All of his shots are poetic. e.g. He's not the first guy to shoot the fadeaway, but it's by far the prettiest ever. When he hits his spots, it's mechanical... but it's also "poetry in motion".
MJ doesn't need much arc, when he's virtually almost eye level with the rim even on jumpshots. I'm always amazed at how his defenders' faces are at his hip level if they don't jump to contest his shot, which means MJ is always getting really high up there to release the ball.
Jordan changed the game with his playing style including his shooting form. He caves or bends his knee in to gain as much force and height on his jumpshot as he can get. The same goes for his dunks. Jordan was the first to plant his front foot and plant his back foot. then spring up from a low jumping point to gain height and speed on his dunks. Not only was Jordan a great one foot jumper he was also great jumping off two feet. You don't seem to understand that Jordan changed how people jumped when it came to jump shots and dunking form. He was insanely influential in progressing basketball playing styles forward when it came to jump shooting, dunks, layups, and interior passing.
You are 100% right. I grew up watching and studying his game, shooting form and footwork and copied it all exactly how you broke it down. I was very athletic but one thing I could NOT copy was the size of his hands. I don’t think people truly understand the advantage that gives you as a player. Especially if you can palm the ball with both hands and finish with either hand.
@@trespatines305exactly his big ass hands helped him being ranked number 1 in blocks for his position and led the league in steals multiple times, MJ was 6'6 and I'd heard he had the hands the size of someone who was 7'8 just crazy lol
@@jmgonzales7701yeah the skill and experience were there and unfortunately all he had to rely on.. his athleticism was severly diminished and tendinitis in both knees
A normal jump shot doesn't get you great height. Jordan didn't shoot a jump shot. He jumped.....then shot. It was like 2 separate acts. First jumping as high as he can, and then just using his upper body for the shot release. 99 percent of the world uses their entire body like a spring to shoot the ball. The strength that it takes to do that is incredible. I think that's why his triceps were always ripped. So much of the power of his shot came out of his forward motion on the release.
His shooting motion is one thing that's not talked enough about. IMO it is one of the best form. People say Ray Allen, but I honestly like MJ's shot better.
Ray Allen's form is terrible for most players. It works for Ray because he practiced it so much. Which is true for many. MJs form is good for him because he was a great athlete. Good solid form. Basically the most correct perfect form would be Stephen Curry. His form is 90 degrees and his arc is perfect. MJ has mostly 90 degrees but he pushes the ball slightly and most shots.
@@MARZOSIRUS Not correct, Curry has an unorthodox jumpshot based on what we know about shooting mechanics, his angle is below 90 degrees and he has the ball in front of his right eye just slightly above, its more known that having the ball slightly above the forehead is orthodox shooting, he also doesnt spread his fingers as wide and tends to keep his palm on the ball instead of using more of his fingers than palm. This info is coming from someone who actually uses curry's style of jumpshot, I shoot 45% from 3 currently in varsity but it is an unorthodox form.
@Asterisk-hj4lx Steph Curry's form is not unorthodox. It's slightly off 90 degrees but is still consistent with proper form. His elbow is very close to being 90 degrees on most shots. To call Curry's shot unorthodox is too extreme. An unorthodox shot would he a player like Shawn Marion who player for Dallas Mavericks in the 00s. Ask any shooting coach and most all of them would call Curry's form near perfect. What's evident is the arch he achieves when he shoots. His consistent execution of his shot and his accuracy. I am nitpicking right now comparing the best of the best so Klay Thompson would have an even better form slightly as Curry's form is excellent Thompson would almost be perfect. As mentioned before someone mentioned Steve Kerr. John Stockton and Mark Price had great form.
I think the knee "caving" is a balance cheat. The reason open shots go in more often is 1) you dont have to gauge the distance of the basket while fading or sliding to avoid a defender and 2)you dont have to worry about a contest so you can gather without hurry. I think the leg that "caves" allowed him to stop immediately with less worry of his momentum effecting his gather. Could mj gather while drifting ? Obviously yes, but if you want to make a motion consistent you need to minimize the variables and this looks like a way to stop on a dime while minimizing torque to recreate the mechsnics more consistently... i guessing
It also could be since that’s the foot he’s jumping from, he does that to give him more of a launch (so he obviously won’t get blocked which you’ve rarely, rarely saw).
I agree and was going to say the same thing. I think it allows him to stop on a dime with ultimate control and keeps from drifting as he squares up. If he tried to square his base from his feet, think Klay Thompson, he'd lose tenths to half a second trying to get the foot and toe angles right. But I also think it allows him to square so like a joy stick, he can contort his upper body and adjust in the air. He made the most inefficient shot, the fadeaway, efficient and beautiful.
MJ's jumpshot in the NBA during his prime till the end of his career was just so beautiful. His jumpshot at UNC or his first few years in the league was nowhere near as nice. To have his set point so high above his head while elevating and freeing up space from his defender at game speed all in one fluid motion is so remarkable. The set point is straight above his head too and not to either side. This gives him an advantage going either right or left. When we first start playing the game our set points are so low because we don't have the upper body strength and we have to practice so much to get comfortable shooting like that.
He's temporarily collapsing the non planting knee to assist in a stable stop... and then to square up in the air. Like a spring. You'll notice he starts the jump not squared... but then in the air, with the non planting leg swinging in to get his shoulders facing the hoop.
4:39 it's crazy how MJ has massive hands despite only having a size 13 shoe. In a book I read that he was so obsessed with becoming a great basketball player he would hang on pull-up bars at the park in hopes of becoming taller and visualize himself becoming taller. His dad was 5'9 and his mom 5'5. His short genetics and small feet make me believe hanging on pull-up bars to become tall worked for him.
Seems to me he uses the wide stance to stop on a dime. He takes the impact of stopping from full speed throughout his body that way instead of just his leg.
Excellent attention to detail. MJ also caved in both knees during long range spot ups (especially during 91-93). You can see this in the 3-pointers he hit against Portland in the 92 Finals.
Excellent attention to detail from yourself, too. And a great example with Portland btw. You can also see that double valgus maneuver from long range against the Knicks in the '92 ECSF. 1992 just keep coming up. To me, his peak year (and best all-around jump-shooting years, quiet as kept).
Jordan's shooting form was 100% technically perfect and that's why he shot 50% for his career mostly shooting midrange jumpers from all over the court. To put that in perspective Kobe shot only 44% and he was an excellent midrange shooter. Had he given a shit about shooting threes he would have shot around 40% but he never practiced them and pretty much never shot them in games. He only averaged 1.7 three pointers per game in his career. He also shot 84% on free throws which is excellent.
