Kareem said Magic Johnson has never been able to get the sky hook right

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  • @lordgodspeed1539
    @lordgodspeed1539 ปีที่แล้ว +616

    Abdul jabbar may have felt that magic Johnson didn't get his skyhook down all the way but two things we can say for certain is that magic was humble enough to call his the baby hook, and he made a clutch hook shot for the Lakers vs Celtics championship game.

    • @eddieG667
      @eddieG667 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Wonder if Kareem felt the same after Magic hit the hook in game 4 of the 1987 finals. This quote was from 1985 when Kareem was still the primary option

    • @rayguard9470
      @rayguard9470 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ✔️

    • @nature-kv3xe
      @nature-kv3xe ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jabbar and magic didn't like each other during the time

    • @eddieG667
      @eddieG667 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@nature-kv3xe hardly. Kareem was aloof with everyone, but they were cordial the whole time and never had drama where it was a distraction. Worthy has said in several interviews that they'd sometimes go to dinner together to settle differences.
      Remember that Magic also got a bigger contract by Buss and he wasn't even the team's best player when that happened. Kareem stayed professional about it and didn't make a big deal through the media.
      Also, when Riley asked Kareem to take a lessened role in the offseason of 86, he supported it to pave the way for Magic to an MVP season.
      Such a sharp contrast to how Kobe and Shaq handled their relationship.

    • @siralexander1884
      @siralexander1884 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes Sir you are so right real-talk I have seen Magic hit that shot live in 87 vs the Nuggets in McNichols Sports Arena

  • @demonative9945
    @demonative9945 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +112

    Magic hitting that hook in the finals was like watching Captain America pick up Mjolnir😂

    • @M-DVD
      @M-DVD 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This comment is perfect

    • @perryellis1423
      @perryellis1423 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      He was worthy😅

    • @rashb3994
      @rashb3994 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Hahaha this is actually an awesome and accurate comparison. And yeah it's safe to say Magic mastered some element of Kareem's hook shot. It's not exact but it's enough.

  • @davefleming1117
    @davefleming1117 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The most beautiful shot in all of basketball history!! Kareem was ONE and only. Miss seeing him play!

  • @radar0412
    @radar0412 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    NOBODY shot the sky hook like Kareem. It was a one of a kind exclusively patented by Kareem.

    • @tomguglielmo9805
      @tomguglielmo9805 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup just like nobody shot the fade like wilt... kobe was a great rendition, not wilt quality tho

    • @manz7860
      @manz7860 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@tomguglielmo9805*bill Russell has entered the chat*

    • @tomguglielmo9805
      @tomguglielmo9805 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@manz7860 what? Bill was notoriously horrible at scoring. Not sire what your getting at. Wilt averaged 30p 30r against Billy boy lmao

    • @AnthonyRobinson-dc3pq
      @AnthonyRobinson-dc3pq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Magic did good with the hook shot he beat Boston with it

    • @lilpump1945
      @lilpump1945 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tomguglielmo9805 since when is bill russelll horrible at scoring?? he was excellent defensively however a few seasons he averaged 14+ and he averaged 19 for a season.

  • @doug9418
    @doug9418 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    There will never be a player Like this Big Man, only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar can do this. 🇺🇸

  • @everettwomble5541
    @everettwomble5541 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    From LEW ALCINDOR to Kareem he was a tower of force as soon as he walked on the court and never got the recognition he deserves #33 changed the game

  • @mymagicisntgivingup5908
    @mymagicisntgivingup5908 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Winning time showed Kareem training Magic about the skyhook and the meaning of it.

    • @davidking3367
      @davidking3367 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Winning time is,what magic called the last four minutes of The game.

  • @claudebeaden3242
    @claudebeaden3242 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    A dude like Rudy Gobert should lock himself in a gym and work on this shot, so he can at least be an offensive threat

    • @alecsanderhamilton9224
      @alecsanderhamilton9224 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Even Mark Eaton had a sky hook shot

    • @900evancharlotte4
      @900evancharlotte4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      If Rudy had the Sky hook consistently he would be one of the best centers in the league

    • @acp4567
      @acp4567 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@alecsanderhamilton9224 Hell, Shaq had a pretty damn good hook 9 feet in.

