After all these years it’s still fucking mind boggling how steph shoots the ball. How can you have that quick of a release with that much accuracy and range?
If you witness the 90s you would understand it, Adam Silver change the game not step, Step is the result by product of new rules, old rules can't improve a quick shot like that cuz they focus in defense which affect the offense as well, elbow knee holding your hips body bump, also before step I play basketball a point guard in highschool league and I Almost only one player in league who have lots attempt use step back shot while my arm straight to the defender why? cuz they holding me up even my jersey, mostly everyone love cross over move like Iverson they love isolation type, even step use Time machine his style won't work cuz his step back and release is not easier than to day cuz they will hold you down that's why I Bird is way more impressive for me in that era, same reason why sky hook never mastered to day, Kareem was very right.
This man speaking is one of basketball's ALL TIME GREATS! He is a legend and a icon! Thanks Cap for all the great memories and championships you delivered to the Los Angeles Lakers!
Very overrated shot. He would get stripped, robbed and blocked in later eras with better athletes. That shot was waaaay to slow and defensive schemes were trash back then
@@jdrmanmusiqking sure... defensive schemes were "trash" bc they were forced to play man to man, only sending a double once he had the ball (& he was a great passer out of the double). Zone defenses played today weren't legal back then, guy. No. Nobody playing today would be punking KAJ the way you describe. In fact, the big-time center has mostly gone the way of the buffalo. All the tall guys want to play on the perimeter, and they aren't playing great man defense on the low blocks. Face it, this is one of (if not THE) WORST era for centers ever.
@@ignoblesavage5559 None of that drivel changes the fact that Kareem wouldnt last in today's game. Bigs would blow by him and/or pull him out to the perimeter. Tape dont lie. His numbers dipped against the best centers of his era and those dudes were trash. I bet you cant name a single center Kareem played against without looking then up
@@kb5509 if it’s so basic why is no one able to recreate it? We don’t see sky hooks, we see jump hooks. I’m sure plenty of bigs have tried to do Kareem’s sky hook, but he had incredible balance, core strength, agility, and touch around the rim. Then you have to think about the efficiency in which he was making these shots. So it’s not just about the type of shot it’s also about how many times can you shoot and still be around 55%
@@vsioljones2549that’s because he’s shooting over midgets.. try it on shot blockers today they meet the shot at the top of the square.. nobody back then was getting up.
Speaking as someone who learned how to shoot a hook shot when he was a kid, u gotta do it. The grown men I play against still have no clue how to guard it it’s a free bucket as long as u know how to shoot it
@@camerondrain8166 ideally the first hook shot would just be a basic hook not a jump hook and not a sky hook a sky hook you lean and hold it at the tip of your release for a second u really just need the hook motion, basically unstoppable if you can hit it
@@jjones6244 The key thing you mentioned is "if you can hit it" b/c for most they haven't learned to master the technique of shooting that kind of shot which for most is a difficult one🤷♂️. I'd even go ahead and say that the floater became the modern day hook shot in the 2000s and beyond, but we may see it make a comeback as history always repeats itself.
@@marlowstanfield6815that’s not true at all. You just don’t know basketball. That’s a beautiful shot that was never able to be stopped. Learn basketball before you talk.
But that’s the thing, if you want to be truly great, you have to pull from all eras because you can learn from everyone, we have our players see and try to mimic their play style types, but also learning the older eras play styles, can give us a deep bag for sure
You don't have to be a big guy to go in the paint, you just have to want the ball, and the reason the game got softer, no one wanted to be touched that's not basketball,guys still finished through contact back then now they flop or run to the ref when they miss or get the slightest wind on them, want to kick the leg out who raised these bit***😂 you can still have a physical aspect to the game and the finesse to.
@@ruh-ul-qudussaid8446 I can tell you either didn’t understand my comment, or don’t understand basketball! There is a reason bigger players have almost always lead the league in percent from the field, paint, post and smaller players lead in three point and or free throw percent. Nothing you mentioned is what I brought up or the great Kareem Abdul Jabbar spoke on.
