Lebron working on adding the skyhhook to his game

[Nash]

..[QUOTE] A year ago, LeBron James adopted elements of Hakeem Olajuwon

[DuMa]

http://www.terezowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bron-tsick-shot.gif

[Faptastrophe]

Always learning and improving.

Can't wait for him to do this during the game.

http://i.minus.com/ijK7PBXTHmVeJ.gif

edit: haha, **** you DuMa. You win this round :D

[blablabla]

nice move

[TheAesirsFinest]

Sweet. LeBron in the post is way more fun to watch than him jacking up jumpers now.

[dunksby]

Travelinghook :bowdown:

[PyrrhusX]

Sweet. LeBron in the post is way more fun to watch than him jacking up jumpers now.

This.
If Lebron implements this into his game, it would make him all the more dangerous in the post.

[I<3NBA]

if he can really master this, opposing teams would cry buckets!

[Overdrive]

Always learning and improving.

Can't wait for him to do this during the game.

http://i.minus.com/ijK7PBXTHmVeJ.gif

edit: haha, **** you DuMa. You win this round :D

Changed pivotfoot.

[Heavincent]

http://www.terezowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bron-tsick-shot.gif

Not gonna lie, that's pretty ****ing cool.

He traveled though.

[zizozain]

i see a great balance, beautiful footwork
and he gently throws the ball l with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head

go for it lebron


Edit:ooops the gif. above
:lol

[Levity]

http://www.terezowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bron-tsick-shot.gif

Nice crab hook

:applause:

[coin24]

Wrong account pauk:oldlol:

[outbreak]

Those are travels...
Lebron does the dream shake now? No he doesn't? He can't even post up JJ Barea without giving up an offensive foul. Every off season he claims he's perfected his post game but it never improves that much.

[FreezingTsmoove]

Is it me or is this type of thread made every year during the off season

[fpliii]

Those are travels...
Lebron does the dream shake now? No he doesn't? He can't even post up JJ Barea without giving up an offensive foul. Every off season he claims he's perfected his post game but it never improves that much.

uhhh sorry, what?

I'm not a LeBron guy, but he looked markedly better last season and playoffs

[KyrieTheFuture]

Those are travels...
Lebron does the dream shake now? No he doesn't? He can't even post up JJ Barea without giving up an offensive foul. Every off season he claims he's perfected his post game but it never improves that much.

Who pissed in your cereal this morning?

[Jax]

DA GAWD KING JAMES with the unstoppable move!
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7dq48XSNg1r6ombko1_500.gif
Laker stans everywhere. He's still allowed to give 2 steps...travel :coleman:

[chips93]

[QUOTE]A year ago, LeBron James adopted elements of Hakeem Olajuwon

[longtime lurker]

Not gonna lie, that's pretty ****ing cool.

He traveled though.

Not like the refs would call it.

Really though it's an unstoppable move and Lebron adding it to his arsenal will just prolong his career. :rockon:

[Faptastrophe]

LeBron's just joking around in that gif and people still manage to mention traveling. Who cares.. it's a sick horse shot, that's it.

[CavaliersFTW]

...
GTFOH.... if he does I will openly become a Lebron fan again... I'm not even joking, if he starts hitting skyhooks in the post... man... it could mean the entire next generation of basketball players will emulate him and there will be hook shots in the NBA again... DO IT LEBRON - SHOOT THE SKYHOOK :rockon:

[upside24]

Would be on another level if he had Kareem level efficiency with the skyhook.:eek:

[plowking]

Those are travels...
Lebron does the dream shake now? No he doesn't? He can't even post up JJ Barea without giving up an offensive foul. Every off season he claims he's perfected his post game but it never improves that much.

He literally destroyed your team in the finals from the post. It was one of the most dominating finals performances from down there. Scoring, passing, offensive boards, etc... He killed you guys down there.

