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Titles are overrated
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GOAT
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
Reason #1,204,589 that MJ is the GOAT.
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Decent college freshman
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
Rodman tried it truly blind.
Michael lined up the shot in his mind and just as he was about to start to go through the motion, he'd close his eyes. Rodman shot it completely blind before even looking at the rim. It's a different thing entirely.
Michael wouldn't have made the shots had he done it the same way Rodman did. Michael's was set up for confidence and muscle memory. Rodman was just farting into the wind...
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NBA lottery pick
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
MJ would be practicing free throws right about now.
It is claimed these are regular season, not preseason.
The free throw line is 15 feet from the basket.
Last edited by 72-10; 01-12-2019 at 04:09 AM.
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NBA lottery pick
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
If there were not film, I am not sure I would believe this.
They are dumb
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Bran Fam Member
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
Originally Posted by Ben Simmons 25
Rodman tried it truly blind.
Michael lined up the shot in his mind and just as he was about to start to go through the motion, he'd close his eyes. Rodman shot it completely blind before even looking at the rim. It's a different thing entirely.
Michael wouldn't have made the shots had he done it the same way Rodman did. Michael's was set up for confidence and muscle memory. Rodman was just farting into the wind...
well, Rodman was a poor FT shooter to begin with, half of his FTs looked like that with his eyes open
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NBA lottery pick
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
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Titles are overrated
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
Originally Posted by Ben Simmons 25
Rodman tried it truly blind.
Michael lined up the shot in his mind and just as he was about to start to go through the motion, he'd close his eyes. Rodman shot it completely blind before even looking at the rim. It's a different thing entirely.
Michael wouldn't have made the shots had he done it the same way Rodman did. Michael's was set up for confidence and muscle memory. Rodman was just farting into the wind...
Im sure it is muscle memory to some extent but people still dont generally have the confidence to do it.
Has me wondering if he ever missed one. I feel like the story would have been told somewhere.
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NBA lottery pick
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
Originally Posted by Kblaze8855
And for your amusement...Dennis Rodman trying it out:
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
Originally Posted by r0drig0lac
And he opens his eyes as he's shooting it..
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truth serum
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
pretty dope, one of the cooler Mj things. That's why he's among the most legendary trash talkers too.
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NBA lottery pick
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
I really want to know the trash talk Michael got from McHale and Bird. He wouldnt try it with Bird...But I'm imagining him doing the closed eye free throw thing to him, but missing with Bird following it up by blowing him a kiss
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Titles are overrated
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
Originally Posted by jongib369
I really want to know the trash talk Michael got from McHale and Bird. He wouldnt try it with Bird...But I'm imagining him doing the closed eye free throw thing to him, but missing with Bird following it up by blowing him a kiss
I dont know that hed do it to someone like that. He picked on people he didnt see as his peers really. I dont think hed **** with Bird that way. He would be too into the game to play around I suspect.
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NBA lottery pick
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
Originally Posted by Kblaze8855
I dont know that hed do it to someone like that. He picked on people he didnt see as his peers really. I dont think hed **** with Bird that way. He would be too into the game to play around I suspect.
Yeah like I eluded to I think Jordan realized challenging Bird shooting anywhere isn't going to amount to much lol. He would pick his battles and talk shit accordingly.
https://youtu.be/zUmz44FurLc
I can see them saying something along the lines of "No matter how hard you try your team is going to make all that hard work of yours done for nothing". That would probably make my heart sink a little if I was Mike
Otherwise I dont know what they would specifically say to him about his game
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NBA rookie of the year
Re: Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.
Originally Posted by jongib369
Yeah like I eluded to I think Jordan realized challenging Bird shooting anywhere isn't going to amount to much lol. He would pick his battles and talk shit accordingly.
https://youtu.be/zUmz44FurLc
I can see them saying something along the lines of "No matter how hard you try your team is going to make all that hard work of yours done for nothing". That would probably make my heart sink a little if I was Mike
Otherwise I dont know what they would specifically say to him about his game
There was and still is a healthy amount of respect between the two of them. MJ wasn't afraid to talk trash, though. He did it during the Olympics to everyone. Bird stayed out of it and eventually told Magic, "Magic, he's right. It's his time now."
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