@@squadric7722 an insignificant distinction IMO when we consider how Jordan playing at 40 years old for the Wizards lowered his shooting percentage a bit. It’s fair to round up to 50%
@@briandtnguyenrather, that guy is incorrect. Jordan finished his bulls career averaging 50.5% from the field. Everyone with a brain knows not to pay attention to Washington when considering how good MJ was. So mj shot OVER 50% from the field. And in 96, the first season where % from specific distances was recorded, mj shot over 51% from the 16ft-3pt line range.... MJ is better than we talk about him these days.
@@grizzlymac-tight It was actually 51.5% FG shooting after the '98 retirement. Dude was stupid efficient, playing in a hyper-defensive era with the wide variety (double-pumps, triple pumps, constant fades, hanging jumpers, over consistent doubles and triples) of shots he took. Mike deserves to be mentioned amongst the greatest shooters of all time.
people forget jordan is not all about substance and fundamentals. he was a beautiful player. he makes sure he has good form too. i'm sure that's part of the reason why he moves the way he does.😊
The beauty of it is his form is fundamental, but the execution is also 100% entertainment. It's pretty, it's not an ugly shot... Think MJ's fadeaway versus Dirk's... I love that Dirk could do that 1-legged stagger but it's not a pretty shot, even if it is effective. MJ's shot looks amazing as he fades away (even if he misses)...
@@danp3511 Dirk's 1 legged fade looked clunky but that man was surgical with his release. The way his shoulders always squared up right before he would shoot was just robotic.
The wide stance and knee in gets his knees under his body so he can square to the basket, and it takes strain off his knees and puts it on large muscle groups. Note how he often kicks his outside heel out but keeps his toe down getting more spring for the jump. He also does this when he's crossing over to create space for a shot. It allows him to stop really hard without putting strain on his knees. Everything he did was for a reason.
I think what this shows people is that the GOAT himself…..changes form depending on the different shot and the momentum you have going into a shot. People I practice with get upset when they shoot different. Sometimes it’s the flow of the game/practice. The defender will also affect your shot. Thank you for this video. I’ll be showing them this in practice.
3:36 balance. i’m no shooting coach but the wider the base on anything the more stable it is. on a normal pull up or catch and shoot, shoulder length is fine. but if you’re you’re driving at a high speed and then stopping abruptly, that wide base can provide stability jumping. i’m saying by this because it’s something i’ve been trying to figure out about my own game. when i’m driving extremely hard and then stopping immediately, i naturally have a super wide base but then then jumping from that position feels so weird. like trying to jump from a lower position. the turned in knee might be the hack.
The thing that gets overlooked when it comes to Michael Jordan is that all the Championships and MVPs and all the awards he won and him being the GOAT Everyone sees the high flying flashy Air Jordan… what some people overlook is that Michael Jordan’s entire game is based on fundamentals One of the most important rules of fundamentals is always take good high percentage shots Very, very, very rarely will you see Michael Jordan take a bad shot
Jordan kicking his leg out, wasn't just for style. It was used as a Counterbalance giving him stability in the air. Spreading his legs allowed him to get a little bit more "HANGTIME" to finish a shot over a defender.
MJ shot changed with time. In the 80's, the ball was on the right and not as high with respect to the head. He changed a lot his shot between 1988 and 1990
This was taught in our basketball gym class in HS. The reason for the wide stance and curb knee is to square your body and align when facing the rim. Before you can jump, with a wider stance you can correct your alignment/square your body as you jump, if the distance of your foot is narrower it is more difficult to correct. The narrower stance is better for catch and shoot players, when you are moving with ball the wider stance is preferred. same concept as a car on a race track wider distance between tyres makes it more stable and easier to turn without it flipping over
So basically you got that wider base to stably generate rotative force while your feet are still on the ground. You start torquing your body on the way up when your feet are still in vontact then complete the rotation in the air.
MJ was such a superior athlete when he was a young player and he didn't have the same shot as he did as he got older and he wasn't as good a shooter when he was younger either which is what made him so impressvie early on cause it didnt affect his scoring. MJ's complete game came around right about the same time Chicago won their first NBA Championship when he really had no weakness and he was a much more "under control" player. All of what you see here in this video is a result of years and years of hard work and practice and that is what always impressed me most about him. He was never satisifed being just able to fly over every one, he wanted to be the best all around player and ultimately that work ethic made him the GOAT as far as I am concerned. He was a joy to watch in person especially because you could just see in real time how much better he really was than everyone else.
The reason for the cave in knee is because he is shooting of his left leg (shooting option one). The extension of the leg (shooting option 2) is to be able to get an extension to the right, which may also include a fadeaway, in case the defender gets too close on the left. He uses first option, as defender gets pinned on the screen.
Jordan was great because he was himself, if you tried to copy his moves, style, or abilities you could not succeed. People talk about Bryant but it's no way near unless you are doing a #23 impression but I wish Kobe could have had his own style.
@@plainsimple244 Kobe had a few moves that were definitely his own. Obviously, Kobe copied Jordan’s game but it wasn’t a carbon copy. I don’t think Kobe was as strong or fast as Jordan, so Kobe had to be slithery. Also, I think Kobe had slightly more extension on his arm and fingers on his follow through than Jordan did. Now if Kobe only would have gotten more than 5 hours of sleep a night! Sure, Kobe getting up a thousand shots a day and then watching 3 hours of game tape is unrivaled preparation that no one else (not even Jorden) matched, but Kobe was operating below his optimum level during games when he’d go to bed at 11 pm and wake up at 4 am.
