Midcourt Shot - Guy Goes Back To the Basket

[Aloysius]

Last night at the Clippers-Heat game a fat Chinese guy was the contestant for the Half Time truck giveaway. If you make a midcourt shot (you get one chance), you win the truck. Ala Niles on Frasier.

To our amazement, guy stands BACK-TO-THE-BASKET, heaves the ball flinging it over his head (of course he can't see the basket) - banked right in. Also the loudest I've ever heard Staples in my life.

Question - is this actually not a bad approach? With enough practice, if you get point of release down, could this be one of the better ways to go about making this shot?

Curiously,
-Al

[samjjones]

What does the fact that the guy was fat and chinese have to do with this?

[Aloysius]

Hm - nothing. That is misleading editing subject line.

[Yako]

That must have been something to witness!
But nah, I don't think it's a better approach. The same point of release thing you're speaking of could be applied to a shot where you're actually looking at the basket.

[dcasper70]

I was expecting a thread about dry cleaners... /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Blarg]

At least you don't have to drag out the agony of slowly watching it go off the mark if you miss.

[JinX11]

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I was expecting a thread about dry cleaners... /images/graemlins/frown.gif

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Flawless victory.

[chuddo]

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What does the fact that the guy was fat and chinese have to do with this?

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who cares? it makes for a nice visual. like "400 lb grandma does standing back flip" is much more interesting than "human does standing back flip".

as for the actual feat, that is pretty sweet. at UK basketball games, the wildcat mascot repeatedly does behind the back overhead shots from half court. he is usually dead on and it just depends on the right power whether he makes it or not.

i would like to see a video of this as well.

[kurosh]

I think having him be fat and chinese makes a better mental image.

[dblgutshot]

I don't like the way you worded this. Simply saying he shot backwards or threw backwards would suffice.

Anyways, I can just imagine the place going nuts after something like that! Thats like TV material, haha.

[joel2006]

Actually it's easier to shoot a BB that far if u do it backwards. It's much easier to get the right amount of power and the right arc. It is however more difficult to aim obviously.

[GIS]

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[junkmail3]

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I was expecting a thread about dry cleaners... /images/graemlins/frown.gif

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I was expecting this to be about fast food.


I also wonder why NBA players don't shoot like that.

Bam - 3pts
Bam - 3pts
Bam - 3pts

Like clockwork.

[mr_whomp]

If you don't have the strength to throw a half court shot i suppose it makes sense, but for anyone with decent physical strength you are better off facing the basket.

We used to shoot halfcourt shots for half an hour everyday after basketball practice. The best guys could get around 1/10

[ZeroPointMachine]

It is a better approach for someone lacking the upper body strength to shoot the shot in a more conventional manner and the hand size/strength to throw it like a baseball. I've seen kids do it who couldn't get the ball within 10 ft any other way.

[Lethal411]

They are going to talk about it on Around the Horn here soon on ESPN, at least it was in the intro.

[Aloysius]

Dblgutshot - Shoot backwards? That's actually confusing to me. What's up with critiquing my diction / imagery? OOT is a tough crowd.

Joel2006 - yeah, that's what I was thinking - your power increases dramatically as you can generate more arm speed than going underarm toss or baseball throw. Running push-shot seems very inaccurate, also.

But if you can just take a semi-normal shot from halfcourt line, facing the basket has got to be better. I've got a bet going that I can make 10/100 (or how many shots I get off) in an hour. I get 10 balls in a rack. I don't think this is too difficult.

-Al

[dcasper70]

It probably helps that by facing away, he's not results oriented. He can concentrate on a series of motions, not the basket.
When putting in golf, I never look at the hole until my ball has dropped....keeps me more focused on the stroke as opposed to the result

[asofel]

I would probably have the best accuracy doing it soccer style, two arms above head. With some practice I bet I could hit a full courter....

edit: best for my own throws that is

[krimson]

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What does the fact that the guy was fat and chinese have to do with this?

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Imagery.

