thread of great shooters thumbing
Just bc the guide hand thumb goes w/the ball, DOES not mean it will spin sideways. Additionally, it is a “release of good tension” & imparts negligible force into ball flight What matters? The primary force producer: The shooting fingers, wrist & forearm @bballbreakdown pic.twitter.com/UxZTAvZCy1— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) February 13, 2023
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:02 (one year ago) link
ray allen heavy thumber
This is even MORE pronounced guide hand “tension release” with more movement than Russ as shooting side imparts forceDoes the ball spin sideways? Was he consistently inaccurate? pic.twitter.com/koXKYREIE4— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) February 13, 2023
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:04 (one year ago) link
recall a reporter asking ray allen why he didnt get more rotation on the ball since it helps it bounce back in if it hits the rim and he was like its not supposed to hit the rim lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 16:05 (one year ago) link
It's not a perfect fit for this thread, but I enjoyed this article and couldn't find a better place to post it.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35645800/inside-nba-unwritten-rule-passing-ball-seconds-left-clock
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 16 February 2023 02:11 (one year ago) link
that was great and i think it's great for this thread! i was laughing at dinwiddie and dfs both being like "we're fine just hoisting if we need to"
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 February 2023 02:18 (one year ago) link
"I know some people are worried about their percentages and trying to preserve it," McCollum said, "but I'm a guy who enjoys shooting the basketball.
lol good piece
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 February 2023 02:29 (one year ago) link
cj!! my man.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 February 2023 02:33 (one year ago) link
guide hand pushing the ball into the shooting hand kinda interesting
Guide arm & hand is creating pressure of the ball into the shooting hand putting the flexors on stretch (including the finger flexors) So much so, that the main fingers that impart force are prioritized (pinky off then back on for lateral stability at release)@bballbreakdown pic.twitter.com/eEjCRLLa7F— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) February 12, 2023
― lag∞n, Monday, 20 February 2023 16:52 (one year ago) link
It's a free throw bro please put down the thesaurus— Alex Hines (@NYJetsGOAT) February 12, 2023
― k3vin k., Monday, 20 February 2023 17:15 (one year ago) link
let bbiomechanics cook
― lag∞n, Monday, 20 February 2023 19:40 (one year ago) link
Always a pleasure talking to Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, one of the most candid guys we have in the league.Asked him where he sees defense going in the midst of the offensive explosion league-wide, and got a really detailed response. pic.twitter.com/dQkKx38t2P— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) March 2, 2023
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Thursday, 2 March 2023 19:34 (one year ago) link
yeah interesting stuff about offenses all playing the same these days and defense needing to take the initiative back. i do think there is room for defenses to improve. possibly there will be more of a focus on lineup consistency to allow for better team defense
― micah, Saturday, 4 March 2023 10:56 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE5VsBDoZEg
horf explains his weird shooting form, spoiler it just happened and he couldnt stop
― lag∞n, Friday, 31 March 2023 17:03 (one year ago) link
What is @TyHaliburton22 looking for when running PnR?He answered that on the latest episode of @dunkerspotpod Apple: https://t.co/GenUklE8ItSpotify: https://t.co/Ny8i9uOkqD pic.twitter.com/7eV5nWwqoa— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) April 4, 2023
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 5 April 2023 15:22 (one year ago) link
That was a great ep. Of the Dunker’s Spot.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 5 April 2023 18:30 (one year ago) link
would love to get hali and kd together talking technical basketball details
― micah, Wednesday, 5 April 2023 23:09 (one year ago) link
one would think these guys like to be asked about this stuff rather than the typical sportswriter shit
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 5 April 2023 23:11 (one year ago) link
his legs are so far apart when he shoots
The LA crowd is booing Dillon Brooks in warm-ups and cheering when he misses 😅🍿 Lakers-Grizzlies Game 3📺 10 PM ET on ESPN pic.twitter.com/AO5YLcpTOn— ESPN (@espn) April 23, 2023
― Spottie, Sunday, 23 April 2023 06:17 (one year ago) link
yeah that doesn’t seem comfortable or repeatable
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 23 April 2023 12:16 (one year ago) link
klay is the great shooter that has a notably wide stance but its not that wide
― lag∞n, Sunday, 23 April 2023 12:38 (one year ago) link
https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2018/03/3cc52-1520254103-800.jpg
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 23 April 2023 13:26 (one year ago) link
shooting for perfected
― lag∞n, Sunday, 23 April 2023 13:39 (one year ago) link
https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5cdaddb77bf70b38e5de7d5b/4:3/w_2456,h_1842,c_limit/Cunningham-CurryWarriorsRockets.jpg
― lag∞n, Sunday, 23 April 2023 14:02 (one year ago) link
Lmaooo
― Spottie, Sunday, 23 April 2023 14:26 (one year ago) link
eyes on the rim hes thinking about it
― lag∞n, Sunday, 23 April 2023 14:41 (one year ago) link
The mythical no dip shot from Klay, plus sprinting to his right. This is the absolute hardest type of catch and shoot there is for a righty, and the pinnacle of shooting skill pic.twitter.com/furuTnMOjQ— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) May 5, 2023
feel like ive seen a lil more no dip action recently but the shooter is always still trying to generate some sort of rhythm with like a lil lean back spring forward thing but sometimes klay just goes right up with it
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 May 2023 01:34 (one year ago) link
Pat Connaughton does it. As well as Pat Connaughton can.