@@briandtnguyen Kobe Copied Jordan when he was coming up around 1996-2003 because he was really even wagging his tongue like Mike when that was Mike's family characteristic from his father, now that's crazy; plus, look at how Bryant celebrated beating the Celtics, that was how Jordan celebrated upon beating Portland in '92 and even the Utah title in '97, so Kobe copied Jordan even in traits that were not his own. I've always stated, I wished Kobe just was himself, I never got to see Kobe Bryant play, he just saw a guy who had the size and physical characteristics to copy Jordan's game, but I always felt Kobe could have just been his own player. I also wish Kobe had the ability to just play without Shaq early had he been with Charlotte or the Lakers without Shaq, just to see how Bryant would have developed to grow into a champion. See, perhaps he would NOT have needed Phil Jackson at all in order to win, look at Bryant being a vet without Phil and championship experience upon Shaq leaving, he didn't lead his team well and enable them to win until the Gasol trade; so that development individually in how to grow, his basketball growth was stunted because the league put him in that Jordan position upon Mike's retirement -- you can tell that was staged; even Barkley pointed that out in the 1998 All-Star game how they were pushing fans to love Bryant. We really all missed out on seeing Kobe Bryant play basketball at a high level because he was too busy trying to 'Be Like Mike' showing you that Gatorade commercial was a propaganda piece for the younger generation to base their entire basketball lives upon #23 ... the thing is Kobe's father was a pro so he was around the pro game, knew the culture of professional basketball at a young(er) age and then had the physical characteristics at 6'7" with great length and his stride could cover the court which is why his handle was long and lengthy instead of midrange or short/compact but his style was like Jordan instead of his own, even his voice deflection was like Michael Jordan, which was totally unnecessary and mentally disturbing; even Jordan said it was crazy that someone should try and be like him; Jordan's message was always a person believing in themselves like he did, if anything to take away from Mike that's what his message was, be yourself and believe in you. Kobe's gift to basketball was his work ethic and his ability to handle pressure well -- that's the real Kobe Bryant when it came to basketball, nothing more, nothing less, everything else was just 'the machine' telling him to 'Be Like Mike' when his real gift was being clutch and working hard on his game, the rest would have easily come with just work and development but the league messed up his actual career trying to put him into some false Jordan image which stunts his own gift/growth and we all miss out -- this is why he wanted to get away from Shaq yet they had to give him Phil to have that same comparison/image .... Like James is doing, same foolishness with him wearing #23 and trying to be like Mike while not even being on Kobe's basketball level.
3:10 At the beginning, the impulse of his movement is to the side, let's say to the right. Then he must stop suddenly and in a balanced way jump up. It is normal to have the right leg more inclined because there is more force and it has to redirect the impulse towards the right in the upward direction.
No shit, bron is a different type of player. You can say the same thing about magic Johnson or hakeem. But only difference is, bron has better jump shot than mj, not shooting form, but percentage while being distributor unlike the 1 dimensional scoring type of player like mj or kobe. Mj maybe be better in midrange but bron does everything better😂
@@WarrenSiervo LeBron is not a well rounded player at all, an eye test will tell you that. He performs very basic passes to his teammates and rakes new age assists that wouldn't even count as assists in the 90s, plays bully ball that would be an offensive foul in any other era of basketball other than this one where a defender cannot touch him, therefore they have to leave him open on the 3 because he's gonna drive with his shoulder ( offensive foul ) if they close out like on other players. He's getting bailed out by the refs on a shitton of drives too, Denver Lakers game 5 of this year comes to mind. Not to mention his lack of defensive awareness, oftentimes not even going back on defense but waiting across the half court for the outlet pass for easy points to stack the statsheet. I mean his Finals performances speak for themselves: 2011,2014, 2015, 2017 all winnable but he choked when it mattered the most and got bailed out by amazing teammates
@@WarrenSiervo😂😂😂 1-dimensional scoring, you're funny bro, prolly never seen MJ play. Man has a whole arsenal of ways to score for which he's often praised.
This form goes back to classic training routines we did. Put an X on the court. Attack the X at high speed. Stop on the X. Rise up. Shoot. Land back on the X. Repeat until you can go from a sprint dribble, to a pull up jumper, and land where you took off from - all in balance.
Another thing to consider is the grip. I know there was a section that mentions this word, but it didn't actually talk about grip specifically. From what I can tell, Jordan would hold the ball with all 10 fingers firmly gripping (i.e., he was double-palming) during his shot form, which most players can't or don't do. I've tried this in my own game and it helps massively with consistency and accuracy. It's also how he was able to maintain his form even after taking his guide hand off the ball. At some level he was basically throwing the ball into the rim, as opposed to lofting it up and over.
Great breakdown. The most beautiful pull up in my opinion. Kobe comes second, but Kobe didn’t get the separation as much as Mike did so he had that higher release point. You should break down LeBron’s next. Great content man!
2:45 regarding the forward knee being “caved in”. This is actually pretty intuitive from a physics perspective. Coming into a shot he has a lot of sideways momentum. Planting the knee with a shallow angle helps to absorb that sideways momentum, store it as potential energy, and then release it upward. Exactly like a pole vaulter when they plant their pole on the ground, and it launches them into the sky
I grew up in this era and my favorite player was Dominique Wilkins. My hands aren’t nearly as big as MJ’s obviously but he is who I formed my shot from. Especially my free throw style. 48 years old now and I can still easily make 25 to 30 in a row. Can’t run or jump anymore but that shot never goes away 😂
One thing that does not get mentioned here is that he gets into his shooting pocket before the jump already, holding the ball over his head and moving his elbows in a motion that protects the ball, causing the defender to foul him rather than swiping at the ball cleanly. Jason Tatum for example moves the ball to his shooting pocket while jumping.
The reason for Jordan's wide stride and knee caving in was to both stop his body from sliding because of its kinetic energy and to push himself away from the defender's outstretched hands.
I dont recommend anyone trying to emulate how jordan shot. He was able to do it, doesnt mean you can. I mean if you have his 46" jump height, big hands, and athleticism, i guess, just find a way to shoot that has the least amount of movement, that way you have less steps that you could perform wrong. Just look at ray allen or maybe steph curry if youre trying to learn to shoot. Then if you need to create space when you shoot, then look at how to work a shot system that works with a dude in your face.
In fact I think MJ is the best shooter to ever play not including 3pt shooting but he could shoot and score from anywhere with his amazing footwork, balance and technique
When it comes to the knee caving in portion I think I can explain it since I actually study his game and I modeled my game after him. I have actually done this exact pull up shot multiple times in pickup games. So the reason why his knees cave is to counter balance his momentum to whatever direction he's going to, so for example when he's going to the right side since he's busting ass to get to his spot and pull up and jump, he can't just jump with his right knee over his right foot otherwise he'd keep going in that direction. The knee caving in or the last stepping foot caving in was to make sure that he's countering the momentum of his movement in order for him to jump straight up, it's actually very taxing and kind of difficult to do but once you try it it makes sense. I hope this helps somebody and it makes sense, and I hope everybody realizes that every movement that he does matters, I didn't understand why his knees caved in too during his pull ups but when I did it it made sense. Try doing this without caving your knees, you'd probably trip and fall to whatever direction you're running off to lol. Love the video bro, just wanted to share my insight.