    • @roi3761
      @roi3761 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      New kid Victor Wembamyama 😅 should add it also. You are so correct . That guy learning from goofy gobert worries me....

    • @iwishiwasthomasshelby
      @iwishiwasthomasshelby ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Imagine if curry added a sky hook three. He could average 35 a game.

  • @darrylwashington5592
    @darrylwashington5592 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Kareem. Is. Definitely. a. Goat. Of. The. Big. Men.

    • @CDiesel720
      @CDiesel720 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Easily can make an argument that Kareem is the GOAT.
      He impacted winning basketball throughout his entire career on all levels.
      He's a 3x NCAA Champion, and 6x NBA Champion. Not to mention a street ball legend.

    • @360Warlock
      @360Warlock 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I got him tied with his mentor Wilt Chamberlain

  • @kevinhockersmith8149
    @kevinhockersmith8149 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    It is the shot that made Kareem great. 4 years of college that if it was 4 more years of NBA play like Labron had Kareem scoring record would NEVER have been broke!

    • @Repunza
      @Repunza ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FACTS!!!!

    • @J.TooCrucial
      @J.TooCrucial ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They both played 20 seasons excuse

    • @Repunza
      @Repunza ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Solo.J Starting at a younger age is a big different. A tennis player who started at 18 has a better change than a tennis player starting at 22. Lebron has over 6600 points from the 3 point line. Kareem only has 1 3 pointer. If you made those 3 pointers count as 2. Lebron is not the leading scorer. Lebron benefitted from an earlier start and the 3 point line. Subtract those factors Lebron isn't even a 10 top player

    • @327Jhigh
      @327Jhigh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Repunzaagree 1,000%

    • @mckinleywebb5910
      @mckinleywebb5910 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@RepunzaHe would still be Top 10. The other things, sure, but let's not get carried away. Kareem is my all time favorite, but this is all speculation. The facts are the facts.

  • @ShawnC.T.
    @ShawnC.T. ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The most beautiful shot in the history of 🏀...

    • @themaincat85
      @themaincat85 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes it is.

    • @moroccoisback477
      @moroccoisback477 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      MJ fade away is also very nice to watch

    • @ShawnC.T.
      @ShawnC.T. ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @moroccoisback477 Agreed, however, Kobe copied it to the letter, no one will ever be able to copy Kareem...

    • @tomguglielmo9805
      @tomguglielmo9805 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ​@@moroccoisback477MJ fade away? You mean Wilt chamberlain fade away? 😅

    • @moroccoisback477
      @moroccoisback477 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tomguglielmo9805 your giant is a loser, never March bill Russel titles or scoring Kareem. MJ has another size and plays with grace

  • @christopherkettler8727
    @christopherkettler8727 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Magic had a beautiful hook

    • @hugefan-tb8ou
      @hugefan-tb8ou 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Its actually a baby hook shot.

  • @will-nc1zy
    @will-nc1zy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A baby sky hook was what magic shot when attempting Kareem's real sky hook.

  • @rdogletree4543
    @rdogletree4543 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is why there's only one Kareem. It didn't take away from Magic because he did so many other things great.

  • @coachmikesfilmroom3111
    @coachmikesfilmroom3111 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Funny thing is magic had a nice hook shot. Even Vlade Divac developed a solid one

    • @jedsteelwell2354
      @jedsteelwell2354 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Lots of guys had a solid baby hook.

  • @Essencemusica47
    @Essencemusica47 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Kareem is the GOAT

  • @tmgco
    @tmgco ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Jabar learned the sky hook from legendary Coach John Wooden when he was at UCLA. The NCAA had banned the dunk shot (Jabar’s go to shot) so Jabar had to broaden his shooting repertoire and Wooden taught him the shot that made George Mikan (basketball’s first great big man) a dominant force, winning 7 rings in his career.