Never played on a basketball team but I’m a beast inside the 3 point line down in the post with muddy jumpers and I’ve used the sky hook a few times on taller opponents
Only if you are Forward or Centre and you are up against point guards. If another big is guarding you, it becomes extremely difficult. But most people are even shorter than Curry and the rim stays the same for everyone. Its only national for people to want to be more like curry. The hook becomes more like a floater at that height.
I like that he didn't put down the idea of guys shooting so many threes and from that far, the way a lot of retired players do. He just pointed out the differences without putting one over the other
I really think it’s starting to level out again, at least in the current nba. You have teams that maybe only shoot like 8-9 threes and miss 6 of them but still win the game. As for the next generation? Games might go to like 160-180 pts or more. 30 threes in a game, 40 threes… who knows. Kareem won’t ever be forgotten though. He’s the peace before the quiet!
Reem explained this the possible way you could explain what's doing in in the league right now. But it's hard to forget about playerl ike Bill Russell,Wilt, Kareem, Hakeem,Shaq, Bill Walton etc
There is nothing cooler than a Skyhook in my opinion if some of me or my friends hit a crazy one in the park everyone goes crazy way more then when one hits a 3
Honestly, I really want Kareem to teach the skyhook to Wemby. I feel like he already has the foundations for it, just needs the extra push from the grandmaster himself
I never thought that because everyone at my school school goes for 2 points cuz they say the 3 point is bad luck for a month… I still love the hook shot
I don't think 3-pointers have anything to do with it. Even in the Michael Jordan era, nobody was doing the Skyhook it's an incredibly difficult move to master. If people were doing the Skyhook in this generation we would be going crazy as fans
@@marlowstanfield6815 it has nothing to do with how attractive the shot is, it has everything to do with how incredibly difficult it is to master it. Is Victor Giannis antetokounmpo, Luka doncic's, Kevin durant, or any Long Tall player did the Skyhook effectively next season we will all go crazy
Even before this boom in 3 point shooting no one was really doing sky hook aside from Kareem. He makes it look so easy but I imagine it must be difficult if so little people use such an effective shot
If someone as great as KAJ is talking about you, you know you're a legend 💙💛🏀 Skyhook still remains irreplaceable. One of the most dynamic basketball moves ever 🐐
On Curry’s shooting: in the past, the wisdom was that long shots were low percentage. The negative culture put in a player’s head was that they were going to miss it under the pressure of a game. But players knew it was possible; the Harlem Globetrotters would make long crazy shots all the time. They just needed to create a positive culture where they believed they could do it. And Curry is the best.
@@HateTheHumanRaceRight why is Kareem acting like everyone can do that shot? You have to be a giant to do that shot because If you’re shorter like curry it won’t work.
Kareem spitting facts. But the reason the 3 took off in the league wasn’t its coolness. It’s the efficiency. Even just 36% from 3 is on par with 54% from the field. And the spacing that provides which in turn makes drives easier. It’s a more effective and complete game
In this era we desperately NEED BOTH!! Appreciate the hook shot, evolve, become better, perfect it, practice it, improve it if you need to. Same goes for the 3-ball, lay-ups, dunks, free-throws, mid-range, blocks, rebounds, assists, dribbling, handling. We need ALL OF IT in the NBA, Collegiate level, HS level & even grade school. Don't "eliminate" any of it. LEARN from it. You don't have to be multi-dimensional & do it all like MJ, Kobe or Lebron. Practice & Master 1 or 2. Let someone else worry about the rest. If you have the natural talent & skill? Then yes, go ahead & be like a D-rose & dominate but if all you can do is Block, Rebound, Dunk, Dribble or shoot the 3? Focus on just 1 or 2. No one's expecting you to be a superhero & do them all equally. Dominate at just 1 if you have to, unless you literally possess the capability of perfecting them all. Every position is useful on the court. Play your position & make it your mission. It IS a "TEAM" sport after all....
