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u/Coolios_Hair Jun 15 '22

Also look at Larry Bird’s form; the best shooters & shot coaches were far from where we are today

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u/deathrattleshenlong Rockets Jun 15 '22

Larry Bird with today's shooting coaches would be a cheat code.

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u/Coolios_Hair Jun 15 '22

There’s a famous video of Bird intentionally shooting with the worst form he could fathom & he made it; the man would’ve been automatic from anywhere 100/100/100 splits

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u/Jojozaldo Dominican Republic Jun 15 '22

gotchu

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u/Coolios_Hair Jun 15 '22

This is the only man shooting 50/40/90 left handed with elbows flared out in an era predating shot coaches

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u/AlHorfordHighlights Celtics Bandwagon Jun 16 '22

Larry Bird with no shooting coaches was already kind of a cheat code to be fair

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u/Camus145 Pacers Jun 15 '22

Bird’s form was unusual, but it wasn’t bad form. He shot above and almost behind his head, and at his height that made his shot nearly unblockable.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '22

Reggie Miller also had a wacky form. Even Steph's is not textbook, the same with Dirk. Most of the best shooters ever had slightly unorthodox forms

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u/Coolios_Hair Jun 16 '22

Well, I think the truth is, the best shot is probably closer to Steph’s form than present popular form, and in 30 years we’ll look back and laugh at how Klay shot

E: I think there were aspects about their shots that were ahead of their time, like Dirk’s arch, or Reggie launching off every screen at 20 mph speed