Isaac
Years ago
Brett Maher and Stephen Weigh both get a minute to sink foul shots. Even accounting for someone being slow on the clock the second time, there is a clear winner.
Brett's reactions, as usual, are a bit amusing.
Is that Cattalini wearing #7 next to brett maher?
Isaac
Years ago
Yeah, Cattalini was there. I think there is another video of him playing Around The World with DJ?
igotmadskills
Years ago
Id like to see Simpson have a crack at it...
looking forward to tomorrows game, hopefully will be a cracker.
Juror 12
Years ago
Textbook action from Weigh. What sets Maher apart is that his non-textbook action (esp the high and quick release) allowed him to get off so many more good looks in a game situation than Weigh's action allows.
You could argue the same about Nowitzki, Bird etc. which begs the question: "Should we actually change the way we teach kids to shoot so that it is harder to guard?"
paul
Years ago
Great question. My view has always been that the most important bit is getting the ball in the hoop, so a technique (unless completely disfunctional in a game situation) that is accurate should be left. No doubt adding some height to the release is a good thing if it doesnt affect shooting percentage.
AK-47
Years ago
I think the way kids are taught to shoot currently focuses specifically on making open shots. Things change when a defender has a hand in your face and you have to adjust your shot and I think that's what separates the best shooters/scorers from everyone else.
MACDUB
Years ago
But then you look at someone like Kirk Penney who doesn't actually get his elbow that high.
It all just comes down to speed of release and elevation.
Juror 12
Years ago
I guess I'm really referring to guys that can create their own shot from the outside and I wouldn't really put Penney in that category. He runs off screens to get open and can put the ball on the floor when overplayed but creating his own shot is not really his game.
Obviously other things like footwork and elevation (think MJ and Kobe) also come into it but for guys like Dirk and Bird where elevation is not necessarily their thing it certainly seems that their action helps them to get off good looks.
igotmadskills
Years ago
dirk is 7 foot and mobile whos gonna block him when he fades away also. No one is like dirk so take him out of the exuasion.
BettyLeadfoot
Years ago
No pressure here. I know who I would want to take the shot under pressure. This is a no contest. One can one can't.
Oden08
Years ago
Dirk is often guarded by athletic seven footers who can jump a lot higher than he can but he still gets shots off. He is in the "exuasion" as far as I am concerned
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