Top 10 switch hitters aka Mickey Mantles in nba history

[Kobe_Bryant]

#1 Myself Kobe Bean Bryant


https://youtu.be/yV9bGt7hNtQ

#2 Larry Bird


https://youtu.be/R76nMD8buR8


#3 Michael Jordan


https://youtu.be/pr2G8Vg5dfM


#4 Pete Maravich
#5 Steve Nash
#6 Kyrie Irving
#7 Steph Curry
#8 Derrick Rose
#9 Pau Gasol
#10 Marc Gasol

[GrayGoat]

Op plays for both teams ;)

[imdaman99]

Did OP just come out of the closet? Good on you, you can admit to these things on an anonymous message board :cheers:

[Kobe_Bryant]

and before any moron says Lebron should be top 10


Roid can barely shoot a mid range or free throws period so I can't put him on a shooters list. he's a natural lefty but learned to play right handed so his lefty layups don't impress anyone. I've never seen a lefty floater or shot period by lebron left handed and that's supposedly his dominant hand.

he learned right handed and has the most awkward release ever. he shoots wide open threes at the clip I shot with defenders all over me up until my Achilles injury

hes just not on these other guys level. be a good shooter with one hand before talking about being great with both. and 2 games this year ain't convincing anyone

[Kobe_Bryant]

Did OP just come out of the closet? Good on you, you can admit to these things on an anonymous message board :cheers:


Op plays for both teams ;)


this might be the only switch list lebron could make. hes definitely about playing for every team

[j3lademaster]

Steph definitely has a better lefthand than Kyrie.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttazxzv_L08

And this video proves not all NBA players are skilled enough to shoot with their left. Kyrie, who is regarded as one of the most skilled of all-time has trouble with it. This is also why I think Kobe's the most skilled of all time. Even if you consider Kyrie the goat ballhandler, there are guys comparable in that dept: Curry, Kemba etc. No one is shooting turnaround fadeaways in games with their offhands. And Kobe had nice handles too, and was an ambidextrous finisher with the best of them.

[Kobe_Bryant]

Steph definitely has a better lefthand than Kyrie.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttazxzv_L08

And this video proves not all NBA players are skilled enough to shoot with their left. Kyrie, who is regarded as one of the most skilled of all-time has trouble with it. This is also why I think Kobe's the most skilled of all time. Even if you consider Kyrie the goat ballhandler, there are guys comparable in that dept: Curry, Kemba etc. No one is shooting turnaround fadeaways in games with their offhands. And Kobe had nice handles too, and was an ambidextrous finisher with the best of them.

being able to shoot the three with both hands is really only something me and Larry Bird could do

I heard porzingis and vince could but I only saw some practice shots

[Airupthere]

Lebron uses the left hand quite extensively to ward off/stiff arm defenders. Does that count?

[Kobe_Bryant]

Lebron uses the left hand quite extensively to ward off/stiff arm defenders. Does that count?

I heard he also uses it to sign contracts with colluded big 3's for different franchises every 4 years but sadly no. these don't count

[Airupthere]

I heard he also uses it to sign contracts with colluded big 3's for different franchises every 4 years but sadly no. these don't count

Perhaps even using the left hand to hold the phone talking to the likes of Melo, AD, etc while recruiting

[j3lademaster]

Lebron uses the left hand quite extensively to ward off/stiff arm defenders. Does that count?I'm actually surprised he isn't more skilled with his left. I've read that he's a natural lefty, and weirdly enough basketball is the only thing he does with his right as his dominant hand.

[000]

Lebron was ben simmonsing before ben simmons (off hand shooting/playing), and to a far greater extent. Wow, what a beast.

[HylianNightmare]

Not sure how bird playing a whole game switch doesn't win

[j3lademaster]

Not sure how bird playing a whole game switch doesn't winBecause he didn't? Bird is immensely skilled, that smooth lefty floater is hard to do, but all his jumpers were with his dominant hand. Kobe actually has highlights of taking shots that would be considered tough in general with his left. No one else did this shit and we may not see it in a long time.

[ShawkFactory]

and before any moron says Lebron should be top 10


Roid can barely shoot a mid range or free throws period so I can't put him on a shooters list. he's a natural lefty but learned to play right handed so his lefty layups don't impress anyone.

So he’s so natural at switch hitting that its..not impressive?

[ClipperRevival]

Pau Gasol had amazing touch and a great off hand too. He had that left hook he shot from the baseline from about 5-8 feet consistently IN-GAME.

[Kobe_Bryant]

Not sure how bird playing a whole game switch doesn't win



https://youtu.be/vWoGH7CEr3A


I had curry range with my left bruh

[Kobe_Bryant]

So he’s so natural at switch hitting that its..not impressive?

your off arm is supposed to be secondary. the reason lebrons shot has been awkward his whole career and very inconsistent from.the free throw line is because he shoots with his wrong arm. lebron has no skills other than layups with his left hand so he can't be on a list with guys that are basically almost equal with both from 10 feet out

[SouBeachTalents]

What good is being ambidextrous if you can barely make 40% of your shots in the Finals & elimination games

[HylianNightmare]

https://youtu.be/vWoGH7CEr3A


I had curry range with my left bruh

That ain't a whole game

[Kobe_Bryant]

That ain't a whole game

this isn't a thread about the best game. its about the best player. I probly made 1000 more shots left handed than bird

[j3lademaster]

What good is being ambidextrous if you can barely make 40% of your shots in the Finals & elimination gamesIt's impressive and fun to watch. But at the end of the day, you're right, it comes down to putting a ball through a metal circle while preventing another team from doing that.

[Manny98]

Kyrie number 1


https://youtu.be/OYQg7Zi8dk4

[Kobe_Bryant]

What good is being ambidextrous if you can barely make 40% of your shots in the Finals & elimination games




It's impressive and fun to watch. But at the end of the day, you're right, it comes down to putting a ball through a metal circle while preventing another team from doing that.

the point of learning both hands is for angles. if you have to go left it's better to shoot with your left. it's farther away from the defenders reach

and other times you're forced to jump off your right foot and in that case the better balance for shooting a floater/runner/hook is left handed

its infinitely more beneficial

and the same could be said about lebron for being a higher percentage shooter but having to pass up so many opportunities because hes either shook or doesn't believe he can make the shot or knock down the free throws

2018 finals game 1 for instance. he was afraid. he knew they needed a bucket inside so he passed instead of driving or shooting himself. it cost them the momentum for the series possibly stealing game 1. then him being soft picked off Durant in game 3. who knows what happens if lebron has balls

[Kblaze8855]

this isn't a thread about the best game. its about the best player. I probly made 1000 more shots left handed than bird

Less footage doesn’t mean less shots happened….

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[Kblaze8855]

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[TheGoatest]

Lebron uses the left hand quite extensively to ward off/stiff arm defenders. Does that count?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDu1FD04eEo

[Druckenmiller]

Switch hitters? Easy list.

1(tie) Dwight Howard
1(tie) Jason Collins
3. Dennis Rodman
4. Rudy Gay

[Xiao Yao You]

Conley

[Kobe_Bryant]

That ain't a whole game

I actually just watched the bird video and he shot a ton right handed lol

[Xiao Yao You]

Bird got me working on left hand shot. Screwed up my right for a while. Really pathetic that most players today can't even make a layup with their opposite hand. Fundamentals are gone. But they are so much more skilled! :lol

[j3lademaster]

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