Granny Shot
- Thread starter Orville Boggs
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Now I'm relieved.
I saw the the thread and thought I was going to see a picture of my grandmother naked.
I saw the the thread and thought I was going to see a picture of my grandmother naked.
In all seriousness, it's been well proven that a granny shot is bar none the best way to shoot free throws. It just looks SO DUMB. It's like if someone offered you a million dollars, but you have to wear a clown suit with the words "butt pirate" in rhinestones on the back, along with assless chaps and a propellor beanie every single day. Sure, it's a million dollars... but is it worth it?
I don't know that the "granny shot" is best for everyone, like Steph Curry, but it should be utilized by players who struggle at the line because of the size of their hands and getting no arc like Shaq, DeAndre Jordan, Dwight Howard, etc.
Because the Barrys say so doesn't make it a fact.
In the last 50 years, how many players have used this can be put on one hand.
Either way, you have to practice your form. It is about your career, so why wouldn't you perfect your motion after 10+ years.
Shaq, Dwight, Jordan, Marcus Lee have no one to blame but their selves.
Perhaps the NBA should force those who shoot under .50 to use this shot? I bet they'd work on their shot then.
In the last 50 years, how many players have used this can be put on one hand.
Either way, you have to practice your form. It is about your career, so why wouldn't you perfect your motion after 10+ years.
Shaq, Dwight, Jordan, Marcus Lee have no one to blame but their selves.
Perhaps the NBA should force those who shoot under .50 to use this shot? I bet they'd work on their shot then.
For anyone who hits above 85%, yeah don't bother. If you're below 80, it's better for sure. If you're any of those listed players, it's insane that you don't do it. Shaq even said he could hit 80% under handed but he didn't want to. A shaq that could shoot free throws like that would literally have been the most unstoppable player of all time.
Yeah Shaq and Howard said they shot better that way but would not be caught dead doing that in a game. It really changed my opinion of both players. You do what you have to do to help yourself and the team win no matter what. Shaq could have easily added a couple of more championships to his trophy case if he shot over 75-80% from the line.
Not a provable theory, because there aren't enough examples to really make that case. Rick Barry very well might have been able to shoot just as well with normal technique. He was an outlier, a guy at the very top of the spectrum for hand/eye coordination. I remember an interview with Wilt Chamberlain from decades ago where he mentioned Barry as one of the best athletes he every saw, mainly because of the hand/eye coordination.
And your post, BTW, is a great example of how people wildly overestimate how easy it is to shoot FT's. You toss around 85% and 80% like they're normal numbers. UK has had 3 guys total finish their career at 85% or better, 31 at 80% or better. Not a single one of the top 11 career scorers at UK hit 80% for their career.
In the NBA, there are exactly 59 guys with enough attempts to qualify for the record who shot or shoot 85% or better. 15 are active players.
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I'm under 30 so not an old timer, but I've never understand why really terrible free throw shooters are so stubborn about not using "the granny shot". Anyone thinking logically should do what will best help their career and their team, and not about what hecklers at games and on social media say about them. You gotta use whatever form helps you to best put points on the board.
Increase your percentages, increase your value to the team, increase the value of your contract. Simple.
Increase your percentages, increase your value to the team, increase the value of your contract. Simple.
I'd wear just about anything for a million dollars, including assless chaps. Hell, I'd wear them to church. And I'd bet my pastor would encourage me to do it if I gave my 10% to his church.
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I was gonna say that but I figured link fit better on RR lol
So would most of the people here... And then they'd complain about guys leaving early for the NBA
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