AmazingGrace
Years ago
James Crawford lives on
It was great to see the great james crawford back in perth on sunday and deservedly receiving hall of fame status. It brought back memories of how damn easy he made things look on the court. And i must admit i took him for granted as a kid because he wasn't as spectacular to me as maybe a tiny pinder was. But thats purely because it looked effortless for him to elevate so high and place the ball through the hoop with two hands. Another thing that i remember about him is the way he used to bank his jumper off the glass with regularity. Usually about fifteen foot out on the 45 angle and he rarely missed.
My question is what would be the purpose of shooting a jump shot off the glass. Is it for a softer touch on the rim? Maybe to change the angle of the shot to avoid being rejected? Im sure JC never had that to worry about.
I'd be interested to hear anyone's thoughts as to why dont we see it these days? Is it perhaps gone the way of the drop punt in AFL being the more accurate and preferred method.
