Who has the prettier jumpshot form, Kobe or MJ?

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As you can see Jordan would normally lean a bit forward on his hots and keep his legs together. Kobe leans a bit back and throws his left legs forward.

Its pretty similar...

But i wouldnt call them pretty, if you want a pretty jumpshot watch somebody like Ray Allen, Glen Rice, Dale Ellis, Dell Curry...

[QUOTE=whatever666]Its pretty similar...

But i wouldnt call them pretty, if you want a pretty jumpshot watch somebody like Ray Allen, Glen Rice, Dale Ellis, Dell Curry...[/QUOTE]

Yup. Even Steph Currys shot looks better than MJ and Kobe. But, if we had pick between the two, I'd go with Jordan. His body seems to be more control and the ball seems to roll off his fingers perfectly(due to the size of his hands).

[QUOTE=thejumpa]Yup. Even Steph Currys shot looks better than MJ and Kobe. But, if we had pick between the two, I'd go with Jordan. His body seems to be more control and the ball seems to roll off his fingers perfectly(due to the size of his hands).[/QUOTE]

Dell Curry and Steph Curry have the best looking jumpshot forms I have ever seen. They do there's so effortless. I'll give Steph the nod though since his form is as quick as anyone in the NBA

ray allen, steph curry are my favorites. if i had to choose between the 2 i'd have to go with kobe

[QUOTE=phoenix18]Jordan or Kobe?? Oh lord. Prettiest jumpshot form I would take neither but between the two I will say Jordan.[/QUOTE]
Still this.

Shooters like Ray Allen, Mark Price, Glen Rice, ALLAN HOUSTON have great shooting forms...only when they are shooting set shots, open threes. Go ask them to take two hard dribbles towards the baseline and shoot a contested 18 foot fadeaway jumper. Their forms would look awkward. No disrespect to them, they are great PURE shooters. But MJ and Kobe...they can go left and then pull-up, or go right and then pull up (much harder) while maintaining great elevation and balance. Even athletic swingmen like Vince Carter, Lebron James and D-Wade cannot do that. These guys can really jump, but I have always wondered why they never utilized their leaping ability on their jump shots.

Between Kobe and MJ, I would give the edge to Jordan (90-96) because of the ridiculous elevation on his jumpers.

Michael Bryant

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:facepalm Love Rondo but thats just ugly. No wonder why he can't make a jumper or Free throw

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:facepalm Love Rondo but thats just ugly. No wonder why he can't make a jumper or Free throw[/QUOTE]


Edit: Now just noticed those pictures are old. Rondo wears a sleeve now. His jumper isn't nearly that bad. It still needs some fixing.

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SICK.

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:facepalm Love Rondo but thats just ugly. No wonder why he can't make a jumper or Free throw[/QUOTE]

I really hope he's putting in a lot of time taking jumpers this offseason after the international play.