[che guevara]

Lebron has always had good form on his hook shot, even as a young player. It's a mystery to me why he almost never uses it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI9PD5FEcys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDA_DpfnXU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIFavxL4pT0

[Kobe 4 The Win]

I'd love to see him incorperate a skyhook in his game. I'm amazed that nobody has really tried this shot because Kareem and later Magic were so successful with it.

[CavaliersFTW]

I'd love to see him incorperate a skyhook in his game. I'm amazed that nobody has really tried this shot because Kareem and later Magic were so successful with it.
and prior to them Jerry Lucas, Nate Thurmond, Bill Russell, Cliff Hagan, George Mikan among many others seeing as how it used to be a staple tool for scoring in the post with your back to the basket... it's one of the skillsets that doesn't make sense why it disappeared. A 2 hand set shot?, sure - but the hook shot? That never became outdated - it just stopped being used for some reason

[Jax]

bron's post game clearly improved, but i dont remember seeing any dream shakes




too bad he takes 3 . . .
We can't have a discussion if we disagree on facts, dribble>"gather">2 steps. That's it.

[LeBird]

Well, it'd be a great move for him to be able to rely on as he ages and his physicality wanes.

[Fiasco]

Is it me or is this type of thread made every year during the off season

LeBron has also said that he feels like he's in the best shape he's ever been in, including 2008

[KyrieTheFuture]

The return of the hook would bring my father to tears it's his favorite thing in basketball

[ihoopallday]

The return of the hook would bring my father to tears it's his favorite thing in basketball

:D It would be awesome if a superstar player brought it back.

[LongLiveTheKing]

Nice but why does it say Lebron did the Dream Shake?
Anyways it'll be fun seeing the Heat with Lebron in the paint surrounded by 3 point shooters and Dwade cutting to the basket.

[Asukal]

It's not easy to hit a hook shot from 15 feet away like Kareem did. It's a hard shot to master but a good go to post move and players should use it more.

[atljonesbro]

LeBron is a goofclown azz nugga

[Lebron23]

:cheers:

[Overdrive]

DA GAWD KING JAMES with the unstoppable move!

Laker stans everywhere. He's still allowed to give 2 steps...travel :coleman:

Yes and no, you're not allowed to pivot twice. If he finished after the spin it would be no problem. Just two steps. He gathered though having established the left foot as pivot foot, then raised his left foot and used his right foot as a pivot foot. That's a travel. Aside from that he has to jump of both feet.

I'm no Lakerstan, justing calling it the way it is. I don't like his post game, it's still very clumsy and his footwork still lacks some coordination. Nonetheless it improved alot over the last 2 years.


LeBron's just joking around in that gif and people still manage to mention traveling. Who cares.. it's a sick horse shot, that's it.

The problem is that he does this in games, too, and doesn't get called for it.

[Kobe 4 The Win]

LeBron has also said that he feels like he's in the best shape he's ever been in, including 2008

Look out NBA

[TyroneNBAFan]

That would be awesome if he adds that to his game and uses it consistantly.

I also heard that he wants to spend a lot more time in the paint.

If he's consistantly posting, hitting jump hooks and getting his usual dunks/layups off the drive and in transition, his efficiency should be off the charts.

He could probably connect on 55+% of his shots.

[ripthekik]

a thread like this you see all his lovers pop up complimenting him :oldlol:

last season he incorporated the dream shake? WHERE? :biggums:

[RRR3]

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[LakersReign]

I'd love to see him incorperate a skyhook in his game. I'm amazed that nobody has really tried this shot because Kareem and later Magic were so successful with it.

IIRC, Shaq used it a few times, but obviously not consistently enough.

[Eric Cartman]

Look out NBA

Lebron reign of terror is just starting ... haters scared shitless.

Oh Lakers come and save us, thou shall be the light in an otherwise dark scenery.

[RRR3]

Lebron reign of terror is just starting ... haters scared shitless.

