Who has the single most devastating move in Basketball?

[tgan3]

As applies to many things in life, it is not the move that matters, but the person behind the moves. A crossover by a beginner is utterly useless if he loses the ball, but in the hands of a master (Hardaway, Iverson) it becomes a devastating weapon.

That said, who has the single most devastating move in the game?

Iverson's crossover?
MJ's fadeaway?
Kareem's skyhook?
Magic's no look passes?
Shaq's drop step?
Others?

[SinJackal]

LeBron James.

He single-handedly devestated the Cavs franchise and Cleveland's economy in a single move.

[tgan3]

LeBron James.

He single-handedly devestated the Cavs franchise and Cleveland's economy in a single move.

:roll: nice one.

[LosBulls]

Dwight Howard's running hook.

[seoerizer]

MJ's fadeaway, undefendable.

[Nelson14]

LeBron James.

He single-handedly devestated the Cavs franchise and Cleveland's economy in a single move.



:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: ZIIIIIING

[The_Yearning]

The Jamal Crawford move. He doesn't get many opportunities to use it, but when he does, game over.

[RaceBannana]

Dirk turnaround.... its totally unguardable.... if he were a more aggressive player....

[BDiesel324]

Dwight Howard's running hook.
For which team? His or the opponent's?

[midnight_show]

Mark Madsen's Dancing.

[mikek85]

Shaq's Elbow

[RaceBannana]

Mark Madsen's Dancing.

Sasha annoyance!!!
seriously we need some pokemon music in this thread!!

:hammertime: :dancin :hammertime:

[midnight_show]

Sasha annoyance!!!
seriously we need some pokemon music in this thread!!

:hammertime: :dancin :hammertime:

???

[RaceBannana]

???

just a lame try at being funny.

[Gotham's Finest]

The Dream Shake

[Horde of Temujin]

Delontes got the most devastating moves

http://www.05news.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05 /Gloria-James-Pictures.gif

http://www.slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/delonte_west_video.jpg

http://www.buzzysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Lebron-James-Mom-Delonte-West-Love-Affair-Issue.jpg

[KenneBell]

Delontes got the most devastating moves

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:roll:

Never stops being funny.

[Willkill24]

Delontes got the most devastating moves
This, Delonte West smashing Gloria James :roll:

[Fatal9]

http://i55.tinypic.com/2ufa9nm.jpg

[MasterDurant24]

Kevin McHale's post moves, especially the up and under.
Tim Hardaway's crossover.
Tim Duncan' turnaround bank shot.
Bird's shot.
Shaq's brutality.
Dream Shake.
Sky Hook.
Erving's gravity-defying layups.

[KenneBell]

http://i55.tinypic.com/2ufa9nm.jpg
I find that shot to be even greater in difficulty than say a turnaround J by MJ or Kobe. The shooter has no idea where the ball is and he never really squares up.

[ShaqAttack3234]

Kareem's sky hook and Shaq's drop step are the most unstoppable, IMO.

[BlueandGold]

Kareem's sky hook and Shaq's drop step are the most unstoppable, IMO.

What a surprise, two moves by low-post players. =/

To me it's gotta be MJ's fadeaway, or MJ's crossover fade. (shades of 1998 Utah)

[Fatal9]

I find that shot to be even greater in difficulty than say a turnaround J by MJ or Kobe. The shooter has no idea where the ball is and he never really squares up.
It's easier if you shoot it from the middle of the floor (ie. in front of the rim) because you have a good sense of where the rim is (and if you overshoot it, you have the backboard), but really tough on the baseline or on angles. I don't think anyone can realize the full value of the shot until you practice the move and start posting up bigger/taller guys who can't do anything about it (and then if you get a turnaround to counter the move, it's even more difficult).

[no pun intended]

Nothing gets better than this.

http://lowposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bowen_kick.jpg

[ashbelly]

DWAYNE WADE SPLITTING THE DEFENSE. :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Nelson14]

http://i55.tinypic.com/2ufa9nm.jpg


:eek: :eek: devestating

[coin24]

Paul pierce and varejao tie for amazing flops..