I learned shooting from a clip that was played in the background of a moderation in a german tv basketball show called Dreamteams. There was close-up of MJs shot and I tried to copy it. Sweet memories 🤗 1993
His knee cave in if he has to make a last second move if he is block before making the shot. Michael Jordan use to anticipate the move before it happen
Anyone notice that for a lot of his pull up shots off the dribble, he wasn’t square to the basket when he got off the ground? Instead he squared up by rotating while in midair prior to getting to his set point and releasing. Klay Thompson also does this but he does it with a one motion shot whereas Jordan had a two motion shot.
The caving IMO is about pointing the toes to be be positioned to launch laterally. Toes naturally point outwards which means when trying to move laterally, it’s harder to go side to side. The outward pointing toe wants to go forward. But by caving the knee in it overcompensates for the outward toe and allows better lateral energy transfer. And in the case of the jump shot it aggregates the lateral energy inward providing a more stable and energetic lift.
My theory about that wide space between his feet is that he uses that caved in leg to create some extra spring on his bounce when he goes for the jump shot. If his feet were set closer together, there’d be less spring action. But by having that right knee bend in over a spaced out footing, it seems to create more “hop”. Sort of like pulling the string back a bit further on a bow.
The wide stance/caved knee allows you to use some of your jumping force to push back against your lateral movement, allowing you to jump relatively straight up or up/back for a fadeaway. If you don't, your momentum carries your jump in the same direction as your last push off motion.
I think the wider stance is to stop his momentum and transfer from lateral movement to vertical movement. It helps keep the center of gravity central while also stopping that motion.
I think the weird knee position has two purposes: 1 is deceleration for a smoother jump and 2 is that most of these jumpers with his leg in this position include lateral movement as he shoots and this allows him to completely control that lateral movement for a steadier and more consistent shot.
The wide stance is for being able to adjust mid air in case he needs to adjust his shot I recon. There is a balance mid air when he takes off with wide stance. His anatomical factor is different from others. He has valgus knee, if you watch some of his post up moves before he receives the ball, you'll see that his knees caves in. During cross overs it serves as a very efficient movement to make the subsequent steps compare to a normal knee or leg movement.
03:00 it's for balance, ie to counteract the inertia of his body moving in the direction he's traveling; in the same way a thin cylinder is more susceptible to tipping over compared to a cylinder with a wider circumference. In this way, MJ can get more overall balance and centered towards the direction of the hoop. MJ talks about being centred and balanced in the 'shooting' section of the 'Michael Jordan - Masterclass: Basketball Fundamentals' video.
MJ is the absolute greatest. Also i got an interesting one for ya: can u do Gilbert Arenas breakdown? He had such a weird lookin shot but it was money and it had unbelievable range on it. I think a breakdown on his shot would be dope.
I recently watched a shooting practice by Pistole Pete Maravic. He explains the shooting almost exactly like Jordan does it. Especially the holding of the elbow almost perpendicular to the ground is something almost nobody does nowadays.
Great breakdown, thoroughly enjoyed this informative video. Could you do one on Allen Iverson? Although his form seems strange, I'm curious to see your views on it. Especially since he is such a fast release shooter.
The leg cave is actually genius. On the curl, it initially loads the whole leg muscle chain more like a leg press rather than put the strain on the outside ligament of the knee. Probably doesn't hurt the conversion from lateral to vertical either
I think the knee "caving in" is to help counter the inertia of his body moving in that direction, so that his jump is well-balanced and straight up rather than drifting to the side.
For me, it's the most beautiful shooting mechanic in the history of the NBA, congratulations on the content
Mj does have a beautiful shooting form
All of his shots are poetic. e.g. He's not the first guy to shoot the fadeaway, but it's by far the prettiest ever. When he hits his spots, it's mechanical... but it's also "poetry in motion".
big hands also help
Crazy how he’s the GOAT and then have a fukkin GOAT shooting form. Wild
not really it can be a pro or con at the same time. it depends on the individual.
i mean shaq had big hands too
MJ doesn't need much arc, when he's virtually almost eye level with the rim even on jumpshots. I'm always amazed at how his defenders' faces are at his hip level if they don't jump to contest his shot, which means MJ is always getting really high up there to release the ball.
Thank you Kobe for keeping the MJ game alive for years
Jordan changed the game with his playing style including his shooting form. He caves or bends his knee in to gain as much force and height on his jumpshot as he can get. The same goes for his dunks. Jordan was the first to plant his front foot and plant his back foot. then spring up from a low jumping point to gain height and speed on his dunks. Not only was Jordan a great one foot jumper he was also great jumping off two feet. You don't seem to understand that Jordan changed how people jumped when it came to jump shots and dunking form. He was insanely influential in progressing basketball playing styles forward when it came to jump shooting, dunks, layups, and interior passing.
You are 100% right. I grew up watching and studying his game, shooting form and footwork and copied it all exactly how you broke it down. I was very athletic but one thing I could NOT copy was the size of his hands.
I don’t think people truly understand the advantage that gives you as a player. Especially if you can palm the ball with both hands and finish with either hand.
@@trespatines305exactly his big ass hands helped him being ranked number 1 in blocks for his position and led the league in steals multiple times, MJ was 6'6 and I'd heard he had the hands the size of someone who was 7'8 just crazy lol
One of the greatest naw the greatest
I thought the same thing when I heard "ONE of...". Gave him the Shaq face lol
No that would be LBJ 👑
@@starjackson7386lmao drama queen leflop blames ain't even top 10 let alone anywhere near MJ 😂🤷🏿♂️
@@starjackson7386I hope your joking
@@Quack_attack_ lebron aint top 10? imfao stfu casual
The best shooting form in the basketball. Master of fadeaway moves 👍👍
One of the greatest 😂 ppl gotta stop it lol.. the 🐐 🐐🐐🐐🐐 forever
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Jordan jump height on his jumper was crazy
Yes a real jump shooter 🐐
@@choyblack528 i prefer his wizard days where its more finese
@@jmgonzales7701yeah the skill and experience were there and unfortunately all he had to rely on.. his athleticism was severly diminished and tendinitis in both knees
A normal jump shot doesn't get you great height. Jordan didn't shoot a jump shot. He jumped.....then shot. It was like 2 separate acts. First jumping as high as he can, and then just using his upper body for the shot release. 99 percent of the world uses their entire body like a spring to shoot the ball. The strength that it takes to do that is incredible. I think that's why his triceps were always ripped. So much of the power of his shot came out of his forward motion on the release.