    • @doug9418
      @doug9418 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You have done your homework I see, and you nailed it. At age 61 I have had the chance to watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in his younger days as he was going through college, and what a wonderful Journey this is been for him and you have a shot like that Skyhook. Simply amazing!. 🇺🇸 👍🏻

    • @JAWrightonline
      @JAWrightonline ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He was shooting hook shots since elementary school. The dunk was never his "go to" shot. When the NCAA banned the dunk, he focused even harder on his hook shot and other shots around the key.

    • @alexfrazier6948
      @alexfrazier6948 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      George Mikan has 5 chips and not 7.

    • @nostalgicbliss5547
      @nostalgicbliss5547 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@JAWrightonlineThis

    • @do.2808
      @do.2808 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The dunk shot?

  • @alecsanderhamilton9224
    @alecsanderhamilton9224 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I hope 2K has finaly made that shot a threat for him as the computer 🖥️💻

  • @ButchBrown7
    @ButchBrown7 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Sky Hook is most definitely skill and a feeling to be accurate the difficulty of that shot alone adds to his Greatness 👏👏👏

  • @saifabdullah9249
    @saifabdullah9249 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Wilt blocked it a few times but it is almost unguardable..

    • @joweydelanota7421
      @joweydelanota7421 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They were uncalled goaltending. You cant block it because the ball immediately goes down wards after the release

    • @oneadvocate9517
      @oneadvocate9517 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wilt blocked it out of the air when it was near the basket, not at the launching point of the hook. It is much easier to block a shot when it is traveling to the basket than at the shooter's launching point.

    • @tomguglielmo9805
      @tomguglielmo9805 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@oneadvocate9517false. Literally video on TH-cam young punk.

    • @pointsur67
      @pointsur67 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@joweydelanota7421 Wrong young buck. He has also blocked at its apex. Stop relying on highlight videos.

    • @allistermcginlay6476
      @allistermcginlay6476 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@joweydelanota7421 wilt blocked Kareem's signature move five times in one game in the playoffs and 23 times altogether during the playoffs...the referees in the 1970s upheld the rules far more in Wilts era than today...
      One game before Wilts devastating knee injury was played between Wilt and Kareem...Wilt dominated kareem and beat Kareem in every way and Wilt wasn't even trying to stop Kareem Abdul-Jabbar because Kareem was Wilts protege...
      After Wilts injury Kareem was a better opponent for Wilt but Wilt still holds the edge in wins against Kareem...very few players can say the same...

  • @jamesarnett4129
    @jamesarnett4129 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Clyde lovellette was doing shy hook long before kareem. Clyde also 1st player to win national championship in college,nba & olympics gold. I new clyde he was our sheriff in vigo county indiana. Also work with his brother in Terre Haute.

    • @mattveteska8559
      @mattveteska8559 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I gotta look into that

    • @tmgco
      @tmgco ปีที่แล้ว +4

      George Mikan shot the sky hook even before Clyde. Johnny Kerr and Cliff Hagan also had the shot in their repertoire.

    • @wesleyreese7647
      @wesleyreese7647 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out Wilt Chamberlain and His Hook Shot!!

    • @327Jhigh
      @327Jhigh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Terre Haute is racist

  • @beauxmorgan1032
    @beauxmorgan1032 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Shaq had a pretty good lil baby hook he started working a lot with towards the middle of his career.
    I always liked seeing the flitted hook. Although it was NOWHERE NEAR this beautiful hook.
    Kareem definitely had the best hook in the history. Hands down, obviously

  • @scottdavidson9963
    @scottdavidson9963 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Magic had a beautiful hook with left and right hand.

    • @captnickalbert
      @captnickalbert ปีที่แล้ว

      Skyhook?