Bowens karate kick to the face!!


Seriously though,

mj's fadeaway was unstoppable..
Also, Latrell sprewell's spin move baseline was awesome..

[jlip]

Kareem's sky hook and Shaq's drop step are the most unstoppable, IMO.

^This^
Also, Lebron in the open court with a full head of steam is pretty much as unguardable as anything in today's game.

[B-Easy]

ima gonna throw in D. Wade's euro side step move .. leaves bigs flat footed every time. sik move

[Pointguard]

Kareem's sky hook happened in slow motion yet all you could do is watch it as you knew it was going in.

[jstern]

That sky hook looks devastating, unguarded. As well as Shaq in his prime. They probably have the edge, since they work closer to the rim.

But for a perimeter player I would have to go with Jordan's fade away. There was nothing anyone could do about it.

[wheyhigh]

steve nash's fadeaway shot

[magnax1]

Probably Kareem's hook and then second Kobe's fadeaway just because its so disheartening. When Kobe starts hitting those insane shots that no one else ever makes (mostly because they aren't stupid enough to try) it just can't be fun to guard him.

[andgar923]

Simple..... Shaq dunking.

[the GIBBET]

Reggie Evans' testicle squeeze.

[RazorBaLade]

It's not really a devastating move physically but some of the shots Kobe hits can be devastating to a team's psyche, so he's gotta up there with shaqs elbow, iversons cross and of course the sky hook of kareem

[N0Skillz]

Kareem's skyhook.

[DuMa]

Kareem

[bdreason]

All-time give me Kareem's skyhook.


Right now... Dirk's turnaround, elbow jumper is pretty much unstoppable.

[SourPatchKids]

http://www.t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:mJMo5pkHsZqZ6M:http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/354/boner1ad.jpg&t=1
Hard wood.

[Sarcastic]

3 pages and no one brought up George Gervin's finger roll yet?

[Sarcastic]

Wilt Chamberlain swatted the shit out of Kareem's hook.

[momo]

As applies to many things in life, it is not the move that matters, but the person behind the moves. A crossover by a beginner is utterly useless if he loses the ball, but in the hands of a master (Hardaway, Iverson) it becomes a devastating weapon.

That said, who has the single most devastating move in the game?

Iverson's crossover?
MJ's fadeaway?
Kareem's skyhook?
Magic's no look passes?
Shaq's drop step?
Others?

Add Bill Walton's vision on the high post to your list.

[Jacks3]

kobe/jerry west pull-up jumper. :applause:

[Harison]

LeBron James.

He single-handedly devestated the Cavs franchise and Cleveland's economy in a single move.
:roll: :applause:

[snipes12]

walker's 4 pt shot

[j3lademaster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F3tptzEWmM

This. Barring cups.

[Soundwave]

Does dunking on someone count?

Because if so, that's by far the most devastating move.

[NYCgimmeBron]

Paul Pierce - Drawing Contact
Paul Pierce - Spin Move
Paul Pierce- With 3 seconds left on the clock
Paul Pierce - 1 two step dribble jumpshot



Kobe Bryant- Mid-range /pump fakes/ fadeway

Ray Allen - Contested 3 point shooting
Ray Allen - Missing every shot when you only need him to make 1 for your team to win

did i miss any?

[jaydacris]

I find that shot to be even greater in difficulty than say a turnaround J by MJ or Kobe. The shooter has no idea where the ball is and he never really squares up.

nba elite 2011, has realistically portrayed how dominant and unstoppable this move is :pimp:

[B-Easy]

Kevin Durant getting his long arms tangled with the defender = unstoppable.