@@Davivd2 it was a combination of great lift, tricep strength and ofc his huge hands...
His shooting motion is one thing that's not talked enough about. IMO it is one of the best form. People say Ray Allen, but I honestly like MJ's shot better.
Ray Allen's form is terrible for most players. It works for Ray because he practiced it so much. Which is true for many.
MJs form is good for him because he was a great athlete. Good solid form.
Basically the most correct perfect form would be Stephen Curry.
His form is 90 degrees and his arc is perfect.
MJ has mostly 90 degrees but he pushes the ball slightly and most shots.
Ray Allen's form is ugly imo
@@MARZOSIRUS Not correct, Curry has an unorthodox jumpshot based on what we know about shooting mechanics, his angle is below 90 degrees and he has the ball in front of his right eye just slightly above, its more known that having the ball slightly above the forehead is orthodox shooting, he also doesnt spread his fingers as wide and tends to keep his palm on the ball instead of using more of his fingers than palm. This info is coming from someone who actually uses curry's style of jumpshot, I shoot 45% from 3 currently in varsity but it is an unorthodox form.
@@MARZOSIRUS Steve Kerr had the best form. Steph learned it from him.
@Asterisk-hj4lx Steph Curry's form is not unorthodox. It's slightly off 90 degrees but is still consistent with proper form. His elbow is very close to being 90 degrees on most shots.
To call Curry's shot unorthodox is too extreme.
An unorthodox shot would he a player like Shawn Marion who player for Dallas Mavericks in the 00s.
Ask any shooting coach and most all of them would call Curry's form near perfect.
What's evident is the arch he achieves when he shoots. His consistent execution of his shot and his accuracy.
I am nitpicking right now comparing the best of the best so Klay Thompson would have an even better form slightly as Curry's form is excellent Thompson would almost be perfect.
As mentioned before someone mentioned Steve Kerr. John Stockton and Mark Price had great form.
That’s ‘basic instinct.’ One of the reasons why he’s so much better than anyone else we’ve seen.
I think the knee "caving" is a balance cheat. The reason open shots go in more often is 1) you dont have to gauge the distance of the basket while fading or sliding to avoid a defender and 2)you dont have to worry about a contest so you can gather without hurry. I think the leg that "caves" allowed him to stop immediately with less worry of his momentum effecting his gather. Could mj gather while drifting ? Obviously yes, but if you want to make a motion consistent you need to minimize the variables and this looks like a way to stop on a dime while minimizing torque to recreate the mechsnics more consistently... i guessing
It also could be since that’s the foot he’s jumping from, he does that to give him more of a launch (so he obviously won’t get blocked which you’ve rarely, rarely saw).
I agree and was going to say the same thing. I think it allows him to stop on a dime with ultimate control and keeps from drifting as he squares up. If he tried to square his base from his feet, think Klay Thompson, he'd lose tenths to half a second trying to get the foot and toe angles right. But I also think it allows him to square so like a joy stick, he can contort his upper body and adjust in the air.
He made the most inefficient shot, the fadeaway, efficient and beautiful.
Yeah i do this too, coz im uhh... "large of stomach" i need the help to keep balance whilst i decelerate.😂
I think it maybe has to do with squaring the hips. He’s kinda leading the hip rotation when he points the knee like that
More consistent energy transfer
MJ's jumpshot in the NBA during his prime till the end of his career was just so beautiful. His jumpshot at UNC or his first few years in the league was nowhere near as nice.
To have his set point so high above his head while elevating and freeing up space from his defender at game speed all in one fluid motion is so remarkable. The set point is straight above his head too and not to either side. This gives him an advantage going either right or left.
When we first start playing the game our set points are so low because we don't have the upper body strength and we have to practice so much to get comfortable shooting like that.
As soon as I saw the title Michael Jordan, I immediately gave it a thumbs up, I knew it would be excellent👍💯🏀
One of the greatest? Nah, THE GREATEST. People gonna stop capping. 😂😂😂😂
Bruh! That statement at th beginning of the vid. Legit had me bout to click off the video but I stayed for a lil bit 😂😂😂
Only person capping is you
@USD_Bug yall be some damn groupies 😂😂
Stop being a groupie
LBJ = Goat, Jordan is not even close.
One of the greatest is an insult. He is the greatest to play the game.
his knee caving in is cause of the penultimate step, thats why he gets so much airtime in his release
Excellent breakdown - sharing with all my Jordan fans!
IMO one of the best shooting breakdowns I’ve ever watched, if not probably the best I ever just due to the smallest details
He's temporarily collapsing the non planting knee to assist in a stable stop... and then to square up in the air. Like a spring. You'll notice he starts the jump not squared... but then in the air, with the non planting leg swinging in to get his shoulders facing the hoop.
I STILL remember vividly Hubie Brown explaining, “You kids at home…WATCH how Jordan will square his shoulders to the basket as he shoots!”
Definitely seems to use that caved in leg for more spring action on the jumper.
This is the best breakdown on MJ’s shooting form.
4:39 it's crazy how MJ has massive hands despite only having a size 13 shoe. In a book I read that he was so obsessed with becoming a great basketball player he would hang on pull-up bars at the park in hopes of becoming taller and visualize himself becoming taller. His dad was 5'9 and his mom 5'5. His short genetics and small feet make me believe hanging on pull-up bars to become tall worked for him.
Nobody can duplicate it unless they have the “hands” that he had. His big hands was and is one of the greatest asset he had
Seems to me he uses the wide stance to stop on a dime. He takes the impact of stopping from full speed throughout his body that way instead of just his leg.
Excellent attention to detail. MJ also caved in both knees during long range spot ups (especially during 91-93). You can see this in the 3-pointers he hit against Portland in the 92 Finals.
Excellent attention to detail from yourself, too. And a great example with Portland btw. You can also see that double valgus maneuver from long range against the Knicks in the '92 ECSF. 1992 just keep coming up. To me, his peak year (and best all-around jump-shooting years, quiet as kept).
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Jordan's shooting form was 100% technically perfect and that's why he shot 50% for his career mostly shooting midrange jumpers from all over the court. To put that in perspective Kobe shot only 44% and he was an excellent midrange shooter. Had he given a shit about shooting threes he would have shot around 40% but he never practiced them and pretty much never shot them in games. He only averaged 1.7 three pointers per game in his career. He also shot 84% on free throws which is excellent.