    • @TheBatugan77
      @TheBatugan77 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@captnickalbert👈🤓
      He said beautiful hook.
      Pronounced BEE-YOU-TEE-FULL. Reading is fundamental.
      Or in your case, fun dumb mental .
      ☝️😆👍

  • @piggopoggo1781
    @piggopoggo1781 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    ayo kareem aside, this beat is 🔥🔥🔥

  • @michagander9165
    @michagander9165 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man i miss those days,looking at all my basketball cards waiting to mow another lawn to buy more cards

  • @libertatus
    @libertatus ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Kareem called Magic’s skyhook the “junior skyhook”. Try and find a clip of Magic missing the “junior skyhook”. Seriously. Dig deep. Recall the shot that gave the Lakers a 3 - 1 lead in the 1987 NBA Finals.

  • @brettoberry3586
    @brettoberry3586 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    If it goes in the hole, the hook is right.

    • @stardust1621
      @stardust1621 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Best comment and enough said.. 👍

    • @pointsur67
      @pointsur67 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wrong young buck

    • @TheBatugan77
      @TheBatugan77 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@pointsur67
      No. It's correct, pointless67.

  • @BrentBurns-g8v
    @BrentBurns-g8v 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My favorite player of all time!!!

  • @Jaysin261
    @Jaysin261 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Magic did use it a lot i remember the Bulls and Lakers Final.

  • @02nupe
    @02nupe 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Kareem is one of the top 3 players all time and one can argue the goat and I could understand that view.

  • @elijahakin5141
    @elijahakin5141 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kareems hook really was like no others. It truly was like a shot, when i do the hook its a whole body movement to gather momentum and catipult the ball up there. His was palming the ball goings straight up with his hand. And at the peak of his jump, a smooth flick of the wrist as his shoulders turn to square up with the basket. Its crazy hard to gather that momentum, transfer it up to your wrist and be straight in posture without huring it up there.

  • @petepyeatt6909
    @petepyeatt6909 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Magic did just fine on his sky hook attempts.

  • @BillJohnston-y7o
    @BillJohnston-y7o ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Ask Boston if Magic got it right in 87 game 4.

    • @pointsur67
      @pointsur67 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He got lucky

  • @raymondmachuca7039
    @raymondmachuca7039 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If Wembanyama adds this shot to his arsenal, he'd be more unstoppable than he is now.

  • @a-rod279
    @a-rod279 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wilt block that shoot more times in 2 years than the rest of nba players in 20

  • @MAZtoys
    @MAZtoys 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I used like kareem. Now i often compare him to kyrie since hes my favorite now😂

  • @alexh4436
    @alexh4436 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magic may or may not have been able to hit the skyhook in 1985 but he got better. He never reached Kareem's level of perfection but Magics Jr. Skyhook became an effective weapon in his arsenal.

  • @Rob2068
    @Rob2068 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Never saw anyone else shoot the hook like Jabbar did. A running hook across the lane was in my arsenal, like magic did it, but the Kareem version was too awkward to get down.

  • @rickycole6327
    @rickycole6327 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I believe what made Kareem so great with the hook shot in 1967 the NCAA outlawed the dunk (the Alcindor rule) it indirectly made him work more on his hook shot .I also think having a hook shot allowed him to be the first player to play 20 years in the NBA.

  • @Ricksonkimura
    @Ricksonkimura ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Most players feel a bit uncomfortable jumping off of just 1 leg during this move, even though Kareem was comfortable with it. I truly believe that's why not many people incorporate the 1 legged sky hook into their arsenal, but they do the more often used jump off of 2 feet, hook shot instead

    • @darklight7452
      @darklight7452 ปีที่แล้ว

      They jump off one leg on a lay up and euro step

  • @smokeyjoe795
    @smokeyjoe795 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Magic developed a very potent hook shot. It was $. He tortured those smaller guards in the low post. With his passing he was a nightmare to defend from the post. Once Magic added that hookshot he was every bit as good as Bird.

  • @derekstone7685
    @derekstone7685 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    KAREEM OF THE CROP 🏀..

  • @johnnyguitarwatson5288
    @johnnyguitarwatson5288 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Magic actually did add it to his game it wasn't as DOPE &elegant as CAPS, but magic was able to SHOOT it with both hands! & it added a huge dimension to MAGIC'S game!

  • @margarinetaintedgreen8140
    @margarinetaintedgreen8140 วันที่ผ่านมา

    In college in the late ‘60s, my dad peeked into the UW gym when UCLA was in town. He saw a guy on a ladder by the rim, swatting Kareem’s sky hooks with a broom saying, “more arc!”
    Kareem spent many years going all the way back to college honing that shot.
    There’s a reason players don’t mimic it; it’s too hard to master (plus a bit of vanity because for some reason players think it looks goofy).

  • @hugefan-tb8ou
    @hugefan-tb8ou 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thats because Magic's hook shot was the Baby Hook shot or Baby sky Hook, Kareems was the Sky Hook. Glad to see Jokic bring it back and would to see him do it a lot more in games.

  • @tronaboron_99
    @tronaboron_99 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Kareem the goat! 🦾

  • @Dr.John1975
    @Dr.John1975 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kareem is right. I used the hook shot back in my high school and early college days but its science and balance combined. Being only 6'3 it was hard to get it right against taller folks but it worked for me

  • @rajm6080
    @rajm6080 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love you Kareem
    Grew up watching you. I became a laker fan because of you.

  • @123slasher.16
    @123slasher.16 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    His most iconic shot was his running skyhook from the right baseline to win Game 6 in the 1974 NBA Finals against Boston.
    That shot was from 20 feet out

    • @JAWrightonline
      @JAWrightonline 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The one Kareem made at the buzzer to win Magic's debut in San Diego vs. the Clippers was, at least, 18 feet out.

  • @frederique2165
    @frederique2165 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kareem, Je t'aime. 🤍🤲🏼🏀✨

  • @FavreianVengeance
    @FavreianVengeance 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Robert Parish had a great hook shot that was overshadowed by Kareem's GOAT hook shot.

  • @jackbombay1423
    @jackbombay1423 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kareem contradicts himself here because he has also stated that learning the skyhook isn´t so difficult, the reason why nowadays players don´t use is not because it´s hard to learn but because it´s not cool.

  • @alexcasadei8930
    @alexcasadei8930 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    El más grande de todos los tiempos!

  • @Frontlobe-zs2py
    @Frontlobe-zs2py 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He was literally throwing skyhooks from 16 feet. Sum people dont understand how good these guys are. They jus played a system unlike today

  • @rubicon5784
    @rubicon5784 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Victor better start taking notes

  • @georgeelvenar1345
    @georgeelvenar1345 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I played in Sweden for 25 years, and was a master of the sky hook!! I use to do more points whith it then ordinary shoots. They called me "kareeem" I think its a gift you are born with, otwerwise it would be common!!!

  • @casualcausalityy
    @casualcausalityy ปีที่แล้ว

    Was the fadeaway not more efficient? Wilt consistently beat Kareem in fg% shooting mostly fadeaways

    • @JAWrightonline
      @JAWrightonline 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was not. Wilt's shooting percentage was helped by the dunks and finger rolls.

  • @marksheppard6498
    @marksheppard6498 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magic had very good success with that shot. He even shot a high percentage with it left handed.

  • @martinchacon9741
    @martinchacon9741 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magic was great at it. He didn't use it as much. When he would run close to the goal he would use his outside hand. Watch his old clips he had his own version (baby hook) and it was money.

  • @RealisticAndTrue
    @RealisticAndTrue 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That explains why not many people do it, i saw Magic, Shaq , Kob and even Kyrie do a baby version but nobody did the real skyhook

  • @ACE_1923
    @ACE_1923 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wanna learn this shot? George mikan drill over and over again will give you the fundamentals it’s a easy shot to learn nearly impossible to master but I recommend everyone learn it yes even guards who want to shoot from 50ft out you never know when that hook shot will be useful it could make all the difference from a easy bucket or miss

  • @jameskelly5672
    @jameskelly5672 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kareem is the best player ever

  • @thesenate5913
    @thesenate5913 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its probably because it was specifically tailored to Kareem.
    His height and wingspan definitely added the complexity to the sky hook.

  • @jesuscarbonell3566
    @jesuscarbonell3566 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Magic did pretty good with it,obviously is not at Kareems level but Magic was the only player to use it successfully after Kareem then nobody else.

  • @MindfulAttraction2.0
    @MindfulAttraction2.0 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I disagree. Magic Johnson had the best sky hook outside of Kareem. Especially when he will do it on guards. And in my opinion he had a better left-hand that skyhook

  • @3dbadboy1
    @3dbadboy1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They fail the sky hook because most feel they need to do an arc to execute it but Kareem simply brings the ball straight up, then releases it.

  • @BundyDunbar
    @BundyDunbar 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How to be unstoppable with the sky hook. Step one: be 7'2".

    • @catcountry0099
      @catcountry0099 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      There's a lot of player his height that couldn't do it. It takes immense amount of skill to make sky hook shots consistently

  • @verward
    @verward ปีที่แล้ว

    I might not be that easy to master, but stil I think big men should add it to their arsenal (maybe not spam it like Kareem lol). Guys like hakeem and TD occasionally did successful hook shots. Even with them it's obvious how good it is to have it as like a 3rd or 4th post move.
    What kareem was really insanely good at was doing it while jumping. I guess that's ehy it's the "skyhook".

  • @jamesgraham3116
    @jamesgraham3116 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Magic Johnson did indeed learn the skyhook very well. Ralph Sampson did a good job with it as well. The guy doing this video doesn't know what he's talking about.

  • @IanNewYashaTheFinalAct
    @IanNewYashaTheFinalAct 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This Kareem fella looks a lot like a pilot named Roger Murdock

  • @jlilly7913
    @jlilly7913 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Notice how no one has ever been touted as "the next Kareem"? This is why.

  • @larryaddison482
    @larryaddison482 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goat💯💪

  • @FavreianVengeance
    @FavreianVengeance 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Laimbeer covering Kareem's eyes. Classic Laimbeer.

  • @fredtacang3624
    @fredtacang3624 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Solidly in the top 3 of the goat debate

  • @merchantsmithimages
    @merchantsmithimages ปีที่แล้ว

    Magic hit that shot when it mattered most vs. Boston in 1987

  • @michaelclyburn5858
    @michaelclyburn5858 ปีที่แล้ว

    Skyhook that loud music so we can hear and pay attention to the narrator.💀

  • @96stealth
    @96stealth ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most un-gaurdable shot. Wilt Chamberlain - hold my beer.

    • @Repunza
      @Repunza ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok, he shot it 20,000 times and been blocked, what 5 times?

    • @96stealth
      @96stealth ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Repunza Wilt blocked it 2 times in a row on video. Plus when Wilt is played Kareem, it was later in his career. It wouldn’t have been very effective against prime Wilt.

    • @richarddelgado2723
      @richarddelgado2723 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@96stealthwould’ve liked to see Shaq take on prime Arvidas Sabonas too 😮
      That would’ve been interesting 🤔….

    • @96stealth
      @96stealth 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@richarddelgado2723 Honestly Shaq struggled against big guys like him. At the NBA level elite players will score 20-40 points no matter who guards them, but it is noticeable when certain guys just defend better.

    • @96stealth
      @96stealth 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@richarddelgado2723 Would be fun to see though!

  • @def1ghi
    @def1ghi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It surprises me that more women haven't developed this shot. Monika Czinano at Iowa had a hook and guess what? Was unstoppable.

  • @blackjesus6433
    @blackjesus6433 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The MJ Fadeaway is number 2. 🙏🏾

  • @estlhm805
    @estlhm805 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That shot hasn't still been duplicated 😱

  • @mandelharvey3429
    @mandelharvey3429 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Maybe just maybe the freak coordination and dedication package with height aint there. Like why dont more guys use the Mayweather dedense or the mike tyson offense.

  • @MrCartoonlife
    @MrCartoonlife 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know he is the second (and until recently most points scored) but if this shot was so effective why didn’t he score more? Is it because he didn’t get the ball much? Was it not as good as it’s made out to be? And why hasn’t it become a standard since? I’d assume the most prolific point scorers style would be more emulated

    • @mylastaltsrrsly5967
      @mylastaltsrrsly5967 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Score more? Dude scored 38k points. Never became the standard because no one is as lanky as Kareem and also offense evolved to shooting alot of 3s

    • @MrCartoonlife
      @MrCartoonlife 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mylastaltsrrsly5967 a few players are and have been
      I think players are smarter now

  • @dominate4891
    @dominate4891 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the sky hook “un guard-able”? Wilt: hold my beer.

  • @GrandMasterCipherSupreme777
    @GrandMasterCipherSupreme777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chris Webber is King of the Baby Hook. Props to Kareem

  • @TheGame-zd5cj
    @TheGame-zd5cj ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the skyhook was a product of the no dunking rule. and the rest is history.

  • @onestopfunstop317
    @onestopfunstop317 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It wouldn't work today.
    Back then they had to play Man to man. They couldn't even guard him until he caught the ball.
    So the other players would just move to the other side of the floor.
    Today they can play zone and just have someone on that side of him taking it away.

    • @kenneth7826
      @kenneth7826 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Slim and no chance taking it away my brother

    • @JAWrightonline
      @JAWrightonline 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kareem was dominating in college shooting the Skyhook. They were playing zones in college.

  • @wesleyhilde1
    @wesleyhilde1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dat skyhook tough as MF to dial inn consistently..

  • @timmaltby7798
    @timmaltby7798 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wilt Chamberlain was able to block it when they played.

    • @misterenverd
      @misterenverd ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But stil kareem hit like 5 Skyhooks and two dunks om him

    • @smokeyjoe795
      @smokeyjoe795 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kareem scored 50 on Wilty

    • @BoosterGoldEarth6
      @BoosterGoldEarth6 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wilt swatted Kareem shots 28 times in one series. Blocked ,8 Hooks in 1972 WCF GAME 6. Sent the defending champs home on
      One healthy knee

    • @jrfirefiher
      @jrfirefiher 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@smokeyjoe795wilt was older and a knee injury that slowed him down alot

  • @RizeAndBeHealed
    @RizeAndBeHealed 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love ❤️ my nieces and nephews 😁 and sisters and brothers

  • @todd.goslin6190
    @todd.goslin6190 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Magic did emulate it with great success.

  • @SirNose687
    @SirNose687 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Magic did have the “Baby Sky Hook” that he used occasionally.

  • @marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736
    @marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hakeem Olajwaun blocked one in The Forum.

    • @nature-kv3xe
      @nature-kv3xe ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Don't forget wilt and I believe 7 or 8 times the hook shot been blocked

    • @jessehenderson4931
      @jessehenderson4931 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Olujuwan from behind on a layup. I saw game. One on one Olujuwan not a snowball chance. Not even Manute Bol could block it.

    • @nature-kv3xe
      @nature-kv3xe ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jessehenderson4931it's one of the hardest shot to block but doesn't matter if was behind or whatever that shot was blocked couple of times like Mark Eaton and wilt just few who did it.

  • @aubreywalker202
    @aubreywalker202 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haha Magic baby skyhook Mr. Jabbar

  • @rameinaussie
    @rameinaussie ปีที่แล้ว

    dude WILT had done sky hook way before Jabbar. Jabbar perfected it though

  • @joeblow2426
    @joeblow2426 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "Unguardable?" Wilt blocked that shit more than once 😎

  • @PLawton2900
    @PLawton2900 ปีที่แล้ว

    he got it right, 1x when it counted the most. for all the marbles.

  • @Adriel_Aviado
    @Adriel_Aviado 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Magic made it better 🔥🔥🔥

  • @rodthehog82
    @rodthehog82 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cite your source?

  • @kcchief3516
    @kcchief3516 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wilt Chamberlain blocked it several times

  • @randallmadison9910
    @randallmadison9910 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Most dominant shot ever.