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Believeland
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
McHale is a good choice. Yao had a mean hook shot too.
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NBA rookie of the year
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Lanier was the first to come to mind. Sabonis also had a good hook shot that he could use from decent distances.
Many 40's and 50's guys used some kind of hook shot, including even guards like Bob Cousy. George Mikan was using the hook pretty often.
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Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
kobe did 2 or 3 last night.. with both hands
and i never see him miss them
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Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
George Zidek had one of the most legit go-to hook shots I've seen in my lifetime. I mean that in terms of - it was a fuller, sweeping hook (as opposed to a Dwight Howard jumphook push side shot) and his hook tendency was very high. He wanted to unleash the hook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jOzZFSY_G4
I'm not sure I've seen anyone use it in the same effective manner since Zidek. Jump hooks, yes. But those sweeping legitimate hooks? Tough to think of many who relied upon it like he did, not just one-offs.
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NBA sixth man of the year
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Originally Posted by Collie
McHale's hook was unstoppable as well. His hook and his fadeaway were why we has such a devastating low post scorer.
This is true. McHale's entire post game, which is often considered among the best of all time, was really just a random sequence of about five moves. The hooks, the drop step, the turn around, the inside turnaround. That's about it. He could just use them in sequence incredibly quickly. His famed up and under was just a string of the turnaround into a step through.
He also had incredibly long arms, and I don't think that accounted for how weirdly high his shoulders were. So he could get shots off more quickly than it seemed possible. And he had a real knack for creating contact. He almost slid along defenders when shooting those jump hooks.
He's a fascinating player to watch. One of my favorites.
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College star
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Kareem's the clear #1 but I can't name a clear #2... There's Lanier, McHale, Hakeem, Mikan, Shaq, Sabonis, Lucas, Walton, Duncan so on... I'd probably say Lanier and McHale are the next best two.
As far as perimeter players you got Magic, Bird, Dantley, Maravich, Kobe, Westphal...
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Maeru Perinawa Achali
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Pau hook after fake spin is one of the most beautiful moves i've ever seen, and deserves a mention.
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A humble prophet
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Originally Posted by kennethgriffin
kobe did 2 or 3 last night.. with both hands
and i never see him miss them
Why doesn't he take more of them then?
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ISH's 1st Embiid Stan
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
In the game today, I'd give Al Jefferson the nod for his right hook over the left shoulder. He's so right dominant that you know it's coming every time, but if he gets good position and you don't bring a double, it's going in 9 times out of 10
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NBA rookie of the year
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Although he never made much of an NBA impact and was limited offensively, the Croatian Stojan Vrankovic often used a high release hook, among the most famous in Europe.
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NBA Legend
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Artis Gilmore had a very solid left-handed hook.
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WIND DEFENDER
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
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Go NY GO NY GO
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Yao had a very good hook shot with either hands.
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I don't get picked last at the park anymore
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Originally Posted by Collie
McHale's hook was unstoppable as well. His hook and his fadeaway were why we has such a devastating low post scorer.
+1
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College star
Re: goat hook shot besides Kareem?
Originally Posted by LAZERUSS
Artis Gilmore had a very solid left-handed hook.
Russell also had a pretty decent left-handed hook, some (ignorant) people say he couldn't even do a layup though
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