44.7 vs 49.7. otherwise i agree.
@@squadric7722 an insignificant distinction IMO when we consider how Jordan playing at 40 years old for the Wizards lowered his shooting percentage a bit.
It’s fair to round up to 50%
@@briandtnguyenrather, that guy is incorrect. Jordan finished his bulls career averaging 50.5% from the field. Everyone with a brain knows not to pay attention to Washington when considering how good MJ was.
So mj shot OVER 50% from the field.
And in 96, the first season where % from specific distances was recorded, mj shot over 51% from the 16ft-3pt line range.... MJ is better than we talk about him these days.
Kevin Durant is shooting ways better than Kobe
@@grizzlymac-tight It was actually 51.5% FG shooting after the '98 retirement. Dude was stupid efficient, playing in a hyper-defensive era with the wide variety (double-pumps, triple pumps, constant fades, hanging jumpers, over consistent doubles and triples) of shots he took. Mike deserves to be mentioned amongst the greatest shooters of all time.
Wow, what a brilliant video, subscribed
people forget jordan is not all about substance and fundamentals. he was a beautiful player. he makes sure he has good form too. i'm sure that's part of the reason why he moves the way he does.😊
The beauty of it is his form is fundamental, but the execution is also 100% entertainment. It's pretty, it's not an ugly shot... Think MJ's fadeaway versus Dirk's... I love that Dirk could do that 1-legged stagger but it's not a pretty shot, even if it is effective. MJ's shot looks amazing as he fades away (even if he misses)...
@@danp3511 Dirk's 1 legged fade looked clunky but that man was surgical with his release. The way his shoulders always squared up right before he would shoot was just robotic.
MJ's game is often mentioned as 'Poetry in motion'. Because his game was beautiful to watch. A true artist on the court.
The wide stance and knee in gets his knees under his body so he can square to the basket, and it takes strain off his knees and puts it on large muscle groups. Note how he often kicks his outside heel out but keeps his toe down getting more spring for the jump. He also does this when he's crossing over to create space for a shot. It allows him to stop really hard without putting strain on his knees. Everything he did was for a reason.
ye...no wasted moves
I already hit the like button a minute into the video. Great job man!
I think what this shows people is that the GOAT himself…..changes form depending on the different shot and the momentum you have going into a shot. People I practice with get upset when they shoot different. Sometimes it’s the flow of the game/practice. The defender will also affect your shot. Thank you for this video. I’ll be showing them this in practice.
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3:36 balance. i’m no shooting coach but the wider the base on anything the more stable it is. on a normal pull up or catch and shoot, shoulder length is fine. but if you’re you’re driving at a high speed and then stopping abruptly, that wide base can provide stability jumping.
i’m saying by this because it’s something i’ve been trying to figure out about my own game. when i’m driving extremely hard and then stopping immediately, i naturally have a super wide base but then then jumping from that position feels so weird. like trying to jump from a lower position. the turned in knee might be the hack.
Thnks so much for breakdown shooting form of mj i love it super detailed
The thing that gets overlooked when it comes to Michael Jordan is that all the Championships and MVPs and all the awards he won and him being the GOAT
Everyone sees the high flying flashy Air Jordan… what some people overlook is that Michael Jordan’s entire game is based on fundamentals
One of the most important rules of fundamentals is always take good high percentage shots
Very, very, very rarely will you see Michael Jordan take a bad shot
How about a breakdown of Kareem's skyhook. Definitely nit a traditional jumpshot, but widely considered the most unstoppable shot in NBA history.
I have been looking for this video my entire life. Great work.
I enjoyed the video but what the hell do you mean one of the greatest of all time what are you a politician 😂 MJ da 🐐
Jordan kicking his leg out, wasn't just for style. It was used as a Counterbalance giving him stability in the air. Spreading his legs allowed him to get a little bit more "HANGTIME" to finish a shot over a defender.
MJ shot changed with time. In the 80's, the ball was on the right and not as high with respect to the head. He changed a lot his shot between 1988 and 1990
True, his shooting form has changed through years
This was taught in our basketball gym class in HS. The reason for the wide stance and curb knee is to square your body and align when facing the rim. Before you can jump, with a wider stance you can correct your alignment/square your body as you jump, if the distance of your foot is narrower it is more difficult to correct. The narrower stance is better for catch and shoot players, when you are moving with ball the wider stance is preferred. same concept as a car on a race track wider distance between tyres makes it more stable and easier to turn without it flipping over
So basically you got that wider base to stably generate rotative force while your feet are still on the ground. You start torquing your body on the way up when your feet are still in vontact then complete the rotation in the air.
Him and Kobe have the best looking jump shot imo
MJ was such a superior athlete when he was a young player and he didn't have the same shot as he did as he got older and he wasn't as good a shooter when he was younger either which is what made him so impressvie early on cause it didnt affect his scoring. MJ's complete game came around right about the same time Chicago won their first NBA Championship when he really had no weakness and he was a much more "under control" player. All of what you see here in this video is a result of years and years of hard work and practice and that is what always impressed me most about him. He was never satisifed being just able to fly over every one, he wanted to be the best all around player and ultimately that work ethic made him the GOAT as far as I am concerned. He was a joy to watch in person especially because you could just see in real time how much better he really was than everyone else.
MJ IS A CHEAT .. pushed Jazz player
The reason for the cave in knee is because he is shooting of his left leg (shooting option one). The extension of the leg (shooting option 2) is to be able to get an extension to the right, which may also include a fadeaway, in case the defender gets too close on the left. He uses first option, as defender gets pinned on the screen.
He’s the Greatest!!!
MJ the best ever bro, period.
That was an amazing analysis! Thanks for sharing!
Jordan was great because he was himself, if you tried to copy his moves, style, or abilities you could not succeed. People talk about Bryant but it's no way near unless you are doing a #23 impression but I wish Kobe could have had his own style.
@@plainsimple244 Kobe had a few moves that were definitely his own.
Obviously, Kobe copied Jordan’s game but it wasn’t a carbon copy.
I don’t think Kobe was as strong or fast as Jordan, so Kobe had to be slithery.
Also, I think Kobe had slightly more extension on his arm and fingers on his follow through than Jordan did.
Now if Kobe only would have gotten more than 5 hours of sleep a night!
