NBA Finals: Why Isn’t Anyone Using the Sky Hook?
NBA June 5th. 2008, 4:30pmWatching all these Lakers/Celtics 1980s games on ESPN Classic has us wondering: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA career was extended by at least four years thanks to the robotic consistency of the indefensible sky hook. When the Lakers captured the title in the Garden in 1985, Brent Musburger asked the lithe Jabbar – the series MVP, averaging 30 points per game – whether or not he’d be coming back for a 17th NBA season at the age of 38. Cap would play four more seasons, averaging double-figures in each of them.
If Dwight Howard develops one, can he play 20 seasons? Shaq has a baby hook, but uses it sporadically at best. He’d probably have to shed at least 50 pounds and incorporate a sky hook to milk out another three seasons. Will Tim Duncan learn one?
22 Responses to “NBA Finals: Why Isn’t Anyone Using the Sky Hook?”
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June 5th, 2008 at 4:33 PM
I finally saw Semi-Pro last night with Will Ferrell. It was a terrible movie, but I liked it. Funny introduction of the alley oop!
June 5th, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Too finesse.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:34 PM
After Roy Hibbert learns the hook, he will be the bestest center – EVAR!
June 5th, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Howard has developed something that resembles the beginning of a sky hook, but ends in an earth shaking dunk. A thing of beauty to be sure.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:36 PM
I cant see Dwight shooting a sky hook. Too soft of a move for a lean mean dunking machine like him.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Big Z uses the sky hook quite well.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:40 PM
List of things to improve for D-Ho
1) Not knocking up opposing teams cheerleaders
2) Free throwing shooting
3) Sky hook
June 5th, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Why no sky-hook? Probably the same reason Shaq refused to shoot FT’s “granny” style.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:40 PM
*free throw shooting
June 5th, 2008 at 4:42 PM
@clown- If Howard works on his free throws, he could be the leagues leading scorer. He gets to the line more than anyone in the game
June 5th, 2008 at 4:43 PM
If you’re going to be doing the sky hook then you’ve got to sport the goggles. That’s why. It’s not the sky hook, it’s the goggles. You’ve got to look deeper…
June 5th, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Tim Duncan’s patented shot is the kiss off the glass from the side of the lane.
Word has it, instead of a sky hook, he is working on three-point shots to further annoy Phoenix fans.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:47 PM
It’s not the 70s/80s anymore, people. Groupies don’t want to have coke-fueled orgies with some pussy who shoots a sky hook. And that’s what really matters.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:47 PM
/Drinks Cyanide
June 5th, 2008 at 4:51 PM
that pussy went down as one of the greatest players of all time. And that’s what really matters
June 5th, 2008 at 4:54 PM
TBL…are these the questions that you are pondering as you update you resume to send to the Gawker people?
June 5th, 2008 at 5:03 PM
The sky hook was only effective when the shooter is pushing the defender away like a Jesus of Latter day Saints leaflet with his off arm and the refs are on their knees swallowing more than their whistles (cough Kareem sucks).
June 5th, 2008 at 5:04 PM
@ Jack thats what its all about.
June 5th, 2008 at 5:08 PM
@ irish: Nevermind.
June 5th, 2008 at 5:30 PM
If D-Ho gets a sky hook and 80% on his free throws the magic would never lose a game…ever again
June 5th, 2008 at 5:40 PM
Yao would block D-Ho’s skyhook.
June 5th, 2008 at 6:03 PM
The Dream blocked Kareem hook-shot a couple of times…
But in Kareem early days THAT Shot was Ridiculous
(Just Ask WILT)… Or someone that knows Wilt Very Well