Tell me about Kevin McHale's post moves

[dejordan]

This video is great and it breaks down the moves you mentioned. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJCZT...eature=related

great vid. here's a vid kblaze posted a long time ago. very good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlSZC...eature=related

[BFRESH44]

Best up & under manuever EVER.

[Da_Realist]

Best up & under manuever EVER.

LOVE this move --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJg6n_kUdo

[Round Mound]

With an 8ft Wingspam and the Most Educated of Post Moves.

He was Onstoppable and the Text-Book for Post Moves

[inclinerator]

onstoppable

[KevinNYC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DopFn...lated#t=01m26s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DopFn...lated#t=01m40s

Two nice plays in a row here. Even Manute couldn't guard him.

[Shepseskaf]

Best up & under manuever EVER.

True.

He looked like a combination of Lurch and Herman Munster, in addition to being awkward as hell, but when dude got the ball down low it was pretty much two point.

[9512]

I remember the first time I went to basketball camp in the early 90s. And the first post move the coaches taught us was the Kevin McHale up and under move. McHale was well past his prime and close to retire but the coaches at that time didn't want us youngsters to forget the greatness of 80s basketball and the bread and butter move of this Celtic great.

I use it in pick up games frequently with great results.

[stephanieg]

I've watched a lot of old Celtic games since I made the OP. And I still don't think anyone knows what those names mean. Maybe he used them as pickup lines? "Hey baby, want to go back to my place and see my slippery eel?"

[abuC]

With an 8ft Wingspam

Uh, no.

[JohnnySic]

Best low post game I've ever seen. Hakeem's was prettier but no one had more moves than McHale.

[brisbaneman]

If only he were black, he'd get a lot more respect and people would come to him to learn post moves.

[RRR3]

If only he were black, he'd get a lot more respect and people would come to him to learn post moves.

[MichaelCheazley]

If only he were black, he'd get a lot more respect and people would come to him to learn post moves.

Hes been employed by nba teams so I think he'd only help his own players like he did with big AL.

[NugzHeat3]

Best low post game I've ever seen. Hakeem's was prettier but no one had more moves than McHale.

Show me a move McHale pulls that Hakeem couldn't.

McHale used the up and under more than Hakeem but Hakeem had the move in his arsenal though I'd say McHale's was definitely more effective due to his wingspan. I'd also say he has superior head and shoulder fakes but Hakeem's footwork and his athleticism (combo of quickness, balance, co-ordination) allowed him to pull some stuff McHale couldn't.

I've never seen McHale do this move.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3ozK-mJc5c

@ the :52 mark, 1st possession of a Suns vs Rockets playoff game. Hakeem gets the ball on the left block, faces up, fakes Kleine with a jab, takes a dribble, gives him that nasty ball fake and turns and shoots the hook.

This is a move that he could do in variations as shown below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy26U455YRY

At :43, he does it to David Robinson in 1996 but instead of facing up, simply spins baseline, ball fakes, turns and lays it in.

At :52, spins baseline on Cherokee Parks, does the ball fake, turns and does another upfake on the defender helping out and lays it in.

Their instincts and how they reacted to to the defenders (a sign of how great their anticipation was) is about equal but the gap in athleticism, specifically their quickness sets them apart since it allowed Hakeem to do more moves. You think McHale could pull off that spinning dunk on Ewing in the finals ..... not happening.

Or this move right here, the actual Dream Shake, younger fans seem to interpret it as that famous move on Robinson but that was a variation of the ball fake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLxew...ure=plpp_video

Above video @ 4:06 agains Perkins. Set up on the left block, takes a hard dribble, does a half spin fake towards the middle and goes baseline for the fadeaway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYxOxxEUZk0

Above video at 0:38 against Vlade Divac.

Another move McHale couldn't pull.

It should also be noted Hakeem got doubled a lot more so he couldn't show his moves off as easily. A lot of those moves people he made in the 1995 WCF were because the Spurs didn't double as much and went stretches with David Robinson guarding him in single coverage.

I'll wait till someone shows me a move McHale did that Hakeem could never pull off.

EDIT: Took a video off and linked another.