Why has no one adopted Kareem's Skyhook?

[No_bammer_weed]

I didn't say it was easy. But, you figure someone would've tried developing it since his retirement almost 30 years ago.

But none of KAJ's contemporaries were able to develop and master the Sky hook during his whole career either, and professional sports is a notorious for having a copycat syndrome.

So really, in the whole history of the NBA only one man was able to effectively use the sky hook. That should tell you something.

I think many big men have tried. shyt is way too hard. The sky hook is a calculus of coordination, timing, muscle memory, and skill.

KAJ, while in his 40s, was an integral player in the laker's championship winning teams during an incredibly competitive era of b-ball. He is arguably the GOAT and aint no one seeing him. KAJ made the sky hook, not the other way around.

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

This is a great question. A lot of these responses are making me realize how hard that shot is. I've tried that shyt just fukking around on the court before a game or in 21's or something, and probably only hit that shyt a handful of times. And I'm talking about my whole life of playing basketball

 

[yseJ]

why has no one adopted that Barry Bonds swing ? same reason. often imitated, never duplicated

 

[mbewane]

Dirk was working on it a couple years ago, someone even made a thread on it http://www.thecoli.com/threads/dirk-nowitzki-sky-hook-still-a-work-in-progress.256280/

Dirk Nowitzki: 'Sky hook still a work in progress'

 

[hashmander]

Dirk was working on it a couple years ago, someone even made a thread on it

Dirk Nowitzki: 'Sky hook still a work in progress'

and at that point he'd been at it 10 years. shyt is hard.

 

[Collateral]

What made it even more amazing was that, his defender knew exactly what he was going to do once he established position in the post, but none of them could do shyt about it

 

[Malta]

Probably because it's not an effective shot if you're not a true 7 footer.

 

[T-K-G]

This is a great question. A lot of these responses are making me realize how hard that shot is. I've tried that shyt just fukking around on the court before a game or in 21's or something, and probably only hit that shyt a handful of times. And I'm talking about my whole life of playing basketball

opposite for me certain angles It doesnt matter how far away I am


off the glass from 3pt range type shyt. won 200 off my uncle hittin 3 in a row

 

[Liquid]

This is a great question. A lot of these responses are making me realize how hard that shot is. I've tried that shyt just fukking around on the court before a game or in 21's or something, and probably only hit that shyt a handful of times. And I'm talking about my whole life of playing basketball

Breh, I'm drying here with this post

You think Kareem just woke up one day and said yeah...I'm going to shoot this sky hook like this and it was all easy?

That was of course before the league saw Draymond Green, he with his somewhat limited athleticism and shorter than most centers will block it 90% of the time.

 

[MoneyTron]

Dirk was working on it a couple years ago, someone even made a thread on it

Dirk Nowitzki: 'Sky hook still a work in progress'

Interesting.

 

[Gully Bull]

Probably because it's not an effective shot if you're not a true 7 footer.

Be 5'10" with a beautiful sky hook brehs

 

[MoneyTron]

Yahoo out here stealing threads.

Why the skyhook isn't a part of today's game

 

[Remote]

Because the coli said Draymond could just shut it down anyway

Rep

 

[Malta]

Be 5'10" with a beautiful sky hook brehs

You got a sea level hook beloved.

 

[The God Poster]

Be 5'10" with a beautiful sky hook brehs

5'10" I thought breh was 5'5"