[PHILA]

Wilt Chamberlain swatted the shit out of Kareem's hook.
More often than not, KAJ was able to get the shot off against him and any other defender. Darryl Dawkins has noted how he used to have nightmares of the sky hook. :lol When he added the turn around jumper and eventually could hook with either hand from virtually any angle, he was perhaps the most complete offensive big man we have seen. Even as an old man he could still get the better of younger legendary big men. Note him taking the young Patrick Ewing to school at the 0:27 mark below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPVqAztffyE

[Sarcastic]

More often than not, KAJ was able to get the shot off against him and any other defender. Darryl Dawkins has noted how he used to have nightmares of the sky hook. :lol When he added the turn around jumper and eventually could hook with either hand from virtually any angle, he was perhaps the most complete offensive big man we have seen. Even as an old man he could still get the better of younger legendary big men. Note him taking the young Patrick Ewing to school at the 0:27 mark below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPVqAztffyE

Never said he blocked it every time, and I am not saying it wasn't a devastating move.

[KGMN]

Corey Brewer's dunks, of course:

http://www.gifsoup.com/view/100730/corey-brewer-o.gif
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/nbacardDOTnet/zz%20NBA%20Photo%20Gallery/y%20NBA%20etc/1%20Minnesota%20Timberwolves/Corey%20Brewer/2009-10overrobinlopez2.gif

[Calabis]

LeBron James.

He single-handedly devestated the Cavs franchise and Cleveland's economy in a single move.

LMAO!!!:roll:

Kareem's skyhook

[Hibachi!]

donyell marshall's corner 3 ball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRkXajkibRI

[KenneBell]

Note him taking the young Patrick Ewing to school at the 0:27 mark below.That was nasty. :bowdown:

[Kobe 4 The Win]

The Skyhook. Most points ever scored in the NBA by far. Almost imposible to defend. Kareem could shoot it with either hand although he obviously favored his right.

[jamal99]

LeBron James.

He single-handedly devestated the Cavs franchise and Cleveland's economy in a single move.

:roll: :roll:
Hahaha, nice one.
:applause:

[Mr. Jabbar]

http://i55.tinypic.com/2ufa9nm.jpg



:bowdown: :bowdown:

[Snoop_Cat]

Kevin McHale's post moves, especially the up and under.
Tim Hardaway's crossover.
Tim Duncan' turnaround bank shot.
Bird's shot.
Shaq's brutality.
Dream Shake.
Sky Hook.
Erving's gravity-defying layups.

Someone actually posted a statistic regarding Duncan's bank shot, and it was actually a relatively low percentage shot haha. Something along the lines of mid-high 40's. Pretty amusing that its his "signature" shot.

[Go Getter]

http://thebestten.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/jordan-fade-away.jpg

[imdaman99]

That was nasty. :bowdown:
Meh, it was alright. Pretty unguardable, but nasty? NOPE!

(Talkin about him 'schooling' Patrick Ewing.)

[airchibundo507]

Someone actually posted a statistic regarding Duncan's bank shot, and it was actually a relatively low percentage shot haha. Something along the lines of mid-high 40's. Pretty amusing that its his "signature" shot.

That's an efficient percentage from 15+ feet out.

[Snoop_Cat]

That's an efficient percentage from 15+ feet out.

Perhaps, but considering it his Duncan's "signature shot" and its one of the first things people think of when consider; you'd hope he didn't use it to the degree that people know him for it and took closer and straightforward shots which are clearly better than his average FG% to make up for the lower FG% shots such as his bank shot.

[hon]

Kevin McHale's post moves

http://www.asternwarning.com/images/stories/kevin%20love%20mchale.jpg

[Jasper]

Kevin McHale's post moves

http://www.asternwarning.com/images/stories/kevin%20love%20mchale.jpg


Typically most fans would say a cross over , stud/step , behind the back ,
shake and bake , turn around --

But when I was thinking what really makes a move MJ would immediately say what the defender gives you , or a slight hesitation, to promote the defender from going the right way.
BUT down in the post you have traffic.
That means more defenders as well as spacing :

I agree Mchale might of had the best moves , because he used his feet as a weapon to gain advantage over his opponents.
Hard to believe but not gifted with speed or true athleticism , but he was well taught and a great student of the game of low post play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlSZC4TAYVc (thanx Kblaze for vid)

[PullupJay]

Tracy McGradys,Kobe Bryant,Michael Jordan pull up jumper.

[thejumpa]

Post up, face up, drive with your head down, step back hard....hit the J.