Sure, Kobe getting up a thousand shots a day and then watching 3 hours of game tape is unrivaled preparation that no one else (not even Jorden) matched, but Kobe was operating below his optimum level during games when he’d go to bed at 11 pm and wake up at 4 am.
@@briandtnguyen Kobe Copied Jordan when he was coming up around 1996-2003 because he was really even wagging his tongue like Mike when that was Mike's family characteristic from his father, now that's crazy; plus, look at how Bryant celebrated beating the Celtics, that was how Jordan celebrated upon beating Portland in '92 and even the Utah title in '97, so Kobe copied Jordan even in traits that were not his own.
I've always stated, I wished Kobe just was himself, I never got to see Kobe Bryant play, he just saw a guy who had the size and physical characteristics to copy Jordan's game, but I always felt Kobe could have just been his own player. I also wish Kobe had the ability to just play without Shaq early had he been with Charlotte or the Lakers without Shaq, just to see how Bryant would have developed to grow into a champion. See, perhaps he would NOT have needed Phil Jackson at all in order to win, look at Bryant being a vet without Phil and championship experience upon Shaq leaving, he didn't lead his team well and enable them to win until the Gasol trade; so that development individually in how to grow, his basketball growth was stunted because the league put him in that Jordan position upon Mike's retirement -- you can tell that was staged; even Barkley pointed that out in the 1998 All-Star game how they were pushing fans to love Bryant.
We really all missed out on seeing Kobe Bryant play basketball at a high level because he was too busy trying to 'Be Like Mike' showing you that Gatorade commercial was a propaganda piece for the younger generation to base their entire basketball lives upon #23 ... the thing is Kobe's father was a pro so he was around the pro game, knew the culture of professional basketball at a young(er) age and then had the physical characteristics at 6'7" with great length and his stride could cover the court which is why his handle was long and lengthy instead of midrange or short/compact but his style was like Jordan instead of his own, even his voice deflection was like Michael Jordan, which was totally unnecessary and mentally disturbing; even Jordan said it was crazy that someone should try and be like him; Jordan's message was always a person believing in themselves like he did, if anything to take away from Mike that's what his message was, be yourself and believe in you.
Kobe's gift to basketball was his work ethic and his ability to handle pressure well -- that's the real Kobe Bryant when it came to basketball, nothing more, nothing less, everything else was just 'the machine' telling him to 'Be Like Mike' when his real gift was being clutch and working hard on his game, the rest would have easily come with just work and development but the league messed up his actual career trying to put him into some false Jordan image which stunts his own gift/growth and we all miss out -- this is why he wanted to get away from Shaq yet they had to give him Phil to have that same comparison/image .... Like James is doing, same foolishness with him wearing #23 and trying to be like Mike while not even being on Kobe's basketball level.
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Im 43 years old but I use to practice that 1,2 pull up so many times.
3:10 At the beginning, the impulse of his movement is to the side, let's say to the right. Then he must stop suddenly and in a balanced way jump up. It is normal to have the right leg more inclined because there is more force and it has to redirect the impulse towards the right in the upward direction.
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Had my favorite shooting forms
mine is melo
@jmgonzales7701 I like Melo and Nick VanExel's form
One thing I know... noo one will do a video like this on LeBron 😂😂😂
Surely they will to highlight how a sky scraper can be made out of 🧱🧱🧱
No shit, bron is a different type of player. You can say the same thing about magic Johnson or hakeem. But only difference is, bron has better jump shot than mj, not shooting form, but percentage while being distributor unlike the 1 dimensional scoring type of player like mj or kobe. Mj maybe be better in midrange but bron does everything better😂
what u mean? you don’t wanna see a vid on bron being a layup merchant 💀
@@WarrenSiervo LeBron is not a well rounded player at all, an eye test will tell you that. He performs very basic passes to his teammates and rakes new age assists that wouldn't even count as assists in the 90s, plays bully ball that would be an offensive foul in any other era of basketball other than this one where a defender cannot touch him, therefore they have to leave him open on the 3 because he's gonna drive with his shoulder ( offensive foul ) if they close out like on other players. He's getting bailed out by the refs on a shitton of drives too, Denver Lakers game 5 of this year comes to mind. Not to mention his lack of defensive awareness, oftentimes not even going back on defense but waiting across the half court for the outlet pass for easy points to stack the statsheet. I mean his Finals performances speak for themselves: 2011,2014, 2015, 2017 all winnable but he choked when it mattered the most and got bailed out by amazing teammates
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1-dimensional scoring, you're funny bro, prolly never seen MJ play. Man has a whole arsenal of ways to score for which he's often praised.
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PURE POETRY- the most aesthetic, without being so clinical/technical as todays form-
This form goes back to classic training routines we did.
Put an X on the court.
Attack the X at high speed.
Stop on the X.
Rise up.
Shoot.
Land back on the X.
Repeat until you can go from a sprint dribble, to a pull up jumper, and land where you took off from - all in balance.
melo made a living off that
Great breakdown on the Goat 🐐 Flashy and Fundamental at the same time 😮😮😮
This is a fantastic breakdown. Please cover the shooting forms of more nba players.
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Another thing to consider is the grip. I know there was a section that mentions this word, but it didn't actually talk about grip specifically. From what I can tell, Jordan would hold the ball with all 10 fingers firmly gripping (i.e., he was double-palming) during his shot form, which most players can't or don't do. I've tried this in my own game and it helps massively with consistency and accuracy. It's also how he was able to maintain his form even after taking his guide hand off the ball. At some level he was basically throwing the ball into the rim, as opposed to lofting it up and over.
Great breakdown. The most beautiful pull up in my opinion. Kobe comes second, but Kobe didn’t get the separation as much as Mike did so he had that higher release point. You should break down LeBron’s next. Great content man!
2:45 regarding the forward knee being “caved in”. This is actually pretty intuitive from a physics perspective. Coming into a shot he has a lot of sideways momentum. Planting the knee with a shallow angle helps to absorb that sideways momentum, store it as potential energy, and then release it upward. Exactly like a pole vaulter when they plant their pole on the ground, and it launches them into the sky
I think the knee 'caving in' is to do with his legs making an adjustment to pull up from his dribble to then rise & jump vertically
I grew up in this era and my favorite player was Dominique Wilkins. My hands aren’t nearly as big as MJ’s obviously but he is who I formed my shot from. Especially my free throw style. 48 years old now and I can still easily make 25 to 30 in a row.
