparently bad coaching without question and it's holding him back. I hope he sees this.
he has improved as an athlete. if you look at his games, the things where he has improved are things that he is now able to do because his body got stronger. in terms of basketball skillset there has been very little improvement and his IQ is also not that high
How does somebody on staff not see this trainwreck and call out the coaching changes that are screwing him up?
I blame the front office or head coach. They shouldve seen the b.s. the shooting coach taught and reverted him back to his original form
@@joaobrito2653 his IQ isn’t high? He makes great reads lmao u casual
@@joaobrito2653 is there any proofs to your so-called "analysis", Giannis is definitely good at reading attack and defend very well. You dont become a superstar and won a chip with just basic skill and low IQ alone
As j cole has said “I pray for Markelle cause they fucked up his shot”. They did the same to Giannis.
Ye if they just let him practice more on his shot. but his muscle gain and him getting taller is more of the reason
@@funba2379 neither of those things would completely change his shooting motion/mechanics
@@gambit7276 It kinda does tho.
THAT BUM ASS BUST IS GONE FROM THE NBA. HE'S LIKE ANTONY BENNET HAHAHAHAHA
he had a nerve disorder which messed up his shot. i dont think it was the trainers
God said it wouldn’t have been fair and messed up his jumpshot. Just like how KD is skinny
Pretty sure KD is skinny on purpose
@@lillankan555 Yea he wouldn't be nearly as quick.
Bruh if giannis had a decent jump shot, he be the most unfair Demi god of a player to every exsist lol
Savage Af basically KD 2.0
You rite
His jumpshot looked so much better as a rookie I watched his rookie highlights a couple months ago and his rookie jumpshot looked more clean and fluent
The same thing kinda happened to Lebron: hid handle and shot were a lot smoother like a combo guard in his first couple years, but now its more like a power forward. Both Giannis and Lebron bulked up I wonder if that alters their shots too. Thing is Giannis is missing years of shooting mechanics that Lebron had and built on to have a real mid range game and 3 ball. Feels like Giannis gonna be more like Westbrook/Simmons.
for sure. He looks so uncomfortable now
@@geordiejones5618 his a way better shooter now tho
@@cravycrabs1707 he was never a bad shooter he just wasn't efficient. Now he can turn it on in big moments and games. If Giannis can work om his post game he might not even need a midrange shot, but its definitelt easy to dare him to shoot by forcing him out of the paint but even that is a full team effort.
Yeah his jumpshot would be speaking English without an accent.
How the hell are shooting coaches still so incompetent, there’s a reason shooting has improved. They had it wrong in the past
because most of them dont stay up to date and teach what was taught them decades ago. There are still coaches out there (working with nba players) who dont agree with the turn or the dip...
Tom Knox it’s wild when the proof is out there, the old way is provably worse
Jon Juko pretty sure that’s what he’s trying to say
Sigurd Ryan and I’m agreeing
It might not even be shooting coaches. Putting on an insane amount of mass and muscles limits your flexibility and changes in general how you move. This is why a lot of top shooters aren’t super strong tanks lmao
I never knew he had a drastically different and better shooting form when he was a rookie. Imagine if Giannis somehow stumbles upon this video during the offseason. He has twitter right?
Cuz they weren't showing bucks games
Most people had no idea who Giannis was his first year or two. People weren't watching Bucks games back then.
what he needs to do is go back to the basics.
@@manofaith75 lol it's not that simple, you're talking years of mechanics being forced into his system during the time where he's nearly in his prime if he's not already. His jumper is done.
@@TyFhoonBoom his jump shot form didn’t really change until his first mvp year….like his percentage dropped since he started getting bigger bits that’s cuz his touch changed cuz of the new strength…the actual form was like this up until the 2017-2018 season and in the 2018-2018 season was when it got all messed up….got just a lil too big and now he’s even bigger but this year his form isn’t quite this bad this year the only thing wrong really is he extends his elbow which messes up his ball path
"fake fundamentals"
couldn't agree more, there are a lot coaches rely on their "principles" which doesn't work irl to keep the job
Reminds me of basketball tutorial videos where old coaches actually recommended to shoot with your feet square to the basket. My motto with shooting is 'there's no one right way to do it, but there is a wrong one'
@@thomasdeguzman1149 Old comment but yeah. Everybody's body is different. Some people's arms are longer, others shorter, some people have more flexibility in their arms or body in general, some people are more comfortable with more lift on their shot like a Ray Allen or a Klay Thompson, others with less like a Steph Curry, some people will turn more like a Curry or JJ Reddick. The jumpshot is gonna look different for everyone.
