Texas Chuck wrote:Oh I know. Boban for instance has nice touch and his hands are much bigger than Shaq's. But I do think before just saying all NBA players should basically make every FT, there should be some understanding for why its not so simple. Just like when we were all 8, the sheer size of the ball limited how well the vast majority of us were ever going to be able to shoot. We had to grow into the ball. Well the same can be true in reverse.
Well, yeah. I mean there is obviously talent difference. There are physical deviations, la la la. And I'm sure you're correct and that his hand size contributed, absolutely. It's just interesting to see that sharp difference from practice to game. I've felt it well enough playing as well, it's just different. But to see that humongous drop down is still jarring.
And ironically as I got old and slow, I'm now a knockdown shooter. Still with ugly ass form and I shoot a set shot rather than a jumper, but now I'm a terrific spacing big lol.
At my peak, I could be counted on to make an open 3 pretty reliably, but I did almost everything 15 feet and in, heh. I don't really play anymore; my spare time athletics come in the form of judo and Brazilian jiujitsu these days, so I'm sure my touch is all gone.