Steph Curry: is blessed with , 6 arsenal weapons. at his disposal #1 The 3 pointer. (#2.The triple double. Rebound, Pass, and Assist.) #3.High Basketball IQ. #4. Top handles .. #5.top defender when needed... #6.. The Greatest shooter God created...There you go...!!!!
To be fair… it’s more useful for guards & wings to learn how to shoot 3s. It’s really only Big Men that should be trying to learn the skyhook. And there’s a lot less of those out there in the world.
Victor Wembanyama needs to learn the skyhook. He’ll be Kareem 2.0. He may even bring the game back to less 3 point shooting and more back to the basket basketball.
We wont forget you kareem but basketball changed so much even the way we play defense so hook shots arent going to be more famous anymore just because how basketball evolved so much
The amount of pushing and shoving you have to absorb in the paint, especially as a taller lengthy player makes it exhausting to get buckets, you can play a lot longer shooting jumpers then fighting for position just to get 1 point..
Waiting for a player who can deny anyone of the 3 pointer to really change the game. When someone can steal or stuff these types of player consistently then shit will change
Kareem was 7'2 - 218cm in his prime. Steph is 6'2 - 188cm. There's a difference. If Curry turned his back to the basket to shoot a sky hook he'd probably get distroyed by some 7' Jokic, Embid, Antetukounpo, you name it. Now if you have 7 footers pairing up, you'll see them turn their back to the basket and shoot 2 pointers.
One of the few times ive heard Kareem praise the new era. People are taking these words wrong some how smh Kareem is literally saying the new generation is better than the old Not sure how anyone can interpret that differently
The 3 pointer allows undersized players a weapon to be relevant in the game. They might not have the size or length to dominate in the paint, so they make their money beyond the perimeter. A dominant big probably can average 60% 2pt% and a small guard that can make 40% of his 3s is now just as productive as the dominant big. We don't need everyone shooting 3s, but anyone shooting above 40% should be playing. The best way to counter that type of efficient small ball lineup is very athletic wings that can defend the perimeter and post and use bully ball to play inside. Giannis type players would thrive even without a 3pt shot because he can defend guards and wreck small ball lineups with his size and athleticism. A slow big or wing would be a liability defensively. They would need to be very good at passing and rebounding to make up for that like jokic to be efficient without athleticism to guard guards.
Kareem perfectly explained why a lot of fans discredit pervious eras. He could not have explained it better himself.
Let’s be honest, bench players this era would start in their era
@@YoungWildNFree999in Kareem era? Yeah I’ll say so but I’m not sure MJ era
@@gtjaaa5551 yes, I’m talking about the guys era on the video. I don’t remember mentioning MJ
@@YoungWildNFree999 my bad bro
@@YoungWildNFree999nah, they would get beat up plus you forget that the shoes aren’t as good and the nutrition wasn’t there yet
I’ll NEVER forget you Kareem!!
The skyhook was never done and has NEVER been done since!!!!
The “skyhook” was never done and has NEVER been DONE since Kareem!
Schizophrenia is real
ME NEITHER
@@thomasbarlow3782man you straight slobbering his meat
After all these years it’s still fucking mind boggling how steph shoots the ball. How can you have that quick of a release with that much accuracy and range?
If you witness the 90s you would understand it, Adam Silver change the game not step, Step is the result by product of new rules, old rules can't improve a quick shot like that cuz they focus in defense which affect the offense as well, elbow knee holding your hips body bump, also before step I play basketball a point guard in highschool league and I Almost only one player in league who have lots attempt use step back shot while my arm straight to the defender why? cuz they holding me up even my jersey, mostly everyone love cross over move like Iverson they love isolation type, even step use Time machine his style won't work cuz his step back and release is not easier than to day cuz they will hold you down that's why I Bird is way more impressive for me in that era, same reason why sky hook never mastered to day, Kareem was very right.
@@777gers none of that has anything to do with his shooting form lol, but i appreciate your input.