Yeah This Is Basically The League Nerfing Giannis So He Wouldnt Be Too Good
nerf lmfao thats too funny
😂😂😂😂
True 😂🤣 it would be VERY unfair if he has a consistent jump shot
conspiracy theory lol
Why Is Every Word's First Letter Capitalized Bruh
His rookie jumper looks a lot like gallinari
Yeah for real, well noticed
Wow True
KD came to mind
Yeah and Nic Batum
More like Omri Casspi
Bucks need to hire Fred Vinson. It's the only way
Hire BBALLBREAKDOWN
@@lbz5020 COACH NICK***
Ong but he is fixing Zion's jumper rn 😈
kyle korver needs to teach giannis man
Or Giannis can com to the Lakers. We'll pay for the best shooting coach money can buy.
What if Giannis's rookie shooting coach was a spy sent by LeBron to eliminate Giannis from the GOAT conversation
jordan would more likely want to ruin a young star's career than lebron
sureee buddy. i see that you're mentally challenged.@@Netsfan24
This video hitting different after 0-3 against Miami
His rookie year jumpshot was goated 💪
I wonder what made him change his form so much.
@@darrylwallace2428 I think its all the muscle he put on.
XXL Griefer no doubt he gained so much muscle
Def his bicep transformation
and then Jason Kidd happened... SMFH
Can anyone get Giannis to see this? Or at least the Bucks organization? I really want Giannis to change.
he's getting better, he had some great shooting nights this season, and I think he'll continue to because he's definitely aware that it's the main weakness in his game.
Conrad Sly but his form is still fucked so his ceiling is very low shooting wise
Conrad Sly he needs to completely revert back to his original jumpshot form and then start building from the ground up which will take a WHILE. His current form is still extremely inefficient (as stated in the video) but it would be better in the long run, eventually he’ll need to develop a shot because he can’t do what he’s doing forever.
I mean giannis watches basketball content. He’s literally a Mike Korzemba fan
@@ConradSly nah his jump shot is still horrible... no lift at all....
I've spent far too much of my life reflecting on the shooting ability of Giannis and Ben Simmons.
Don't compare the two. At least Giannis have one. Simmons can't do shit outside the paint aside from lucky shots.
🙃
Villain in Glasses the hate on Simmons is real
Hector Andem lonzo can shoot now though
@@benb2192 It's true though, Giannis has been shooting (at least he is making 1 per game now or more) but just not great at it. Ben has only made one in his entire career. I don't see how you compare them. A player who shoots every game and one who has only done it once. Please stop it.
Remeber when you are a skinny tall kid
You can choose the Giannis route or the KD route..
R u just talking play wise cuz neither is a bad option tbh
KD route is not something you can… „choose“
KD is a once in a lifetime player, the perfect combination of every aspect of the game.. Giannis also does not have the feel of the game, like KD, partially because Giannis started b-ball at the age of 14, which is very very late, compared to other stars who have grown up playing basketball…
@@raimondbainorisis727 ur right I think what he meant was which way to try and develop your skills. Instead of just gaining athleticism. Not saying giannis isn’t skilled cause he is but yeah that’s what I think he was tryna say. Or at least that’s what I was saying
Giannis can still fix his shot it really didn’t start goin too broke till his first mvp year and this year got a lot better
Anyone that agrees with the notion that Giannis's muscle gain affected his jumpshot has clearly never lifted weights, or played basketball. The changes to a jumpshot would be minimal, it wouldn't be enough to eliminate the dip, the turn, or the release point. Those are a direct result of coaching, not strength. It doesn't matter if you're 7 ft or 6'5 pure muscle, great technique is great technique. Giannis had good technique, & due to poor coaching, simply lost it.
Also, if that was the primary factor, we'd be seeing him shoot long more often, not short.