Oh Lakers come and save us, thou shall be the light in an otherwise dark scenery.
:oldlol:

[ripthekik]

http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Cats/CuteKittyHug.jpg
come on RRR3 what happened to you. You were a better poster than this.. until that "event" happened. Is this Posttraumatic stress disorder?
Now all you do is post random gifs, pictures, emoticons that no one cares about. Did the event turned you into a vegetable? Now I don't even care to reply or look at most of your posts, I am replying to this one out of sympathy. I hope you can get over the "event" man, and return to yourself. This new rrr3 is quite pathetic.

[RRR3]

come on RRR3 what happened to you. You were a better poster than this.. until that "event" happened. Is this Posttraumatic stress disorder?
Now all you do is post random gifs, pictures, emoticons that no one cares about. Did the event turned you into a vegetable? Now I don't even care to reply or look at most of your posts, I am replying to this one out of sympathy. I hope you can get over the "event" man, and return to yourself. This new rrr3 is quite pathetic.
:facepalm It takes a special kind of douchebag to continue being a jerk even in response to adorable pictures of kittens. Congratulations, rip, you are the worst poster on ISH.:applause:

[ripthekik]

:facepalm It takes a special kind of douchebag to continue being a jerk even in response to adorable pictures of kittens. Congratulations, rip, you are the worst poster on ISH.:applause:
there, we finally got some life out of you :applause:

[Sakkreth]

DA GAWD KING JAMES with the unstoppable move!
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7dq48XSNg1r6ombko1_500.gif
Laker stans everywhere. He's still allowed to give 2 steps...travel :coleman:

Gonna show this to my dad and ask, he had his fair share off refereeing and knows rules well in general. I think it's a travel tho.

Edit: Yes it's a travel and after he explained what exactly went wrong, I agree it's 3 steps, because he plants down his right foot after the fake so that he could turn around and do left handed hook instead. Nonetheless funny move.

[LBJ 23]

http://www.terezowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bron-tsick-shot.gif


Didn't notice at first but he's shooting with left hand actually here

[Money 23]

I think he should focus on getting better legit and consistent footwork and go to moves in the post before trying to adopt that ugly, yet effective, and very rarely used sky hook shot.


Gonna show this to my dad and ask, he had his fair share off refereeing and knows rules well in general. I think it's a travel tho.
It's not. Once he establishes that left foot, he can spin around on it as much as he likes. 360 on a pivot foot is legal. He doesn't slide it or pick it up. It's good to go.

[Nero Tulip]

It's not a travel but it's really shitty footwork.

[Money 23]

It's not a travel but it's really shitty footwork.
Actually in this case it's really good.

He picks his right leg up to fake the sky hook, spins on the pivot foot very quickly while remaining in place and not sliding or moving it.

That's actually pretty impressive. Let's see you try that with such quickness, balance, and fluidity. Oh, and for comparison sake, right after he does it, Durant fails to try to replicate the move.

[Sakkreth]

It wouldn't be a travel if he didn't got his right leg down which he did, that's like an extra step.

[Money 23]

It wouldn't be a travel if he didn't got his right leg down which he did, that's like an extra step.
No, it's not. That is completely legal ... you can have both feet on the ground even with an established pivot foot, a pivot in use no less. It fools your eyes, but if you know what the rules are it's quite clear it isn't even close to a travel.

[edrick]

people are discussing whether or not a joke shot is a travel? :facepalm

[Overdrive]

It's not. Once he establishes that left foot, he can spin around on it as much as he likes. 360 on a pivot foot is legal. He doesn't slide it or pick it up. It's good to go.

He picked up his dribble, and spinned around the right foot, lifts his right foot and start the hookshot motion, everything legal until here. 2 steps.

The travel starts, when he pivots back on his left foot established. Due to the spinmove he, in retrospect did a pivot with the right foot established and later with the left foot established. Yes he can spin 360 degress aslong as the pivot foot is established. The problem about this move is that he stopped the fluid motion. Aslong as he was about to shoot the ball after the spin it was just a spinmove. In the very moment he spun back the second step was a pivot move and hence only one establed foot is allow but he had a foot established before(at the spinmove).