[Vote4Pedro]

That'd be impressive...What are the dimensions of a basketball court anyway?

[billyjex]

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What does the fact that the guy was fat and chinese have to do with this?

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Fat chinese people are funny!!

[asofel]

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That'd be impressive...What are the dimensions of a basketball court anyway?

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94' long by 54'. Back when I played, I could throw a ball about 30-40 yards without flipping...been a while tho, but I kind of want to try...

Richard Tran link here (http://www.nba.com/clippers/)

Apparently he might be a fat Vietnamese guy. I can't view the vid from work, any good?

[Vote4Pedro]

Wow...he is fat

[Aloysius]

Well - for an Asian dude he's pretty fat /images/graemlins/wink.gif

Man - I feel racist - he just looked really Chinese, but yeah, with Tran as a last name... I suck at the guessing "which Asian" game...

[asofel]

wow, that was pretty badass....

and happy bday plyr

[The Truth]

Hook shot is most effective. I can hit around 1/7. I had a coach in high school that could do like 1/4 as a hook shot. Like the globe trotters guy.


blake

[Vavavoom]

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**Not to hijack**

He absolutely nailed that....From downtown....@ the buzzer....

Right, now to go back to the best ever computer game thread and submit NBA JAM TE

[youtalkfunny]

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What does the fact that the guy was fat and chinese have to do with this?

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It supports The Sports Guy's contention that arena employees are instructed to select the fan that they think has the least chance of making the shot.

[Dominic]

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What does the fact that the guy was fat and chinese have to do with this?

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it's called description. it is a little more entertaining and unusual watching a fat, Chinese guy hurl a basketball than a 6'10" black guy.

got it?

[siccjay]

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What does the fact that the guy was fat and chinese have to do with this?

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If he said skinny white dude, no one would have thought twice. Don't be a nit.

[SossMan]

yeah, tran = viet.

[2+2 wannabe]

am I the only one who thought the skinny black girl sucked as the "announcer"? talk about no emotion....

[ChipWrecked]

If this guy is fat, he is surely second-generation American.

[Landon_McFly]

2 of my old best friends (who play d1 college now, used to shoot 3ptrs and half court shots behind their back, but they'd use the same technique as who you shoot it facing the basket.

It feels weird for the fact that you're jumping backwards when you take the shot, but I'd be willing to bet that it's even more effective than the stroke the asian used for 2 reasons.

1 - The arc you use is going to be more accurate

2 - holding it like a normal shot gives you the advantage of aiming more accurate

[Aloysius]

2+2 Wannabe - Yeah, she totally sucks, she just started announcing a couple games into the season.

She somehow manages to be boring AND strident at the same time. Even her celebratory cheers, after fat vietnamese dude hits the halfcourt shot, are lame and boring sounding. You'd think, in LA of all cities, they could find a decent hot announcer. Clips dancers are not hot either. WTF.

Clippers Season Ticket Holders Deserve Better,
-Al

This guy is a living legend. That was amazing.

[smb394]

That chick announcing is [censored] brutal.

[Aloysius]

Sorry to bump but STUEY PWNS!!!!!!!!!!

We Should Get a "Thank You From OOT" Xmas Gift For Stuey,
-Al

[shant]

The guy said in an interview afterward that he rode the bus to Staples to watch the game.

[Cancuk]

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Ala Niles on Frasier.

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You watch Frasier?

[Aloysius]

Shant - Didn't hear that, awesome for fat Vietnamese dude. I don't even remember what the truck is, I think it's a Dodge Durango.

Cancuk - Yeah, Frasier was a pretty good show back in the day, no? Niles hit a halfcourt shot at a Sonics game to the delight of their Dad, who, unlike his 2 effeminate sons, loves sports.

-Al

[kyro]

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This guy is a living legend. That was amazing.

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Wrong. A living legend would have walked up and put his arms around the cheerleaders like it was old news. He definitely should have gotten some poon. Instead, he just put his hands up and walked AWAY from them. How has no one pointed this out yet.