Actually, you're wrong. Gaining muscle, especially upper body, affects your shooting a great deal. I've been through this as I played basketball at a younger age, and I've also seen friends of mine going though this.
@@axilmar254 It's all about the _relative_ increase in strength. Which will usually be much larger in your examples (kids growing up and gaining muscle as they become an adult, or someone out of shape hitting the gym and putting on a lot of upper body muscle). In those cases it would not be uncommon to literally have a 2-3x increase in strength (ie +100-200%). In the case of an athlete who was already near peak fitness levels the change would be much lower, relatively speaking (maybe in the range of 5-10%?). So your statement is true but will apply much less strongly to professional athletes than to amateurs. Personally I don't believe it was much of a factor for Giannis.
@@siukong look at how skinny he was when he came to the NBA and how buffed up he is now. Huge difference. Enough difference, in my opinion, to affect his shooting motion.
Achilleas Margaritis but he still had above average muscle tho
This makes me sad. Hope he finds his way home.
Being a bucks fan, I'm actually crying
As a Giannis fan I'm both pissed and sad. Lot of lost training. Hope it's not to late.
He would have been the greatest ever
Crying over basketball? Fam at the end of the day it's just a game. This so-called pandemic reminded us what's really important. Essential workers of all sectors are underpaid while athletes jump, run, throw, catch, dunk, shoot for a living and make millions. I'll always be a hoops fan but I no longer get emotionally invested in sports. Just my take.
OneofAKind 13 Welcome to capitalism.
@@Throwedxiii True, but don't be such a downer. They're getting paid what they're worth in the market.
Somebody has to call Giannis and make him watch this video ASAP!!!
This video is trash, it's him bulking up that made the shooting form worse, and you cant fix that
@@nikchris69 him bulking up made his form stiffer is all, this video shows that someone told him to alter his fundamentals
@@nikchris69 he's not THAT bulky to not be able to shoot properly
nikchris69 lakers fanboi
@@nikchris69 look at lbj jump shot they fix that
everytime Giannis loses i come back to this video, oh what could have been
Could still be his form didn’t get too fucced up until his first mvp year and this year it’s better
This video remains true even after his first champion title. He's gonna need a shot if he wantsto play longer at high level
I mean…he’s still pretty good. 🙂
It's Jason Kidd's fault for stopping them from taking 3's.
@0:37 Lmao drop of the beat to a bricked 3, alright Coach Nick.
Hey coach, I'm a shooter with more than 20 years of experience of the pretty competitive bball and must say you 100% right - it was extremely painful for me to see his weird hands positioning on the ball and his knees were to close to each other
I always thought that Giannis has never been a good shooter but videos show the exact opposite - he really had much more fluent form in his first year, but it seems like somebody definitely messed up here.
Yeah when he said "I can shoot" in his scouting interview back in Greece, he wasn't lying. They messed him up big time
Everyone should share this video until giannis sees it.
The person that had the idea to "fix" Giannis' shot needs to be sent to orbit with the next Starlink mission
Jason Kidd ruined Giannis shot by telling him not to shoot
Not really because his muscles gain and him getting taller from 6foot9 to 6foot11
@@funba2379 did you just not watch the video or...?
@@TyFhoonBoom He’s right. Gaining muscle ruined his jumpshot.
Is no one gonna talk about how Giannis' shots sync up with the background beat in the intro?
you must be new to this channel, coach almost always does that on every vid
Hey noob, welcome to the coach’s channel and videos. You in for a treat.
Damn. I have been here for more than a year and thus is my first time recognizing it. For someone omniscient I am pretty slow
Shit dude my coach has been trying alot to get me to eliminate the dip and now this is scaring me
If you eliminate the dip you will have to create power somewhere else. The "dip" is you loading your body to create power and lift into the shot. I have no idea why coaches are eliminating the dip. It goes against human biomechanics. The trick is where are primarily dipping from. The legs? Or the hips? One is far inferior to the other (from a stability/power generation standpoint)
Anton Vannelli yeah dipping is essential extends range lessens fatigue and makes it easier to shoot in game when there are distractions by forcing u into a motion and from it should be muscle memory
Never listen to old heads when it comes to shooting. Find a form do it in 1 motion find your rhythm.
