The Lost Art of the Full Court Pass

[SomeBlackDude]

why don't more players, especially rebounding bigs have this skillset? Look at how effective larry legend aka larry brady (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48EJZZFLmVM) is with this technique. doesn't allow the defense to set. easy baskets. lightning quick one-legged inbounds passes are a thing of beauty.

pretty much only the big fundamental and kev dude love have this ability from players i've seen in the past 15 years or so.

what's up with that? :confusedshrug:

https://i.makeagif.com/media/12-23-2018/opmf0q.gif

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[Akrazotile]

They look great on a gif when they work out, but they probably lead to a lot of turnovers if done with regularity.

[SomeBlackDude]

They look great on a gif when they work out, but they probably lead to a lot of turnovers if done with regularity.

1.6 to's per game this season (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XKvY-IfAtk)

2 to's per game this season (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C34bBtDz0gc)

see how effective that is?

bron eating good from the larry legend method.

keeping the lost art alive. :applause:

[thefatmiral]

Usually means someone on the other end is cherry picking for stats.

[SomeBlackDude]

Usually means someone on the other end is cherry picking for stats.

or just catching the defense slipping.

one huge overlooked facet is natural born hand-eye coordination. guess you can't teach that. either you have it or you don't.

bird clearly had it. love clearly has it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdIpjM5bnlg), hence why they can risk tossing full court bombs. they have the accuracy to do so. probably can't rely on a big who can't shoot 60% from the ft line to have the hand-eye ability to get the ball full court to a moving target with defense draped all over them.

[Stephonit]

The Warriors do similar passes pretty frequently. Don't know why you'd think it is rare.

[SomeBlackDude]

The Warriors do similar passes pretty frequently. Don't know why you'd think it is rare.

i don't care to watch them play outside of the finals.

angries up the blood.

can you link me to some vids/gif?

[superduper]

Kevin Love is easily the best in recent history at outlet passes spoonfeeding players for free buckets :applause:

[Akrazotile]

or just catching the defense slipping.

one huge overlooked facet is natural born hand-eye coordination. guess you can't teach that. either you have it or you don't.

bird clearly had it. love clearly has it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdIpjM5bnlg), hence why they can risk tossing full court bombs. they have the accuracy to do so. probably can't rely on a big who can't shoot 60% from the ft line to have the hand-eye ability to get the ball full court to a moving target with defense draped all over them.


Bird had numerous HOF teammates to catch outlets.

Love had the GOAT.

Not every franchise is so lucky.

[superduper]

Bird had numerous HOF teammates to catch outlets.

Love had the GOAT.

Not every franchise is so lucky.

Love was known for his outlet passes long before LeBrenda

[Vino24]

Love was known for his outlet passes long before LeBrenda
He must have won a lot of playoff games before LeBron with his GOAT outlet passes :confusedshrug:

[superduper]

He must have won a lot of playoff games before LeBron with his GOAT outlet passes :confusedshrug:

How many did Gasol win pre Kobe since he was this legendary big man that can will his team to win entire finals?

[raprap]

The Lakers do it regularly.

[Kblaze8855]

Wes Unseld was the best outlet passer of the 70s. Kevin

[SomeBlackDude]

Bird had numerous HOF teammates to catch outlets.

Love had the GOAT.

Not every franchise is so lucky.

old man riverwalk had patty mills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Rg-Il3loI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J2pNUhtAKU

:bowdown:


Wes Unseld was the best outlet passer of the 70s. Kevin’s dad played with him....which is why Kevin Loves middle name is Wesley and why he learned that outlet pass. His dad showed him clips of Wes.

fundamentals passing down from generation to generation. the way it should be. :applause:

[Vino24]

How many did Gasol win pre Kobe since he was this legendary big man that can will his team to win entire finals?
What does this thread have to do with Kobe? Triggered :yaohappy:

[bison]

[QUOTE=Kblaze8855]Wes Unseld was the best outlet passer of the 70s. Kevin

[Stephonit]

i don't care to watch them play outside of the finals.

angries up the blood.

can you link me to some vids/gif?

It's your loss if you don't want to watch one of the best teams ever especially in transition.

I don't have a collection of them on hand but this was from last night's game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DADJS4_5hXQ&t=5m50s

Draymond also makes similar passes now and then. Which reminds me of this one you probably already saw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe8zSrKhFr4

[Phenith]

The Raps throw the ball down court ahead of the defense quite a bit considering how infrequently you do see it overall.

Lowry to Siakam is fun to watch.

[SomeBlackDude]

It's your loss if you don't want to watch one of the best teams ever especially in transition.

I don't have a collection of them on hand but this was from last night's game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DADJS4_5hXQ&t=5m50s

Draymond also makes similar passes now and then. Which reminds me of this one you probably already saw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe8zSrKhFr4

dray = most underrated player in the league. unicorn skillset. :applause:

still not watching the dubs until the finals.

especially once boogie joins the squad.

shameful.

[Ainosterhaspie]

Part of this is due to changes in how the game is played today. Teams no longer try for offensive rebounds anywhere close to as much as they did in years past. Instead, as soon as the shot goes up, at least four if not all five players are hustling back to get their defense set. This makes the long pass much more difficult, and if you do make the pass its more likely there are two or more defenders in position to stop the guy who received the pass.

[Stephonit]

Jokic showing he is capable of full court passes too:

https://streamable.com/d1pvq

[LAmbruh]

The Warriors do similar passes pretty frequently. Don't know why you'd think it is rare.
lol right

KLove and Lebron executed these once or twice a game, every game

Lonzo heaves one bomb every game or two

[Stephonit]

lol right

KLove and Lebron executed these once or twice a game, every game

Lonzo heaves one bomb every game or two

Don't know why you are reacting to my post. It's the OP suggesting the full court pass is a lost art not me. I mainly watch the Warriors and see them do similar passes often. If other teams do so too others are free to point it out as they have.

More of a half court pass from last night but you see similar from the Warriors every other game as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSDbtBcOYRY&t=5m26s

[jongib369]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mACsGazC2-U


:cheers:

[Marchesk]

https://i.makeagif.com/media/12-23-2018/opmf0q.gif

So that's what Bird-fed means.

[LAmbruh]

'lost art'


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[scuzzy]

'lost art'


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oof

[SomeBlackDude]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mACsGazC2-U


:cheers:

so effortless. beautiful :applause:


Jokic showing he is capable of full court passes too:

https://streamable.com/d1pvq

dude keeps cementing himself as the most skilled big of his era.