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@@multiplepassions3694man idk how the hell you understood wtf they were saying lol I’m over here scratching my head
@@gldflcn 🤣🤣
This man speaking is one of basketball's ALL TIME GREATS! He is a legend and a icon! Thanks Cap for all the great memories and championships you delivered to the Los Angeles Lakers!
And put Milwakee Bucks on the map.
By far the most beautiful shot ever delivered. The hardest shot to block. Prominently unstoppable.
Go Kareem!!!!
Wilt blocked Kareems hook shot 4 times in 1 game
@@johndailey2323 Wilt even blocked it 3 times in 1 possession! But I'd be surprised to hear that anyone else ever blocked it more than once or twice.
Very overrated shot. He would get stripped, robbed and blocked in later eras with better athletes. That shot was waaaay to slow and defensive schemes were trash back then
@@jdrmanmusiqking sure... defensive schemes were "trash" bc they were forced to play man to man, only sending a double once he had the ball (& he was a great passer out of the double). Zone defenses played today weren't legal back then, guy.
No. Nobody playing today would be punking KAJ the way you describe. In fact, the big-time center has mostly gone the way of the buffalo. All the tall guys want to play on the perimeter, and they aren't playing great man defense on the low blocks. Face it, this is one of (if not THE) WORST era for centers ever.
@@ignoblesavage5559 None of that drivel changes the fact that Kareem wouldnt last in today's game. Bigs would blow by him and/or pull him out to the perimeter.
Tape dont lie. His numbers dipped against the best centers of his era and those dudes were trash. I bet you cant name a single center Kareem played against without looking then up
Real basketball fans will never forget any legendary players.
Has anybody ever thought that maybe Kareem was so great that he’s really the only person who can shoot that type of shot with that type of efficiency?
It's pretty basic. That's the point.
@@kb5509 if it’s so basic why is no one able to recreate it? We don’t see sky hooks, we see jump hooks. I’m sure plenty of bigs have tried to do Kareem’s sky hook, but he had incredible balance, core strength, agility, and touch around the rim. Then you have to think about the efficiency in which he was making these shots. So it’s not just about the type of shot it’s also about how many times can you shoot and still be around 55%
why spend years mastering the hook just for wemby to send that bullshit to the moon…
@@vsioljones2549because, they have egos. Imagine trying to build your own brand, but you’re using another person signature
@@vsioljones2549that’s because he’s shooting over midgets.. try it on shot blockers today they meet the shot at the top of the square.. nobody back then was getting up.
Speaking as someone who learned how to shoot a hook shot when he was a kid, u gotta do it. The grown men I play against still have no clue how to guard it it’s a free bucket as long as u know how to shoot it
People think that it only works for bigs when that simply isn't true. There's no reason not to have it in the arsenal at least around the rim
A hook shot? Or a skyhook? It’s a big difference
@@camerondrain8166 ideally the first hook shot would just be a basic hook not a jump hook and not a sky hook a sky hook you lean and hold it at the tip of your release for a second u really just need the hook motion, basically unstoppable if you can hit it
@@jjones6244 The key thing you mentioned is "if you can hit it" b/c for most they haven't learned to master the technique of shooting that kind of shot which for most is a difficult one🤷♂️. I'd even go ahead and say that the floater became the modern day hook shot in the 2000s and beyond, but we may see it make a comeback as history always repeats itself.
My same experience growing up well said.
People always forget about Kareem and Wilt...
Yup for me wilt and Kareem are the goats
Man, that hook shot was pretty
Which one?
Second one, look at that shooting motion!@@youngty127
Lol no it is not, thats why no one wants to learn it because it looks ugly
Just watch, in 2 years Wemby gonna be using this and dropping 40. Save this comment. @@marlowstanfield6815
@@marlowstanfield6815that’s not true at all. You just don’t know basketball. That’s a beautiful shot that was never able to be stopped. Learn basketball before you talk.