Is he trying to eliminate it completely? Because if so ignore him. But i have seen players who dip way too much. It looks ridiculous and is extrmemely slow. So if hes just trying to shroten the dip, listen. But you have to have a dip
Reason why old heads can't even scratch 50% shooting because they trying to fix what's not broken. Europeans shoots so well because they just let them shoot the way the shoot like Steph Curry unorthodox 1 motion pull up.
I think his free throw % died because of the “Dwight” factor, he’s too muscular
Handles SG it just makes it so much tougher to get touch and rhythm. Countless examples of players like it
And guys like KD stayed extremely lean instead of bulking up and his shot and FT is smooth.
@@jaftem2x kd isn't even lean he's just skinny
Steezy buddy weighs 240 now he’s just got a crazy long frame
Yeah
Why y’all acting like gaining muscle was the sole reason. He’s gained a lot but he’s no Karl Malone or David Robinson. He’s not that big that it would affect your jump shot. It’s something with his mechanics and form that he was taught wrong
I don't think that he has the potential to be a 40% 3pt shooter but If he did the dipping he would probably shoot 37% from 3.
It’s definitely both. Maybe an injury as well?
Whoever ruined Giannis’ jumpshot is a hero. He saved the NBA from being “The Giannis Show.”
@hk brightshadow is shit You are not in a place to judge
@1 1 you dont like who?who is not a good person?Giannis?You need to stop smoking or drinking too much kid
He delayed the show
Jhin a blooming Flower is a bastard the weakest mvp was the whiteboy steve nash
@1
Weakest mvp who dominated the regular season?!
Jordan was worried about messing up his jumper when he put on weight.
Yup that was a huge myth growing up in the 80s and 90s. That weight training would throw your shot off..
it sounds so dumb now as if you would hit the weights for months without touching a basketball 😁
@@PlanetJigobotTV I mean it could be the case though. having big arms and shoulders is a lot more rigid than having skinny arms and shoulders. and long arms could throw you off since you can't control the ball as well. add in the fact that his hands might be really really big, but not strong enough, you get giannis.
@@knicks8099 you shouldn't be too rigid, unless you lost flexibility in the process
@@knicks8099 KD has long arms and is one of the best shooters we've seen. Kawhi is muscular, has massive hands and is an elite shooter. MJ himself had massive hands but is a good shooter. Giannis probably just lost his jumpshot because of an incompetent coach.
@@darkorlightz jordan had strong hands and they weren't nearly as big as giannis'. kd instead has skinny arms. kawhi has strong hands too and his shoulders are really broad, which helps with balance. giannis literally has every trait that would throw you off as a shooter, while all these other guys have other traits that can compensate for those disadvantages. tbh jordan wasn't a very good shooter either(he was only really good from mid range)
Lmao in 2k15 he develops into a sharpshooter
Fr tho 🤣
This video deserves an accompanying article from The Athletic to dig in deeper!
"it boggles my mind how someone could have looked at his rookie year form and said to themselves oh yeah we've gotta change this big time"
*Jason Kidd has entered the chat*
I could barely hit the rim while shooting the 3 before the dip, turn & sway, I used to have that 'perfect' J but it never worked. After seeing your videos and following the tips I became a better shooter. Not only that, but I'm starting to understand the game better
Cant thank you enough coach
I was watching some random clips of 3 point shots and I noticed how good Giannis could shoot it in his rookie season. Thank you for this video! It was needed
The b-ball gods nerfed Giannis’ abilities so he wouldn’t be too dominant
His Body changed too tho. He grew 2 inches and gained a lot more weight & strength. That plays a role as well..
if he gained more strenght, why are his shots falling short?? doesn't make sense... his form got messed up
Felipe Cabrera Same reasons Shaqs Ft's would fall short too after throwing a few long ones, they feel like they need to under compensate too much. Of course, his form got messed up too in the process, but he went through a pretty significant change as well..
@@felipecabrera5468 the whole mechanism would be ruined and harder to control the strength and maintain the proper shooting form when he bulk up drastically compare to his rookie season. Results in inconsistencies in his shot.
kenny .l many players bulked up, but stayed the same or got even better with shooting the ball
@@Cardiaccat98 it depends on whether if they could adobt to their change in the body or if there're a good shooting coach to guide him. But I reckon considering the amount of muscle he gained, it would be difficult for him to get use to the new shooting mechanism cus the arms would be less flexible (I'm not sure if this is the right term to use) for him to maintain a proper shooting form.
