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[QUOTE=DuMa]i dont really give a rats ass about the form of the shot. as long as it goes in and is effective releasing it in front of a tight defender. Reggie had ugly form most would say and his shot was really effective.
MJ was more effective on it so therefore he wins.[/QUOTE]
He asked which is prettier not more effective :facepalm
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQQoFmTqKPg[/url]
.51 seconds
Lovely
Wow, a Kobe Jordan tread with pretty much no trolling. Were a lot of people recentely banned?
They're pretty much equal to me, but I like Jordan's fade aways much better.
I think Kobe and Jordan are very similar, with Kobe flaring his legs a little more, but if I had to pick a jumper, this [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lt4QasmnTI"]guys is to smooth[/URL]
Jordan had one key difference. He would jump as high as he could within ballance to take his shot. Kobe's form and Jordan's later form are nearly identical, considering all of the small differences in their bodies, but Jordan's early shot was a good 5" higher off the ground, regardless of how he made the shot, or spot up.
Other than that, this is as equal of a comparison, as you can get.
Shawn Marion wins imo!
or Chuck Hayes = [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wQq9YWZ568[/url]
Neither have the prettiest. I'd go with someone like Ray Allen\J.J Reddick\Curry\Nash probably.
[QUOTE=SAKOTXA][IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/multimedia/photo_gallery/0806/nba.best.playoff.jump.shots/images/1.shot.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s98LW1lYkx4/Sb5lz8P7vsI/AAAAAAAAABU/KnJsFXeCajI/s400/Kobe%2BJumpshot.jpg[/IMG]
please don't start any kobe/MJ arguments, this is just about their forms and nothing else[/QUOTE]
Their shots look almost exactly the same. Except Kobe pulls the ball down a little more since he has to a larger % of his total strength into his shot from feep than MJ did. Their forms look very similar though. Hard to say either looks better than the other. Both are roughly equal 3pt shooters anyway. Kobe takes a lot more than MJ though, so perhaps slight edge to him. Though (it seems like) Jordan jumps higher when he took his jumpshots, when I compare Jordan vids to Kobe vids (any year).
[QUOTE=Brunch@Five][b]Kobe shoots from a little more behind his head. [/b]Also MJ had better arch on his jumper, Kobe's J is far too flat sometimes.[/QUOTE]
I think thats just because Kobe has longer arms (despite Jordan having bigger hands).
[img]http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4704/2vkz22x.jpg[/img]
[img]http://images.usatoday.com/sports/gallery/03nbaallstargame/kobe-jordan.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i35.tinypic.com/2exq1pc.jpg[/img]
^ Yes I purposely blurred that image to avoid getting the stans riled up.. just using the few images I have.
And to the unbolded.. :facepalm Totally disagree.
^ I never noticed that. I wonder why no got wingspan measurements on either of them?
Both of them have some seriously flat shots sometimes, probably because of the elevation they get. I remember watching Kobe one year, '08 I think, and all of his shots were straight line drives. I couldn't believe that some of them went in. :oldlol:
Kind of hard to differentiate their jumpers though, especially once they are up in the air. Their setup is different. Kobe developed a windup along the way that he uses from time to time.
[QUOTE=ImmortalD24]I think thats just because Kobe has longer arms (despite Jordan having bigger hands).
[img]http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4704/2vkz22x.jpg[/img]
[img]http://images.usatoday.com/sports/gallery/03nbaallstargame/kobe-jordan.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i35.tinypic.com/2exq1pc.jpg[/img]
^ Yes I purposely blurred that image to avoid getting the stans riled up.. just using the few images I have.
And to the unbolded.. :facepalm Totally disagree.[/QUOTE]
Interesting, cause I've always wondered about Kobe's body type, because the way he moves seems a little lankier than Jordan. I don't know how to explain it, but Kobe seemed a little slower than Jordan because his body type, his genes seemed to come from the part of Africa that has long distance runners, while Jordan's seem to come from the West Africa, where the slaves came from, who are a little bit more athletic. It's really hard to explain.
both are a thing of beauty :applause:
[QUOTE=jstern]Interesting, cause I've always wondered about Kobe's body type, because the way he moves seems a little lankier than Jordan. I don't know how to explain it, but Kobe seemed a little slower than Jordan because his body type, his genes seemed to come from the part of Africa that has long distance runners, while Jordan's seem to come from the West Africa, where the slaves came from, who are a little bit more athletic. It's really hard to explain.[/QUOTE]
It's because Kobe has a longer torso and his legs are anti-bowlegged, both which can be athletic disadvantages. And his muscle bellies and insertions are different, meaning if they were both bodybuilders, he would look worse than MJ.
I think Kobe's form is way prettier. MJ kind of looks like a nerd when he shoots a J(not his fadeaway). He kind of sticks his butt out and shoots too far out from his body. Kobe shoots lasers, and they look cooler when the ball hits the back of the rim and goes straight down in a 90 degree angle.
[QUOTE=lefthook00]
I think Kobe's form is way prettier. MJ kind of looks like a nerd when he shoots a J(not his fadeaway). He kind of sticks his butt out and shoots too far out from his body. Kobe shoots lasers, and they look cooler when the ball hits the back of the rim and goes straight down in a 90 degree angle.[/QUOTE]
Hysterical considering Kobe has almost THE SAME EXACT FORM as '96-98 Jordan. :oldlol:
[QUOTE=OldSchoolBBall]Hysterical considering Kobe has almost THE SAME EXACT FORM as '96-98 Jordan. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
similar not identical though, just look at the pics in this thread