The evolution of basketball ❤
I will always respect Kareem. No one ever could do the hook shot
Carl Malone
Magic picked it up too.
Domas is there... He hits hooks and play like a true big
I always felt steph corrected iversons injury in the paint problem as a small guard...
Kareem you will NEVER be forgotten 🙏
But that’s the thing, if you want to be truly great, you have to pull from all eras because you can learn from everyone, we have our players see and try to mimic their play style types, but also learning the older eras play styles, can give us a deep bag for sure
Honestly the three point is much more effective then running in the whole and getting beat up especially if you aren’t a big man!
If you can make it at an efficient rate.
You don't have to be a big guy to go in the paint, you just have to want the ball, and the reason the game got softer, no one wanted to be touched that's not basketball,guys still finished through contact back then now they flop or run to the ref when they miss or get the slightest wind on them, want to kick the leg out who raised these bit***😂 you can still have a physical aspect to the game and the finesse to.
@@ruh-ul-qudussaid8446 I can tell you either didn’t understand my comment, or don’t understand basketball! There is a reason bigger players have almost always lead the league in percent from the field, paint, post and smaller players lead in three point and or free throw percent. Nothing you mentioned is what I brought up or the great Kareem Abdul Jabbar spoke on.
Kareem will never be forgotten
Never played on a basketball team but I’m a beast inside the 3 point line down in the post with muddy jumpers and I’ve used the sky hook a few times on taller opponents
Luka is incredible in the post
Scottie Barnes got a great post hook
He's still got it. You just love to see it 😁👍!
I just seen Joel used the sky hook 🔥🔥
That is true the hook shot is easy but nobody wants to do it 😢
True but I feel like it only works if your big you feel?
Victor could lowkey implement the skyhook he jas the wingspan for it too. But loke kareem says the new plauers rather play like a guard
It’s easy to do it when no one guarding you
@@CrashFlossyjust need more reps
Only if you are Forward or Centre and you are up against point guards. If another big is guarding you, it becomes extremely difficult. But most people are even shorter than Curry and the rim stays the same for everyone. Its only national for people to want to be more like curry. The hook becomes more like a floater at that height.
We Need The 3 point skyhook
😂😂
I like that he didn't put down the idea of guys shooting so many threes and from that far, the way a lot of retired players do. He just pointed out the differences without putting one over the other
Don’t worry Kareem I will make sure it lives or forever
But that’s the job they gotta make new history but they’ll bring up old history cause yall inspired dem so yall will never be forgotten frl
I really think it’s starting to level out again, at least in the current nba. You have teams that maybe only shoot like 8-9 threes and miss 6 of them but still win the game. As for the next generation? Games might go to like 160-180 pts or more. 30 threes in a game, 40 threes… who knows. Kareem won’t ever be forgotten though. He’s the peace before the quiet!
My generation were for dunkers and fighters though I did watch in the 80s …mostly 90s though
Tengo un hijo que lleva su nombre KAREEEM, en honor a este gran legendario...
Reem explained this the possible way you could explain what's doing in in the league right now. But it's hard to forget about playerl ike Bill Russell,Wilt, Kareem, Hakeem,Shaq, Bill Walton etc
On shot he takes when he’s older at the end of the clip: what amazing touch he still had at that age!
There is nothing cooler than a Skyhook in my opinion if some of me or my friends hit a crazy one in the park everyone goes crazy way more then when one hits a 3
That was my shot in the playgrounds of NEWARK,NJ @SOUTH CAROLINA JERSEY BOY THANKS KAREEM ❤
"In the stratosphere" I like that...