Wasn't Giannis still growing in his rookie season? He looks like he got taller and put on muscle. Would that also change his jumpshot?
Yeah I believe he was 6'9 when he was drafted
getting so much stronger mighte thrown him off
@@jjgooz no that's a complete bullshit myth. His form is just terrible now
Lifting and putting on muscle mass shouldn't matter much when you play bball and shoot like every day, but I think it would mess up someone who just lifts for months without basketball.
jjgooz lifting nah. Height maybe. But at the end of the day if he wants to get better he needs to start working.
Great breakdown coach. I have a few points to add.
2020 Jumper:
1) extreme head tilt back. This is unnecessary with his shot trajectory and height.
2) strength gain: adding a tremendous amount of muscle to the frame can cause a lot of extra friction in the shoulder. He might not feel the same fluidity with his new body.
3) sequence. Due to his messed up ball trajectory and lack of dip for sequencing he is jumping before he has elevated the ball into his shot pocket. Coach Mike Dunn is a huge proponent of this key fundamental.
Nobody ever talks about how useful the dip is for initiating the body sequence. It’s key.
LOL that golf swing comparison 😂
wow his rookie form was so much more fluid
So, long story short, the americans ruined his jumpshot smh
P.S. notice his rookie year, he also adds hops before his jumpshots and now he doesn't
I believe he went through the 'Dwight' effect.
Because of his shift in play and the fact he put on some pounds changed his jumpshot.
That may be the reason he doesn't hop anymore either, because if he ever did, he'd be wasting movement and the defender would go in on him. He can't gather momentum just because of his added pounds.
@@iman5147 the makes no sense, lebron is just as big as giannis and dwight, if not bigger and his jumper is fine, same with other centers like KAT and Anthony davis
@@joyboy1720 lebron shoots elbow out and is a 2 motion shooter that type of shooting doesnt require mobility and fluidity. Even Kobe said gaining weight effects shooting, I remember one season he gained 20 pounds and the next season he lost it all saying it made him slower and he lost some of his touch
@@deeppatel7496 Adding some muscle to your body might increase the range in your jumpshot and gives you more power, but it does not make you change your jumpshot mechanics overnight. The Turn, Dip and the Sway of your jumpshot will not change your shooting motion even if you add more muscle, it’s all about the coaching, the shooting coach of the Milwaukee Bucks.
that intro music with giannis shooting bricks has me dead LMAO
The reason he stopped this form is because he stopped shooting altogether his sophomore season as Jason Kidd wanted him to become an aggressive slashing athletic freek which we know him for today. This was further established in his game as Gary Payton became his mentor before his sophomore season and said something like “Giannis can drive and score all the time if he becomes aggressive and strong in the paint.” For those reason I think he lost all focus on shooting and when he finally reached his full potential without a jump shot, he started to relearn but from “pro” coaches who do not know how to help a player build a rhythmic shot and instead made him focus on cookie cutter mechanics that led to him losing his natural shot development and rhythm making his shot stiff, tense, and mechanical.
I think when coaches over inform players on how to do something correctly they become mechanical shooting nightmares as their brains natural rhythmic learning process is severely interrupted causing their shot to lose fluidity. This is pretty clearly what happened to Giannis.
So what you're telling me is that somebody ruined Giannis?
Jason Kidd
Idk how you ruin someone who is gonna be a 2 time mvp but they definitely fucked his shot
Jason kidd told him not to shoot threes I think.
@@shutup6219 yeah he told him that because he ruined his form lmfao
@@orestisx lol clueless.
From Mirin Fader’s new book on Giannis (via the Ringer):
“The coaches wanted to tweak Giannis’s shooting form. He was never known as an outside shooter. It wasn’t necessarily discussed as a glaring weakness, as it would be in the coming years, but it just wasn’t something he needed to do much of throughout his youth. He was always so long and so athletic that he could just stretch his legs a couple of steps and be at the rim, so there was never a need to develop a jump shot.