Can’t run or jump anymore but that shot never goes away 😂
One thing that does not get mentioned here is that he gets into his shooting pocket before the jump already, holding the ball over his head and moving his elbows in a motion that protects the ball, causing the defender to foul him rather than swiping at the ball cleanly. Jason Tatum for example moves the ball to his shooting pocket while jumping.
Of the greatest to ever play the game!!!!!!
That jumper is beautiful
3:29 It gives him more explosive power to elevate with.
Great vid @DZShooting24 - Keep this level of content up and you could be doing this full time; this is a really solid analysis. Continue!!!
Refined to perfection!!!
The reason for Jordan's wide stride and knee caving in was to both stop his body from sliding because of its kinetic energy and to push himself away from the defender's outstretched hands.
I dont recommend anyone trying to emulate how jordan shot. He was able to do it, doesnt mean you can. I mean if you have his 46" jump height, big hands, and athleticism, i guess, just find a way to shoot that has the least amount of movement, that way you have less steps that you could perform wrong.
Just look at ray allen or maybe steph curry if youre trying to learn to shoot. Then if you need to create space when you shoot, then look at how to work a shot system that works with a dude in your face.
Jordan's form is great for midrange, not so much for 3's.
In fact I think MJ is the best shooter to ever play not including 3pt shooting but he could shoot and score from anywhere with his amazing footwork, balance and technique
When it comes to the knee caving in portion I think I can explain it since I actually study his game and I modeled my game after him. I have actually done this exact pull up shot multiple times in pickup games.
So the reason why his knees cave is to counter balance his momentum to whatever direction he's going to, so for example when he's going to the right side since he's busting ass to get to his spot and pull up and jump, he can't just jump with his right knee over his right foot otherwise he'd keep going in that direction.
The knee caving in or the last stepping foot caving in was to make sure that he's countering the momentum of his movement in order for him to jump straight up, it's actually very taxing and kind of difficult to do but once you try it it makes sense.
I hope this helps somebody and it makes sense, and I hope everybody realizes that every movement that he does matters, I didn't understand why his knees caved in too during his pull ups but when I did it it made sense. Try doing this without caving your knees, you'd probably trip and fall to whatever direction you're running off to lol.
Love the video bro, just wanted to share my insight.
I learned shooting from a clip that was played in the background of a moderation in a german tv basketball show called Dreamteams. There was close-up of MJs shot and I tried to copy it. Sweet memories 🤗 1993
His knee cave in if he has to make a last second move if he is block before making the shot. Michael Jordan use to anticipate the move before it happen
Anyone notice that for a lot of his pull up shots off the dribble, he wasn’t square to the basket when he got off the ground?
Instead he squared up by rotating while in midair prior to getting to his set point and releasing.
Klay Thompson also does this but he does it with a one motion shot whereas Jordan had a two motion shot.
Great breakdown. Nice!
The knee cave thing is because he need that leg outward to push his body to turn in mid-air, align his shooting arm to the basket to shoot
The GOAT! 🐐
Can you please do Ray Allen next?!
Nice vid !
Awesome breakdown 👍
Electrical engineer here 👋 Looked for the Jordan form matrix, stayed for Jordan's form 🙏
AMAZING VIDEO!!!!!!!
What makes MJ great to me is he does it with one or 2 dribbles now that's science.
The caving IMO is about pointing the toes to be be positioned to launch laterally.
Toes naturally point outwards which means when trying to move laterally, it’s harder to go side to side. The outward pointing toe wants to go forward.
But by caving the knee in it overcompensates for the outward toe and allows better lateral energy transfer. And in the case of the jump shot it aggregates the lateral energy inward providing a more stable and energetic lift.
Amazing video ty
My theory about that wide space between his feet is that he uses that caved in leg to create some extra spring on his bounce when he goes for the jump shot. If his feet were set closer together, there’d be less spring action. But by having that right knee bend in over a spaced out footing, it seems to create more “hop”. Sort of like pulling the string back a bit further on a bow.
The wide stance/caved knee allows you to use some of your jumping force to push back against your lateral movement, allowing you to jump relatively straight up or up/back for a fadeaway. If you don't, your momentum carries your jump in the same direction as your last push off motion.
I think the wider stance is to stop his momentum and transfer from lateral movement to vertical movement. It helps keep the center of gravity central while also stopping that motion.
I think the weird knee position has two purposes: 1 is deceleration for a smoother jump and 2 is that most of these jumpers with his leg in this position include lateral movement as he shoots and this allows him to completely control that lateral movement for a steadier and more consistent shot.
The wide stance is for being able to adjust mid air in case he needs to adjust his shot I recon. There is a balance mid air when he takes off with wide stance. His anatomical factor is different from others. He has valgus knee, if you watch some of his post up moves before he receives the ball, you'll see that his knees caves in. During cross overs it serves as a very efficient movement to make the subsequent steps compare to a normal knee or leg movement.
03:00 it's for balance, ie to counteract the inertia of his body moving in the direction he's traveling; in the same way a thin cylinder is more susceptible to tipping over compared to a cylinder with a wider circumference. In this way, MJ can get more overall balance and centered towards the direction of the hoop. MJ talks about being centred and balanced in the 'shooting' section of the 'Michael Jordan - Masterclass: Basketball Fundamentals' video.
PS another great vid, dude
MJ is the absolute greatest. Also i got an interesting one for ya: can u do Gilbert Arenas breakdown? He had such a weird lookin shot but it was money and it had unbelievable range on it. I think a breakdown on his shot would be dope.
I recently watched a shooting practice by Pistole Pete Maravic. He explains the shooting almost exactly like Jordan does it. Especially the holding of the elbow almost perpendicular to the ground is something almost nobody does nowadays.
Outside foot pushes at an angle to both offset the momentum and allow for vertical takeoff. Will try it at the YMCA.
Great breakdown, thoroughly enjoyed this informative video. Could you do one on Allen Iverson? Although his form seems strange, I'm curious to see your views on it. Especially since he is such a fast release shooter.
I've always wondered about his half snap. I do that subconsciously.
Very cool. Would love to also see a breakdown of other greats like Larry Bird and Steph Curry
The leg cave is actually genius. On the curl, it initially loads the whole leg muscle chain more like a leg press rather than put the strain on the outside ligament of the knee. Probably doesn't hurt the conversion from lateral to vertical either
I think the knee "caving in" is to help counter the inertia of his body moving in that direction, so that his jump is well-balanced and straight up rather than drifting to the side.
great video! You should do a breakdown on curry next