― Jeff, Friday, 5 May 2023 01:43 (one year ago) link
it just seems unnecessarily difficult but im not a professional shooter
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 May 2023 01:46 (one year ago) link
defensive mistakes guy full roasting of joel embiid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIDDVZ-cp18
― lag∞n, Sunday, 7 May 2023 17:35 (one year ago) link
why are they like this
https://twitter.com/johnhollinger/status/1657387864785666049
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 May 2023 14:15 (one year ago) link
why you delete tweet of college team doing seven dribble handoffs in a row five feet behind the 3pt line
― lag∞n, Saturday, 13 May 2023 14:16 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/LSQfgis.jpg
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 13 June 2023 09:56 (one year ago) link
casting a spell on the ball
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 June 2023 13:10 (one year ago) link
Without looking at the comments what stands out to you about this video:
Gilbert Arenas daughter Izela dropped 38 points at Nike Nationals today 👀 @teamwhynot @NikeGirlsEYBL pic.twitter.com/LKxpzZrHlv— Courtside Films (@CourtsideFilms) July 8, 2023
― nobody respects the chair (Spottie), Sunday, 9 July 2023 03:59 (one year ago) link
ball has almost no rotation on her shots? never seen anything like that before that i remember
― Clay, Sunday, 9 July 2023 08:39 (one year ago) link
that s crazy i dont think i could do that if i tried
― lag∞n, Sunday, 9 July 2023 11:05 (one year ago) link
Yah I’m dumbfounded how is it possible
― nobody respects the chair (Spottie), Sunday, 9 July 2023 16:11 (one year ago) link
i tried to do the izela arenas no rotation shot today and i don’t understand the physics of it
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 12 July 2023 04:41 (one year ago) link
its gotta be an illusion lol. the science of it really makes no sense.
― nobody respects the chair (Spottie), Wednesday, 12 July 2023 04:58 (one year ago) link
I just watched the video like five more times in the exact way I would watch a video of a magician doing a card trick
― Clay, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 05:08 (one year ago) link
i think she is giving it heaps of off hand thumb. like a chest pass
― micah, Wednesday, 12 July 2023 06:42 (one year ago) link
interesting
Interesting trend from the Korean Basketball League where a number of players are 80%+ from the free throw line shooting exclusively bank shots. pic.twitter.com/OBKmVW3pfa— Eric Fawcett (@EricFawcett_) August 31, 2023
― lag∞n, Monday, 4 September 2023 19:08 (one year ago) link
looking into this
― k3vin k., Monday, 4 September 2023 19:09 (one year ago) link
i used to do this when i was 8 and it worked, confirmed
― lag∞n, Monday, 4 September 2023 19:10 (one year ago) link
lol yeah that’s how I shot fts when I was a small child
― Clay, Monday, 4 September 2023 19:11 (one year ago) link
i remember on my friends fucked up backboard if you hit the top right corner of the small square it would go in every time
― lag∞n, Monday, 4 September 2023 19:18 (one year ago) link
those carrot uniforms are pretty fire
― 龜, Monday, 4 September 2023 23:13 (one year ago) link
banking free throws is much harder imo! maybe something to try for people that suck at them tho?
― nobody respects the chair (Spottie), Tuesday, 5 September 2023 02:50 (one year ago) link
i feel like you can kinda launch it, don't need to worry about arc so much just bang the middle of the square
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 5 September 2023 09:50 (one year ago) link
Cam Johnson and I breaking down shooting going right and the mechanics required to do it well. Lots more on this discussion in link below! pic.twitter.com/amLTIkun2a— JJ Redick (@jj_redick) September 28, 2023
― nobody respects the chair (Spottie), Thursday, 28 September 2023 17:41 (one year ago) link