He didn’t shoot poorly from the field as a rookie, by any means. He even looked comfortable letting a 3 or two fly, his footwork and follow-through somewhat fluid. But the coaches continued to work on his form. Oppenheimer spent time helping him release the ball higher. Giannis’s release was low, almost below his eyes and off his shoulder. They worked on his footwork, his base, slowing down the movement of catching the ball, gathering, and shooting.”
When the beat dropped but the ball didn't, you broke something inside me.
He is taller and stronger than his rookie year. His style changed because his whole body changed. Today, he has a big man style jump shot and it is normal. The 3-points stats show us that his percentages went down in the second year, so he had to change his shooting style to improve them. And this is what he did.
I like how you took the time to show us the failed golf swing. I love it lol
Damn rookie Giannis shoots like KD
Positive Masculinity not really, giannis shot on the side of his head. Kd has his set point over his head
Richard Wu yeah you’re right totally different jumper
Richard Wu giannis jumpshot as a rookie is very similar to Steph curry meaning it is very good
More like Gallinari.
His Rookie jumpshot is extremely way cleaner...wtf happened. I looked back and watched his form and it's way better.....
Someone on the Bucks staff noped it out
@@Cuzjudd whoever did that should never coach another player ever. People use his muscle gain as an excuse but MJ and Kobe were able to beef up and maintain their shooting touch just fine.
@@thomasdeguzman1149 exactly
Bro he grew from 6'9 to 6'11
The bucks brought back his original player dev/shooting coach from the kidd era. The most recent shooting coach-who also helped w Kyle korver's form-is the one who effed up giannis's shot. But it'll be tough cuz both those coaches are w the bucks and egos will get in the way
Did Giannis watch this video and revert to his old jumper?
3 points I'd like to point out:
1. His coaches should watch this video.
2. His coaches should watch the shooting/rhythm of KD/Duncan/Dirk and KG. Tall players with elite shooting.
3. How Giannis body transformation affected his shooting. A good example would be KD getting a bit buff and stronger core keeping his form natural. While Gianis is gaining muscle all over his body that has affected his shooting form.
Coach, you actually forgot to mention about his physical changes. That extra bulk surely affecting his shooting form
Damn coach you can't blow people's mind like this, i'm trying to go to bed😨
Akumpo your literally 26’7
damn he lowkey used to shoot like Durant
Glad you did not mention his increase in bulk and strength as a reason for his worse mechanics, it's a misconception that putting on muscle mass makes your shot worse
I was gonna mention that. through the years he got bigger and stronger which can also alter shot/form. the bulk aids in absorbing physicality in NBA. it's a tradeoff.
Can you expand on the shooting techniques taught in Europe vs U.S? it still frustrates me that joakim Noah still shoots the way he does and no one bothers to fix it
Who's Giannis' shooting coach?
I couldn't find out the name.
Would be nice to know more background of him/organization.
Could becoming so much more muscular in a short period of time have an effect also?
Was my negative guess
Nope. If he's shooting regularly, with consistent form, his body would find ways to adapt the new strength and size to the existing motion patterns. Not to mention the fact that he has a whole fucking shooting staff behind him. Instead, it looks like he took the best parts of his form and replaced them with the worst alternatives possible
James harden: *crying watching this video
Giannis should be the one crying, f*cked his own jumpshot up.
more like harden is crying with tears of joy
Why would Harden be crying over this video? Dude's a sharpshooter
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Honestly, everyone would, dude would be a demigod if he had mediocre shooting.
It is coaching criminality when coaches eliminate the dip. This is an AMAZING video!!!! Great job!!!
3:09 that ad transition 😭💀😭
the short answer is that Jason Kidd told Giannis to stop taking 3s
Bruh honest i hate jason kidd as a coach
@@spooktyrone9337 those were some dark days as a bucks fan...
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Yes sir!
Literally his next 3 years were just low sample size. He's been a average shooter from 3. Which should be a greenlight for Giannis at this point. Practically mirrors Lebron at this stage in his career.
Finally someone who adresses this.... I live in Greece and had seen him a couple of times shooting around, his shot was solid and could have helped his game immensely!
I thought Korver was working with Giannis on his shot this past year
Content like this is why I subscribe. Awesome stuff.