The fact that our coach still teaches us hook shots is incredible( our coach is max 38)
Honestly, I really want Kareem to teach the skyhook to Wemby. I feel like he already has the foundations for it, just needs the extra push from the grandmaster himself
Not a lot of people build like Kareem to perfect the sky hook
I never thought that because everyone at my school school goes for 2 points cuz they say the 3 point is bad luck for a month… I still love the hook shot
I don't think 3-pointers have anything to do with it. Even in the Michael Jordan era, nobody was doing the Skyhook it's an incredibly difficult move to master. If people were doing the Skyhook in this generation we would be going crazy as fans
Its an ugly looking shot, thats why no one wants to learn it
@@marlowstanfield6815 it has nothing to do with how attractive the shot is, it has everything to do with how incredibly difficult it is to master it. Is Victor Giannis antetokounmpo, Luka doncic's, Kevin durant, or any Long Tall player did the Skyhook effectively next season we will all go crazy
@@keithjenkins6034 No one wants to shoot that ugly looking shot bro. No one even attempts to learn it because its ugly
I'm teaching my kids the sky hook everyday
Your kids are probably avg height if they actually play ball they finna get they shit swatted
Not everyone can be as tall as Kareem…
No one ever liked shooting hook shots..way before Steph
People don't do hooks more often is because fadeaways are more accurate and safer to do from between 3 6'8 ballers guarding you.
Even before this boom in 3 point shooting no one was really doing sky hook aside from Kareem. He makes it look so easy but I imagine it must be difficult if so little people use such an effective shot
If someone as great as KAJ is talking about you, you know you're a legend 💙💛🏀
Skyhook still remains irreplaceable. One of the most dynamic basketball moves ever 🐐
Jabbar all day every day the goat
But Mr. Jabbar, you would still be unstoppable if you are still playing today, no matter how much you praise today's players
Here’s hoping Wemby learns the skyhook!
And then podz came and he's using the hook shot so happy to watch that move
On Curry’s shooting: in the past, the wisdom was that long shots were low percentage. The negative culture put in a player’s head was that they were going to miss it under the pressure of a game. But players knew it was possible; the Harlem Globetrotters would make long crazy shots all the time. They just needed to create a positive culture where they believed they could do it. And Curry is the best.
Make everything a 3pt shot. That way the points stay high for the record books and its will diversify shot selection.
Evolution.
Love or Hate it. The game would be better with hand-check back in the game though.
Nah Kareem im working on it watch me bring it back when im in the league
The hook shot= most unstoppable shot in basketball
Only if your 7 foot +
@@HateTheHumanRaceRight why is Kareem acting like everyone can do that shot? You have to be a giant to do that shot because If you’re shorter like curry it won’t work.
Whenever I try to shoot a hook shot in practice I get yelled at by my teammates
"... IF that's the talent level..." heavy caveat
Curry is unstoppable period
You can shoot from the opposing free throw line. Kareem will always be an all time great.
Kareem spitting facts. But the reason the 3 took off in the league wasn’t its coolness. It’s the efficiency. Even just 36% from 3 is on par with 54% from the field. And the spacing that provides which in turn makes drives easier. It’s a more effective and complete game
In this era we desperately NEED BOTH!! Appreciate the hook shot, evolve, become better, perfect it, practice it, improve it if you need to.
Same goes for the 3-ball, lay-ups, dunks, free-throws, mid-range, blocks, rebounds, assists, dribbling, handling. We need ALL OF IT in the NBA, Collegiate level, HS level & even grade school. Don't "eliminate" any of it. LEARN from it. You don't have to be multi-dimensional & do it all like MJ, Kobe or Lebron. Practice & Master 1 or 2. Let someone else worry about the rest. If you have the natural talent & skill? Then yes, go ahead & be like a D-rose & dominate but if all you can do is Block, Rebound, Dunk, Dribble or shoot the 3? Focus on just 1 or 2. No one's expecting you to be a superhero & do them all equally.
Dominate at just 1 if you have to, unless you literally possess the capability of perfecting them all. Every position is useful on the court. Play your position & make it your mission. It IS a "TEAM" sport after all....
Well, three points is more than two points. Also, the three opens so much for a player and makes things so much easier.
Hook shots and floaters are a lost art in this game
i’ll tell my kids to tell their kids to tell their kids to remember you kareem
I’ve been a fan and using your hook shot since I was 11😂 I’d always use it over my friend
Finally an old head who respects modern basketball and recognizes it’s getting better
As someone who plays basketball, I can honestly say hook shots is part of my play style and that's not changing.
