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作者: jasonkeen (前十字韌帶重建中) 看板: NBA
標題: [閒聊] Superstar move
時間: Tue Aug 14 20:03:27 2007
原文:http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2007/08/word-of-day-superstar-move.html
Word of the Day: superstar move
Friday, August 10, 2007
superstar move (soo'-pur-star' moov) noun. A basketball move that, while
technically illegal and/or morally questionable, is regularly executed by
superstars and allowed by the officials.
Usage example: Michael Jordan's pushoff of Bryon Russell is the most famous
use of a superstar move in NBA history.
The Top 11 Superstar Moves
We all know that superstars are allowed to travel and receive the benefit of
every iffy call, but certain players developed a signature move that takes
full advantage of the fact that the refs turn a blind eye to their tactics.
Here is a list of the "best" all-time superstar moves.
1. The Off-arm Pushoff: In his youth, Michael Jordan had the speed and
explosiveness to get to the hoop at will. But he lost a step going into his
30s, and taking it to the cup wasn't nearly as easy. No matter. Jordan
developed a go-to strategy that negated his loss of quickness; he would
simply drive with his right hand and use his left arm to wipe away his
defender. Just go back and watch some old Bulls games from the 90s. Jordan's
off-arm was like a powerful, slithing snake, squeezing in between defenders
and pushing them out of his way. He was a master at doing this without
drawing attention to it...although there was at least one occasion where he
wasn't so subtle (see Game 6 of the 1998 Finals). Notable victim: Bryon
Russell.
2. The Drop, Flop, and Roll: Dwyane Wade and freethrows are a winning
combination, better even than chocolate and peanut butter, though not quite
as good as boobs and, well, more boobs. Wade learned this early and used it
often -- the freethrow thing, not the boob thing -- so that by his third year
in the NBA he was a league champion and Finals MVP. His signature move is
driving headlong into a crowd, drawing some form of contact, and then
dropping to the floor like a stone. Knock him down seven times, and he'll get
up eight. Then shoot some more freethrows. Notable victim: The Dallas
Mavericks.
3. The Elbow-out Jumper: Kobe Bryant is an amazing physical specimen. His
combination of speed, strength, and athleticism enable him to create a
shooting pocket in almost any situation. And when he can't, well, he just
uses his elbow to fire a warning shot across his defenders face...and that
gives him all the room he needs. Of course, Kobe's errant elbows caught the
attention of the league office last season, and he was suspended not for his
clearouts but for bashing faces while trying to draw end-of-game fouls.
Notable victim: Raja Bell.
4. The Three-Step-And-A-Hop Jumper: Patrick Ewing loved to drive across the
lane and shoot the 12 to 15-foot jumper; he scored about 87 percent of his
baskets that way. Too bad it was almost always a travel. Ewing would dribble
once, take three massive steps, then do a little hop before elevating for his
shot. There was nothing subtle about this particular move, but he got away
with it again and again during his career (and it led to one of Marv Albert's
most famous quotes: "Ewing gets the step...YES!"). In fact, I bet that EA
Sports has been paying Ewing royalties ever since they added the "pro hop" to
the list of special moves in the NBA Live series. Notable victim: The Chicago
Bulls.
5. The 23-second Postup: As Charles Barkley got older, his post moves got
slower. And...I...mean...slooooooooower. Most of the time, Chuck would run
more than 20 seconds off the clock while using his giant ass to back his man
deep into the paint. Here's a general rule of thumb: If your post-up moves
are better tracked with a calendar than a stopwatch, you're probably doing
something wrong. The NBA responded to Barkley (and guys like Mark Jackson) by
establishing a five-second post-up rule prior to the 1999-2000 season. But
although it wasn't technically illegal until his final season, it was always
painful to watch.
Notable victim: Robert Horry.
6. The Kickout Jumper: During his 18-year career, Reggie Miller was best
known for tirelessly running off screens to get open for a jump shot. But he
also liked to kick out his legs at the tail-end of each shot. The point and
purpose of the kickout was not to aid his deft jumper, but to draw a little
extra contact from his defender and hopefully get a whistle. More often than
not, the tactic worked, partly because his defenders were usually scrambling
madly to catch up with him, and partly because Miller was great at selling
the foul by flailing his scrawny arms and letting out a well-timed
"Whuuaaaargh!"
Notable victim: Spike Lee.
7. The Bowl-Your-Man-Down: For most of the last decade or so, trying to stop
Shaq in the paint was like trying to stop fat people from eating gravy. The
Diesel was (and still is) bigger and stronger than just about anybody else.
And if that wasn't advantage enough, the refs usually just stoood by and let
him smash through his hapless defenders on his lumbering trips to Dunkville.
The only way opposing players were able to counter Shaq was to take some
contact and then keel over like they'd been shot. In fact, Shaq's
unstoppableness is almost wholly responsible for the Age of Flop we are
currently living through.
Notable victims: Vlade Divac.
8. The Amazing Changing Pivot Feet: Kevin McHale had the best collection of
low-post moves of all time: the worm move, the slippery eel, the white
salamander, and so on. A large part of his back-to-the-basket repertoire was
dependent on precise and well-timed footwork. But every once in a while,
McHale would squirm his way into an impossible situation. Since he was a
reluctant passer (teammate Danny Ainge nicknamed him The Black Hole), McHale
was often forced to -- as the announcers put it -- "invent a move." This was
usually a clever euphemism for "switch the pivot foot." That's the only way
to explain how McHale could migrate 10 feet across the paint on a single
move. Notable victims: John Salley (who referred to guarding McHale in the
post as "being in the torture chamber."). Update: McHale is too old-school
for a YouTube clip, but watch Dwyane Wade do it.
9. The Killer Palmover: I'm not saying Allen Iverson isn't a great basketball
player, but sometimes I think he'd be more at home on the And 1 Tour than the
NBA. That dude loves to handle the rock, and everything from his standard
dribble to his crossover was imported straight from the street
circuit...because he palms the ball almost every time. As if his crazy speed
didn't give him enough of an advantage.
Notable victims: The Michael Jordan.
10. The Five-Step Dunk: I won't attribute this to any one player (although
Michael Jordan perfected it in the 90s) because every superstar (and quite a
few non-superstars) is allowed to do it: Take three, four, even five steps en
route to a thrilling dunk. Let's face it, the NBA is a spectator sport --
FAN-tastic, you might even say -- and the officials give players a little
extra leeway when it comes to exciting the crowd. If somebody is swooping in
for an uncontested dunk on the fast break, what's the harm in letting him
take a few extra steps?
Notable victims: Integrity. XDXDXD
11. The Skyhook Brushoff: How could I forget Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, whose
unstoppable skyhook was made unstoppable partly because his off-arm was
thrown up like a defensive wall between him and his defender. And when
opposing players bumped that arm, they were more often than not called for a
foul.
posted by Basketbawful at 6:38 AM
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