Who has the prettier jumpshot form, Kobe or MJ?

[StarJordan]

Jordan's jumpshot average was close to 50%. Kobe's less. So Mike's better.

Whose J was better looking? Sports Illustrated put Mike's on the cover far more time than Kobe's. That should answer that.

[OldSchoolBBall]

similar not identical though, just look at the pics in this thread

Different angles on the pics, and they're in slightly different stages of the shooting motion. That accounts for any differences you see. Watching their games is the easiest way to see that Kobe's form is a virtual mirror image of MJ's post-1992 form. Kobe may have a slightly higher release point, but aside from that they're identical.

[sodap]

Ray Allen has the prettiest jumpshot ever

But Jordan's is prettier than Kobe's, he was more "gracile", not as forced. However, Kobe did a good job cloning it, if MJ wasnt such an ass he would be pretty proud and pleased by such a compliment and honor kobe is doing him by just trying to be like him and carrying that as far as kobe has done.

[Calabis]

Ray Allen has the prettiest jumpshot ever

But Jordan's is prettier than Kobe's, he was more "gracile", not as forced. However, Kobe did a good job cloning it, if MJ wasnt such an ass he would be pretty proud and pleased by such a compliment and honor kobe is doing him by just trying to be like him and carrying that as far as kobe has done.

Umm he does like Kobe last time I checked moron

[SinJackal]

I think thats just because Kobe has longer arms (despite Jordan having bigger hands).






^ Yes I purposely blurred that image to avoid getting the stans riled up.. just using the few images I have.

And to the unbolded.. Totally disagree.

Last image is invalid for your argument imo, because Kobe's vert was obviously much better at that point in their careers, and thus, MJ's jumpshot was not that difficult to block as it used to be, especically by a player with a at least 10" better at the time. If not even moreso. Did you post that to troll? You even called people out before clicking post.

To prove my point that it's invalid, pictures speak louder than words.




Whoops? It's easy to just post a pic of someone getting blocked than pretend it somehow proves your whole point even though it's wrong. I could sit here for 10 minutes saying how Pierce has wingspan a half a foot longer than Kobe's based on this pic too. Obviously that isn't the case, since it's a pic and they're not standing next to eachother with their arms straight out specifically to be compared.

Getting blocked also has to do with the verts of the players involved, not just wingspan. A good vert can easily make up for a lesser wingspan. After all, a good wingspan just means you don't have to jump as much to get a block (in terms of the discussion that is, obviously wingspan has other appllications). So one fanboy image you probably have as your wallpaper isn't making a good point.

Also. . Kobe's arms are less than an inch longer, max. The pictures aren't with both players with their arms completely stretched out. Both pics have MJ's arm curved slightly and Kobe's are almost completely straight, making his appear to be longer in contrast. This has been talked about before, and the researched conclusion was that they had the exact same wingspan, and Kobe had a slightly better standing reach due to his body structure. And, that MJ's vert was what, almost 8" better than Kobe's during their primes? This means the ball would be nearly half a foot higher during a Jordan jumpshot than during a Kobe jumpshot.


If you want a source posting the standing reaches, verts, highest touches, etc, here you go.

http://vertcoach.com/highest-vertical-leap.html

Post stats rather than pics which clearly aren't fair to use since at least one of their arms are always bent in the pic while the other's is stretched out. Stats > pics.

In the end, both have very similar looking jumpshots. It is obvious Jordan's jumpshot influenced Kobe's form. Both have great jumpshots. Both look nice imo. The main visual analysis is that Kobe seems to have a "looser" jumpshot while MJ seemed to try and retain his main shooting form during as many situations as possible, not resorting to unorthodox forms when taking contested shots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA9zcOhrUWo

Or here's a video I just looked up of both of them (And LeBron) making similar jumpshots in similar situations, apparenty made by an ISH poster a couple years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-WtCpiuFYU

[beermonsteroo]

please don't start any kobe/MJ arguments, this is just about their forms and nothing else

No homo?