Im Still Ballin
07-25-2025, 11:28 AM
New footage of McHale from the 1989-90 season. Some great examples of his understated passing ability, as well as his shooting range, and the more isolation, mid-post aspects of his pivot game. He was more than just an off-ball, catch-and-shoot low-post threat; he could play further out and operate from higher up.
This was the year he shot a career-high free-throw percentage of 89.3% FT on 5.4 FTA/g. 393/440 (.893) across 82 RS games & 25/29 (.862) in 5 PS games. His shooting technique is visibly more fluid than it was earlier in his career. It used to be more hitchy but developed into an effortless one-motion release.
Box score: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199003240NYK.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svX9RuLOMzQ&ab_channel=All-aroundNBA
This was the year he shot a career-high free-throw percentage of 89.3% FT on 5.4 FTA/g. 393/440 (.893) across 82 RS games & 25/29 (.862) in 5 PS games. His shooting technique is visibly more fluid than it was earlier in his career. It used to be more hitchy but developed into an effortless one-motion release.
Box score: https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199003240NYK.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svX9RuLOMzQ&ab_channel=All-aroundNBA