[Sakkreth]

It's 3 steps, if he wanted it to be no travel he shouldn't of landed his non pivot right foot for spinning around. Yes pivot foot can spin 360%, but he landed his non pivot foot to do so, so that's a travel.

[Money 23]

He picked up his dribble, and spinned around the right foot, lifts his right foot and start the hookshot motion, everything legal until here. 2 steps.
When he picks up his dribble and then switches pivot feet, yes.

I'm talking about the literal move itself as he spins on the left pivot foot. Completely legal.

[Sakkreth]

He picked up his dribble, and spinned around the right foot, lifts his right foot and start the hookshot motion, everything legal until here. 2 steps.

The travel starts, when he pivots back on his left foot established. Due to the spinmove he, in retrospect did a pivot with the right foot established and later with the left foot established. Yes he can spin 360 degress aslong as the pivot foot is established. The problem about this move is that he stopped the fluid motion. Aslong as he was about to shoot the ball after the spin it was just a spinmove. In the very moment he spun back the second step was a pivot move and hence only one establed foot is allow but he had a foot established before(at the spinmove).

Correct.

[Overdrive]

When he picks up his dribble and then switches pivot feet, yes.

I'm talking about the literal move itself as he spins on the left pivot foot. Completely legal.

The move after the fake isn't legal either, you have to jump off both feet after pivoting, but it has never been called in the NBA, so yeah it's kinda legal. The pivoting is legal though.

[ace23]

He didn't travel.

[winwin]

He did travel.

[Sakkreth]

He didn't travel.

I like ur reasoning and explanation.

[AlonzoGOAT]

why the **** are people arguing over a joke move

[CarlosBoozer]

;oldlol people taking g this seriously

[Nero Tulip]

Actually in this case it's really good.

He picks his right leg up to fake the sky hook, spins on the pivot foot very quickly while remaining in place and not sliding or moving it.

That's actually pretty impressive. Let's see you try that with such quickness, balance, and fluidity. Oh, and for comparison sake, right after he does it, Durant fails to try to replicate the move.

No actually, that's awful, Blake Griffin-esque footwork that gives him really low stability and a left-handed shot while standing on his left foot.

You're right that it's "impressive", like a half-court shot is impressive, but it's not good basketball.

[Nero Tulip]

It's 3 steps, if he wanted it to be no travel he shouldn't of landed his non pivot right foot for spinning around. Yes pivot foot can spin 360%, but he landed his non pivot foot to do so, so that's a travel.

In any other league I would agree but it's never ever called in the NBA. Players like Wade do this on every single reverse and they never get called.

[jlip]

Seriously people, the "hook shot" in the gif with Durant is not a serious move. It is a trick shot used while playing H.O.R.S.E. It's Globetrotteresque. That's not what he's working on to incorporate into his actual game. That move was not designed to show true basketball footwork or textbook skills any more than the guy in the dunk contest running from the opposite end of the court without dribbling in order to do a freethrow line dunk is trying to show you the "right way" to do an in game dunk.

[RaininTwos]

people are discussing whether or not a joke shot is a travel? :facepalm
welcome to ish:roll:

[Sakkreth]

In any other league I would agree but it's never ever called in the NBA. Players like Wade do this on every single reverse and they never get called.

That might be the case, it's a travel if u look closely, but I don't think either that it gets called in NBA.

[turnaroundJ]

Serious move or not, there's not much of a difference between the footwork of this HORSE hook and the dreamshake.

It actually seems pretty smart to fake a hook this way.

[Jax]

It's 3 steps, if he wanted it to be no travel he shouldn't of landed his non pivot right foot for spinning around. Yes pivot foot can spin 360%, but he landed his non pivot foot to do so, so that's a travel.
3 steps where? He dribbles and that first you're counting as one step, isn't.

[KingBeasley08]

Lebron with a sky hook :eek: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Mr. Jabbar]

"crab hook"
"travelling hook"

you guys :roll: :roll: