You caught Don Nelson and of course, Wilt. Some other older players you should check out are Dick Barnett, Wally Jones and Hal Greer. There are some others I have forgotten.
Mr.Magnuzz wilt tried rick barry' form for a time. in one a game he shot 28 out of 32 and scored 100 im total. but figured it wasn't manly so he reverted to his old form.
Rick Barry's form is the most natural and basic form of throwing an object that big to a point that high. It was an art form. And it worked like a charm.
Ronnie Brewer at least had an actual reason why he shot like that. It's because he had a childhood injury to his elbow that affected the way he learned how to shoot. Said shooting style was never corrected.
Ones I would add that I can remember from childhood: Jerry Stackhouse (extreme squat) Karl Malone (constant muttering) Desmond Mason (push shot) Nick Van Exel (shot like 3 feet back from the line) Marcus Camby (similar windup motion as Wilkes but from the left side) Ben Wallace (just bad) I also seem to remember someone else who shot way from the right side like Michael Adams. I also seem to remember Ty Hill having something weird about his form but I can't remember what.
@@siberiantiger3917 In the 90s the Sonics fans would count the seconds as he shot free throws. It’s supposed to be a violation if you don’t shoot within 10 seconds. Never got called.
Hidari Legara well the title says "ugliest". that doesn't mean it's not efficient. have to agree that rick barry's form is not common but still it worked
+SSJHarambe well I accept that... its just some people here don't accept others thoughts. and they all mean and rude. such a bad people living in our society
@@robertogarza8960 "it is kinda ugly.. like how a un experienced girl would shoot." Not really. The granny shot you're thinking of is more of a throw. Rick Barry flicks the ball in with his wrists. His technique is fluid, strong, consistent and, above all, very teachable. Rick Barry is not a good shooter with a bad shot in the same vain as Shawn Marion or Larry Bird. Those people can never teach people to shoot like they do. Barry's got his form down to a science.
Cole Aldridge's was really not that bad I think. Like bigger guys struggle to compensate for the arc they need to hit to make the swish, him putting the ball behind his head I think was what was helping him compensate for that. Besides the initial behind the head, the rest of the rest looks pretty clean for a big man to me haha.
I remember my friends mocking Shawn Marion's shooting form, and said that it's never gonna be that accurate to even shoot, then they realized how good he is on the three point line and instantly ate their words for saying such. Lmao
I thought Shawn Marion was bad but Chuck Hayes is different breed. It's like his body wanted to move while shooting Free throw but his foot was glued to the floor.
How do we remove Rick Barry from this video? The dude was a legend, and he shoots better than most overhand. Plus, however strange the shot looked, it's much more simple and effective than the normal shot. When Wilt tried it for a year, the dude averaged 61% (compared to a previous 51%), on a shot he had never tried before. 28 of his hundred points came from the granny shot.
@@yesplease29 For the reason ParaOG already described. You don't have time and the defenders will easily stop you or the shot. But for free throws it's very effective
Wilt and Shaq were so physically dominant that it wouldn't have fair if they were good free throw shooters. Rick Barry's underhanded free throw was so accurate and simple that players who shot poorly overhand should've tried switching to it. An unorthodox form shouldn't be considered "ugly" if it goes in over 70 percent of the time.
buildvr this is so incorrect it’s retarded. Basically only Rick and a couple others shot like this. It was completely unconventional and frowned upon by many players. Shaq said himself that he would rather shoot 0% from the FT than shoot like Rick
3:17 improving Noahs free throws: his hand is on the side of the basketball, his palm is facing away from the hoop as he's going up, he has to correct it last second. He might want to try moving his hand to the top of the ball to allow his palm to go underneath. If he DOES move his hand to the top of the ball, lock the wrist early that way it doesn't cause a 2 motion jumper. He's shooting with 2 hands which is causing side spin. Might want to try relaxing the guide hand on the side of the basketball, ITS JUST THERE FORR SUPPORT. the guide hand fingers fall off as the wrist goes forward. set point timing. Might want to try syncing with the ball, when the ball goes down, hips go down, ball goes up, hips go up nice and fluid on toes as he gets to set point.
There are many of these which are weird but effective. Almost all of those are smooth and have good balance and coordination, like Wilkes, Aldrige, and Marion. The bad ones are herky-jerky. Nelson and Michael Adams are the only 2 that are jerky but still pretty effective. The bad ones also tended to always be changing, Shaq and Wilt being the prime examples. Wilkes was weird and silky-smooth, grooving that same motion for decades.
Rick Barry's free throw was actually the norm back in the early days of the NBA along with the set shot. Don Nelson's free throw was about the same as Bob Cousy's set shot.
Kale Brantley his form isn't horrible because it's a good technique to make free throws. Try shooting it yourself and you will understand why. The underhand shot is more soft than a overhead shot so it's more likely to go in.
If you guys didn’t catch the trend, the players with the ‘ugliest’ form also happened to be the bigger guys. They’re too powerful to execute the traditional form so they need to adapt and use a smaller range of motion of release
Some of these are truly nasty looking, but if you’re dropping near 80% or by some miracle over 90% then I guess it really doesn’t matter. The physics of the Rick Barry style granny shot suggest it’s actually a more consistent shot, hence why he retired with the all time career free throw percentage.
I played Varsity all four years. My freshman year, I played point guard. I shot 11% for the first six games. It was horrible. My coach told me I owed him one mile for every free throw missed, and he taught me granny style. I got up to 78% by the end of the year, with the first six games counting against my final percentage.
Rick Barry has a beautiful underhand form that gets perfect backspin on the ball which will make it die on the rim instead of bouncing off which makes it more likely to fall in the basket.
Notice how even a bad form still get you good percentage because it has a smooth motion, while someone that has a decent form are worst when they have a long pause when they reach their head
The word "Ugliest" in the title is out of place. "Oddest" would be far more appropriate, even "Strangest". But since you selected "Ugliest", Rick Barry's underhanded method is anything but ugly. And, since your title says "NBA" history, his NBA career % is 90%, not 89.3% (NBA and ABA). One more thing: You should have included Hal Greer.
I once heard Shaq’s right wrist didn’t bend back as far as most people’s wrists, so he couldn’t really arc and guide the ball toward the basket from the free throw line. That was also why his hook shots were so flat.
George Mikan could be the winner for the strangest form and he was a legendary center back in the 1940s and 1950s. However, his ESPN Sportscenter commercial is hilarious.
The granny shot is the best way to shoot a free throw if you learn how to do it right. It's a softer shot, so you have a better chance of making it if you hit the rim. It's usually real strong guys that are terrible free throw shooters, because their shots aren't soft enough.
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You caught Don Nelson and of course, Wilt. Some other older players you should check out are Dick Barnett, Wally Jones and Hal Greer. There are some others I have forgotten.
Rick Barry once went an entire NBA season only missing 9 free throws. Because he didn't care what people thought about him
he also had a wig on for a whole season
Wyrm Music Calvin Murphy also missed only 9 free throws in a season, while attempting 60 more attempts
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@@rickwilliams4573 so what are you trying to discredit Rick Barry
ok? 😂
If you make it in the bucket, i dont care how you shoot.
I know right? Rick Barry was pushing 90%! They're competing for points, not style.
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ZM0ney exactly how I am
Giovanni Garcia don't get slapped lmao
Giovanni Garcia lol
wilt was just like "nah, i dont need this to score, let me just throw this as fast as possible"
Mr.Magnuzz wilt tried rick barry' form for a time. in one a game he shot 28 out of 32 and scored 100 im total. but figured it wasn't manly so he reverted to his old form.
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rapideye how is merely throwing the ball manly?
He was just too strong for free throws.
Mr.Magnuzz
Wilt had the most ‘idgaf’ free throw ever 😂
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Shawn marion was worse lol
@@passmorekj2010 Shawn Marion actually made his free throws though...
He just kinda just chucks it up there and hopes for the best
That's unbelievable. Rick Barry shot 89 percent with the granny shot
Nemo Shooting free throws like that is more effective and requires less effort than how we regularly shoot them.
QuirkyKian buuuut, it need a lot of practice and natural aiming coordination
Roman Ballista I never said it didn't
Nemo LMAO
Lol yea, I guess if you shoot like 75% plus do it however you want
The ball in shaqs hand looks like he's holding a snowball
Señor Maestro they’re actually not. Kawhi has bigger hands than Shaq
@@SuperMisteryMan01 no he doesn't.. where the fuck did you get that from lmao
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Rayene Boussetta literally look it up
@Señor Maestro Shaq's hands are bigger but shoots Free throws 52% but Kawhi shooting 89% is a Coincidence.
Rick Barry's form may be unconventional, but it worked
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Trevor Bowman yeah man
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If it looks stupid, but it works, it's not stupid ;)
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Why is Wilt shooting so far from the line?
Positively Brainwashed too strong, if he went further he would've hit the backboard
He was scared 😕
his arms are probably so long its probably easier to throw from a little farther back
Board ring?
He clearly doesn't give a shit
Chuck Hayes is the only player I've ever seen travel at the freethrow line... LMAO....
Omowàle Zaquir lmao that dude AI is hilarious
Dawg this had me dying lmfaoooo
"😀 Travel...😂 that's a travel!" I miss that guy
And brewer
How is basketball his job and he shoots ft like that??
1:12 When your release on 2K is too late.
that moment when shaq's free throw percentage is higher than your math grade
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Rick Barry's form is the most natural and basic form of throwing an object that big to a point that high. It was an art form. And it worked like a charm.
Ronnie Brewer fades away lmfao 😂
LMFAOOOO
johnslaught29 kill
johnslaught29 So did Karl Malone
Ronnie Brewer at least had an actual reason why he shot like that. It's because he had a childhood injury to his elbow that affected the way he learned how to shoot. Said shooting style was never corrected.
I remember watching him with the Ark Razorbacks. His dad could ball too
Rick Barry had great form. Old school baby. As long as the ball goes in the hole that's all that matters.
Thats what she said.?
That's what she said
ugliest form one has the highest free throw percentage😂
thegunnermaker he never said stupid lmao
Pedro Mars what are you a sjw?
Tell lonzo I like his jumper
Tbh Rick Barry's shot was way more consistent
Lmao it’s prettier that Lonzos for sure
Ones I would add that I can remember from childhood:
Jerry Stackhouse (extreme squat)
Karl Malone (constant muttering)
Desmond Mason (push shot)
Nick Van Exel (shot like 3 feet back from the line)
Marcus Camby (similar windup motion as Wilkes but from the left side)
Ben Wallace (just bad)
I also seem to remember someone else who shot way from the right side like Michael Adams. I also seem to remember Ty Hill having something weird about his form but I can't remember what.
Karl bouncing the ball forever before taking a foul shot - the referees needed to put a timer on him like they do in go
@@siberiantiger3917 In the 90s the Sonics fans would count the seconds as he shot free throws. It’s supposed to be a violation if you don’t shoot within 10 seconds. Never got called.
rick barry must out of this list. his free throw shot was not ugly. its beautiful and unique
Hidari Legara well the title says "ugliest". that doesn't mean it's not efficient. have to agree that rick barry's form is not common but still it worked
+SSJHarambe well I accept that... its just some people here don't accept others thoughts. and they all mean and rude. such a bad people living in our society
Hidari Legara welcome to the internet
it is kinda ugly.. like how a un experienced girl would shoot
@@robertogarza8960 "it is kinda ugly.. like how a un experienced girl would shoot."
Not really. The granny shot you're thinking of is more of a throw. Rick Barry flicks the ball in with his wrists. His technique is fluid, strong, consistent and, above all, very teachable.
Rick Barry is not a good shooter with a bad shot in the same vain as Shawn Marion or Larry Bird. Those people can never teach people to shoot like they do. Barry's got his form down to a science.
Cole Aldridge's was really not that bad I think. Like bigger guys struggle to compensate for the arc they need to hit to make the swish, him putting the ball behind his head I think was what was helping him compensate for that. Besides the initial behind the head, the rest of the rest looks pretty clean for a big man to me haha.
pretty much Jokic jumper mechanics
Looks like larry birds base jumpshot lol
i dont find rick barry's free throw ugly its just old granny ma men
Joloham my basketball coach said if you shoot like that, you are basically chucking up a watermelon
Aileen Samuelian i mean like its rick barry's thing
I remember my friends mocking Shawn Marion's shooting form, and said that it's never gonna be that accurate to even shoot, then they realized how good he is on the three point line and instantly ate their words for saying such. Lmao
Joakim Noah's free throw looks like his face
Julian Lang Ugly ass
Julian Lang IM DEAD
....so true
Julian Lang ugly
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Always laughed at Bill Cartwright’s funky looking shot growing up, but it worked for him!
Wlit was just tossin it like he didnt care
He was like "Meh i don't need this. I can score whenever i want"
Lol I like how Brewer gets his legs into it with bending, then stops at neutral and then throws the ball. How the heck do you not get that form fixed?
shawn marion quicker release than curry. lol
I thought Shawn Marion was bad but Chuck Hayes is different breed. It's like his body wanted to move while shooting Free throw but his foot was glued to the floor.
Chamberlain just didnt give a fuck he wasnt even at the free throw line bruh
Sam H his coach suggested that he step back because he couldn't shoot it soft enough
How do we remove Rick Barry from this video? The dude was a legend, and he shoots better than most overhand. Plus, however strange the shot looked, it's much more simple and effective than the normal shot. When Wilt tried it for a year, the dude averaged 61% (compared to a previous 51%), on a shot he had never tried before. 28 of his hundred points came from the granny shot.
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Riza Saputra probably hrs right now 😁😁
'Travel. That's a travel!' -- Allen Iverson commenting on Chuck Hayes' broke-as-fuck free throws
Rick Barry's style is pretty effective, you can't shoot like that in game but for a FT it is effective as hell
Actually u can shoot like that in a game but defender will easily block you
@@VibeSliceShorts That's why you can't shoot like that in a game
@@limasina Why can't you?
@@yesplease29 For the reason ParaOG already described. You don't have time and the defenders will easily stop you or the shot. But for free throws it's very effective
Rick Barry’s form isn’t ugly, it’s efficient.
Joakim Noah's has got to be the worst lmao
Scott Skillz nah Chuck hayes' one is ugly asf
that was the ugliest free throws lmao
no,i think chuck hayes the uglies
Amir Trotter it's the same
white boy dudley got the ugliest
"Doesn't matter how you shoot, It all depends on what's comfortable." -Kobe Bryant
if it aint broke why fix it... it gets things done. barrys the king of underhand free throws.
Wilt and Shaq were so physically dominant that it wouldn't have fair if they were good free throw shooters.
Rick Barry's underhanded free throw was so accurate and simple that players who shot poorly overhand should've tried switching to it.
An unorthodox form shouldn't be considered "ugly" if it goes in over 70 percent of the time.
DeAndre Jordan always makes me laugh 😂
Who's laughing now
Matt TheDestroyer 2 What were you talking about lol
Hamza Aman His Free throw has improved dramatically. I think he’s shooting almost 70% now. Up from the low 40s.
The free throw air ball artist
1.5x speed if you dont want to die of boredom
TheAfroNoah already did thats why im in the comments during the video
at least you can see Shaq tried. wilt just didn't give a fuck
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Don Nelson's free trow: ballerina shot
Micheal Adams: duck shot
Chris Dudley: amortization shot
Shawn Marion: from chest with love
Chuck Hayes: pump fake free throw shot
chuck hayes is like losing his balance everytime he shoots a free throw hahaha
2:40 be shooting like my mom
Rick Barry's technique actually works really well though
If you're hitting 70% or higher, that form isn't ugly. Anything less must be changed.
when i see barry one，i was like“wtf？how does he throw it😂”
zixu tang 89%!!!
Gabriel Waggoner .
Gabriel Waggoner For real that may be the weirdest free throw I've seen, but apparently it works.
That's how they did in the old days youngin's...
buildvr this is so incorrect it’s retarded. Basically only Rick and a couple others shot like this. It was completely unconventional and frowned upon by many players. Shaq said himself that he would rather shoot 0% from the FT than shoot like Rick
I think A.I. is telling Chuck Hayes "Did you forget to PRACTICE???!!!" 😂
Every hooper got that one homeboy that shoot like one of these dudes and the shot actually goes in.. My homie shoot like Kevin Martin😂😂
Love1Another John 13:34 i shoot like shown marion😂😂
Love1Another John 13:34 Vanessa 😂
3:17 improving Noahs free throws: his hand is on the side of the basketball, his palm is facing away from the hoop as he's going up, he has to correct it last second. He might want to try moving his hand to the top of the ball to allow his palm to go underneath. If he DOES move his hand to the top of the ball, lock the wrist early that way it doesn't cause a 2 motion jumper. He's shooting with 2 hands which is causing side spin. Might want to try relaxing the guide hand on the side of the basketball, ITS JUST THERE FORR SUPPORT. the guide hand fingers fall off as the wrist goes forward. set point timing. Might want to try syncing with the ball, when the ball goes down, hips go down, ball goes up, hips go up nice and fluid on toes as he gets to set point.
I really hate Don Nelson free throw while I like Rick Barry and it's 100% effective to me.
What's the name of the song used in the video?
G S Do you know yet?
@@gunkfunkulousmunktrunkulou4343 3 years and no one knows yet lol
Chuck Hayes. Iverson said "he traveled"
There are many of these which are weird but effective. Almost all of those are smooth and have good balance and coordination, like Wilkes, Aldrige, and Marion. The bad ones are herky-jerky. Nelson and Michael Adams are the only 2 that are jerky but still pretty effective. The bad ones also tended to always be changing, Shaq and Wilt being the prime examples. Wilkes was weird and silky-smooth, grooving that same motion for decades.
Jamaal Wilkes: tracking, tracking, trac...FIRE!!!
Every time Ronnie Brewer takes a shot I think my Internet connection went down.
Cole Albright looks like he's measuring the speed and velocity on the shot did the best chances
Hayes had me 😂😂😂😂 but damn Cartwright and Marion had the fugily! Suprised we didnt see Dennis Rodman
RONNIE BREWAAAAAAAAAA (OG bulls fans understand)
i cant be og yet cause im only 13
Da Gamer im 14 and i still remember those days
+Da Gamer The fuck if your born in 03' how cant you remember? I remember when Yao got drafted ahead of Jay Williams in 02' when I was in first grade.
dez huh wasnt into bball tell i was like 8
I miss the bench mob :(
Iverson said "that's travelling" after Chuck Hayes' attempt. LOL
Don Nelson was jumping lowkey
Regarding Don Nelsons shot. Are you allowed to lift your feet (he's bordering on a jump shot) during a FT?
You're actually allowed to take a full jump shot if you want, you just have to stay behind the line
Rest in peace Wilt Chamberlain 1936-1997
Rick Barry's free throw was actually the norm back in the early days of the NBA along with the set shot. Don Nelson's free throw was about the same as Bob Cousy's set shot.
Rick Barry's form is horrible but he is the best free throw shooter ever
Kale Brantley jose calderon is, he shot 98% from the stripe in a season(minimum is 200 attempts)
It's not horrible it's the simplest shot ever and geometrically efficient
If it looks stupid, but it works, it's not stupid.
Kale Brantley his form isn't horrible because it's a good technique to make free throws. Try shooting it yourself and you will understand why. The underhand shot is more soft than a overhead shot so it's more likely to go in.
bruh he shot a granny shot every time
Wilt's free throws always cracks me up. He's just like "fuck it, let's get this over with."
shawn marion's shot is bad because of his dislocated finger
Gian N. not true lol
Marion shot the play like he was a T-Rex
GSF4LIF3_ GtaSa his shot seems like it's all in the wrist, he hits 3s with that form too.the Matrix! 2011 baby
Nobody will ever be better than rick Barry at the granny shot
2:25 ths dude just jumped for a free throw...
Worst part is he kicks his left leg back like an 8 year old girl
crazy nature plays roblox jumping is allowed. Nba players typically dont jump because it is too much power for a close shot like a free throw
76% FT. Its not stupid if it works
Gotta love Shaq’s ULTRA dud 1:44 😂 The sprints in the rim just wants to blow up lol
@3:10 Jesus Christ it's Jason Bourne 😂
Hi Hi LOL😂
Hi Hi W
If you guys didn’t catch the trend, the players with the ‘ugliest’ form also happened to be the bigger guys. They’re too powerful to execute the traditional form so they need to adapt and use a smaller range of motion of release
There is an exception on the list. Michael Adams is only 5'10" tall.
Rick Barry's is the definition of "if it isn't broken don't fix it"
Some of these are truly nasty looking, but if you’re dropping near 80% or by some miracle over 90% then I guess it really doesn’t matter. The physics of the Rick Barry style granny shot suggest it’s actually a more consistent shot, hence why he retired with the all time career free throw percentage.
Why has nobody tried to shoot like rick berry? Big men should try it
I played Varsity all four years. My freshman year, I played point guard. I shot 11% for the first six games. It was horrible. My coach told me I owed him one mile for every free throw missed, and he taught me granny style. I got up to 78% by the end of the year, with the first six games counting against my final percentage.
James Finsie this rookie Onuaku of the Houston Rockets has. He makes his free throws too.
"that's a travel" that shit had me Rollin! !lmao
that's why I've never fit the ball in the hoop when Shaq throws it in in nba 2k14.
Charles Jade so you never watched basketball?
Charles Jade can you show how to do Michael Jordan's dunk on nba 2k16 for Xbox 360
Rethabile Choshane sprint and rotate the x axis
Charles Jade It's not that hard to shoot free throws with Shaq you release x when Shaq bends over
I wondered if Barry would be on the list! Nice edition!
Only Rick Barry understood what the meaning of "Free throw" is, so he literally threw the ball.
Rick Barry has a beautiful underhand form that gets perfect backspin on the ball which will make it die on the rim instead of bouncing off which makes it more likely to fall in the basket.
Those guys who shoot like Cole Al can hit though. The ball goes so high and straight that it's usually dead eye
I agree, I don't think he had a bad looking ft's. And his ℅ was ok
Kevyn Scarbrough I shoot like Cole. I wouldn't say I have the best % but I would say I have like a 75% maybe
When AI said that was traveling I lost it 😂😂 Good vid man 😎
Rick Barry!! wow
Barry's underhanded FT's weren't all that ugly. Besides, no one should complain about >89%; it definitely worked for him.
Yep
Chris G ugly, but extremely effective.
Wilt be like "How's this ball so small smh. Maybe they gave me the wrong ball." Lmao
Wilt don't even care
Epic Cool Guy yup 😂
Dope music, great footage.
2:41 he shot like a girl lmao
Notice how even a bad form still get you good percentage because it has a smooth motion, while someone that has a decent form are worst when they have a long pause when they reach their head
why is this in my feeds?? i guess i watched a lot of markelle fultz's videos? lol
yep
I appreciate the use of this awesome stylish music for these dumpster fire freethrows.
lol chuck hayes..
The word "Ugliest" in the title is out of place. "Oddest" would be far more appropriate, even "Strangest". But since you selected "Ugliest", Rick Barry's underhanded method is anything but ugly. And, since your title says "NBA" history, his NBA career % is 90%, not 89.3% (NBA and ABA). One more thing: You should have included Hal Greer.
I once heard Shaq’s right wrist didn’t bend back as far as most people’s wrists, so he couldn’t really arc and guide the ball toward the basket from the free throw line. That was also why his hook shots were so flat.
😆 damn. That's all I got to say. 😂
Rick Barry’s wasn’t ugly, it was beautiful
5:37 Ι have this dude as my starting 5 in NBA MyCareer.WIsh me luck
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4:56😂😂
That picture though
Shawn Marion: Ok, ball you need to go in when I will shoot you to the hoop, you understand
Ball: o......ok😰
Cole adriches isn't that bad
Carlos yeah it is lmao
George Mikan could be the winner for the strangest form and he was a legendary center back in the 1940s and 1950s. However, his ESPN Sportscenter commercial is hilarious.
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The granny shot is the best way to shoot a free throw if you learn how to do it right. It's a softer shot, so you have a better chance of making it if you hit the rim. It's usually real strong guys that are terrible free throw shooters, because their shots aren't soft enough.