Damn, some coach really merked this dude's jumper. 😮😮 Dats Tuff💯
This is absolutely depressing
To answer the question in the title, I have one name
Jason Kidd
Lol I was thinking the same thing.
God he has the Kenny Smith knees. He technically could've been a GOAT tier perfect player by year 4.
Extreme muscle gain in a short period of time would do that. Same thing happened to me, I gained nearly 30 pounds of pure muscle in a 3-6 month period. I can’t even fathom how I used to shoot. I was so frustrated, I just changed my entire shot form. I’m a noticeably worse shooter. I got desperate, and started shooting more like KD, leaning back, and catapulting the ball. It used to be on par with a JJ Redick type shooting motion. I just simply couldn’t shoot like that anymore. And when the game was on the line, and teammates counting on me to make shots, I was less concerned with “fixing” what was natural to me for years, and became complacent with ditching it completely. RIP 2016 Jumper. I think about you everyday still.
i think it's because of his musle mass,he gained a lot of it in a relatively short time. also the worst 3pt shooting centers and powerforwards are generally the bulkier ones.
The Jason kidd development
Yep probably". Ur shooting is shit as a rookie lets try to change that by changing your form " boy did that backfire
Yep probably". Ur shooting is shit as a rookie lets try to change that by changing your form " boy did that backfire
@@mark-one6511 why u gotta comment the same thing twice?
Raymond Qiu it happens sometimes when commenting on mobile
I think this is a result of how quickly he bulked up to become a better finisher inside the paint. To put it simply, he was getting so much stronger that he unconsciously made his shooting form less efficient to compensate for the increased strength in his arms. That way he wouldnt be overshooting every time.
It was the coaching staff's responsibility to make sure Giannis adjusts his shot form without falling into bad shooting habits but I guess that didnt work out
His jump shot was smooth as fuck. Whoever did this to him prevented him from becoming what could've been the most lethal basketball player in history.
I think this is also a new age thing as well, so many players try to shoot with only their arms/upper body not realizing that it’s all in the legs and form. You see it with Lamelo not even jumping on his shots.
You know how useful this actually is, it taught me more about shooting then most videos called how to shoot a basketball
The way this guy enter his advertisement is smoother than giannis' Rookie year jumpshot... Lol
Should see him now oh my god. Looks like someone watched this vid and made Giannis improve on his shot because wow. HES ACTUALLY BECOMING A GOOD SHOOTER. I just saw a vid of him having good form and technique. It's starting to become scary that he can even shoot that good. God bless the competition.
Giannis will figure it out. He’s still so young and has got some prime left. I believe.
100%
I doubt he will totally change his jumper back to his rookie style
True. He is already showing improvement, his turnaround/fade away midrange jumper is a legit weapon he began using with efficiency this season...
Great video 👌
This is why he is the best basketball RUclips channel. Feel like I learn so much more about the sport after each video. This one blew me away
I’ve been saying this for years. He could actually shoot before he put on the all the Muscle. I’ve always said this but nobody believed me. And old fashion coaches never help Naive hoopers who are tryna do their best. His layups have also gotten less smooth.
Muscle had nothing to do with it
@@Cuzjudd Yes it does
@@charltonmccullough4494 when I got big I was still as good as a shooter was when I was a skinny teen
Honestly I think he got too strong. That extra muscle mass hurt his mechanics
I agree
How? gaining muscle shouldn't affect your ability to dip the ball, bring it up close to your body and release it. Nor should it affect you feet positioning. The only it would affect is the power on the shot.
R3xTeZ exactly then what about Lebron why did his jumper get better when he went to the heat and put on like 20 more pounds of muscle
bruh he's not muscle bound, it's not affecting his flexibility in any way
He’s still gonna be a legend
There is a difference between inward focus of attention (focusing on the shape of your hands, arms, legs; or focusing on your muscles), and outward focus of attention: the basket, the flow, the ball. Outward focus of attention is much better and more natural, but too many coaches, in their desire to analyze good shooting (or a good golf swing or tennis swing, etc.) force athletes to have inward focus of attention, which always brings distraction, and in worst-case scenarios, the yips.
Could you please do a side-by-side of Giannis' current shooting form against later career Jason Kidd? The lower body doesn't line up but I get serious Kidd vibes when I watch Giannis' upper body