The jackson pullup
Kareem....the greatest to ever touch a basketball
Wemby has to be the one to bring that back.
🐐 goat, I been saying it for yrs look at the tape and the stats
Back to the Basket 👍🏾👍🏾! "Fun"damental Basketball!
Instead of shooting threes I actually love making hook shots and those dream shake stuffs 😂
Steph Curry: is blessed with , 6 arsenal weapons. at his disposal #1 The 3 pointer. (#2.The triple double. Rebound, Pass, and Assist.) #3.High Basketball IQ. #4. Top handles .. #5.top defender when needed... #6.. The Greatest shooter God created...There you go...!!!!
Yeah i feel kareem I'm 14 all my friends are shooting three's while me just doing some hook or floater in the rim
A realistic take from a legend is hard to come by. It's usually slander😂
Yeah perfectly explained it we should have more 6’2 kids doing post hooks against 7 footers
We never learned the hook shot, Kareem, even before Steph
The 3 point line being added led to the physicality of the game being watered down
To be fair… it’s more useful for guards & wings to learn how to shoot 3s. It’s really only Big Men that should be trying to learn the skyhook. And there’s a lot less of those out there in the world.
Victor Wembanyama needs to learn the skyhook. He’ll be Kareem 2.0. He may even bring the game back to less 3 point shooting and more back to the basket basketball.
We wont forget you kareem but basketball changed so much even the way we play defense so hook shots arent going to be more famous anymore just because how basketball evolved so much
I think people look at the sky hook and think it would be great for shorter players but I'm not sure about that
Good analysis
The amount of pushing and shoving you have to absorb in the paint, especially as a taller lengthy player makes it exhausting to get buckets, you can play a lot longer shooting jumpers then fighting for position just to get 1 point..
So true, the guys back then were not as talented as guys today. They do everything better now.
Waiting for a player who can deny anyone of the 3 pointer to really change the game.
When someone can steal or stuff these types of player consistently then shit will change
KAJ perfected the hook shot.
Hook shots are easy and efficient, they just dont look as good as a fadeaway or pull up
Kareem was 7'2 - 218cm in his prime. Steph is 6'2 - 188cm. There's a difference. If Curry turned his back to the basket to shoot a sky hook he'd probably get distroyed by some 7' Jokic, Embid, Antetukounpo, you name it. Now if you have 7 footers pairing up, you'll see them turn their back to the basket and shoot 2 pointers.
Kareem is 1000% right about this...
Me and my friends when we play yell out Kareem every time we shoot a hook shot ( most are bricks)
It’s bc not everyone can be 7’1 and do hooks over everyone on earth, whereas anybody can practice a 3 and maybe make a career out of that
One of the few times ive heard Kareem praise the new era. People are taking these words wrong some how smh Kareem is literally saying the new generation is better than the old
Not sure how anyone can interpret that differently
The 3 pointer allows undersized players a weapon to be relevant in the game. They might not have the size or length to dominate in the paint, so they make their money beyond the perimeter. A dominant big probably can average 60% 2pt% and a small guard that can make 40% of his 3s is now just as productive as the dominant big. We don't need everyone shooting 3s, but anyone shooting above 40% should be playing. The best way to counter that type of efficient small ball lineup is very athletic wings that can defend the perimeter and post and use bully ball to play inside. Giannis type players would thrive even without a 3pt shot because he can defend guards and wreck small ball lineups with his size and athleticism. A slow big or wing would be a liability defensively. They would need to be very good at passing and rebounding to make up for that like jokic to be efficient without athleticism to guard guards.
The real goat 6 Rings and 6 MVPs
I'm 5'11 and all I did was post moves and driving comin up
Great point! Except everyone can shoot a 3 pointer, not everyone can make good use of a hook shot.
Kareem Abdul jabbar