were two of the last players to utilize the bank shot on a regular basis. other than a layup or a Lander brick nobody uses the glass anymore. matter of fact I cant remember the last time I saw a player purposefully use the glass on a midrange jumper. used to be thought of as a higher percentage shot wonder if analytics has pushed it out of the game?
If I recall correctly, I was a kid at the time Woodson and to a lesser extent Wittman
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Woodson made a living off a 12-15ft bank shot by the elbow.
like that suggs shot in the tournament , when the glass is used now its just luck
In AAU ball we taught the basic geometry of how a bank worked but we did not teach them to shoot a bank shot outside of a tip in. Kids didn't understand the basic trajectory or it's change. Hell, some of them had no idea two balls would fit through the hoop at the same time.
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Cheaney used it ... also felt like Henderson used to use it ... some use by Newton ... but in general even when the angel presents itself it is not used anywhere near as much as it used to be.
Kitchel was the best IU player to use the bank shot.
The best I ever saw was Rudy Tomjanovich.
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Didn't Randy Whitman use it too? Those were some fun teams. I used to shoot on the playground for hours acting like I was Ted Kitchel.
No he was not. I watched Mike Woodson put 48 on the Illini at their place. So, he was not even close.
Woody used the glass more than any player I ever saw. 12 - 15 ft shots from the foul line extended towards the baseline was money.
And Sam can have it. He was definitely a glass man.
I was thinking more along the college line, in my defense.
As I recall, Sam Jones had a really pretty and accomplished "short game." Economy of motion and smooth. Rudy T was a downtown bomber and would rattle and shake the backboard with one of his bombs.
I’ll one up you. Celtics great and HOFer Sam Jones had the sweetest bank shot jumper the game has ever seen. Man it was a long time ago, but still a fond memory.
I'm too young to remember Woody, but I do remember Wittman using the glass a lot. I don't remember Kitchel doing that, though. As an elementary school kid, I did blow on my finger tips like Kitchel did before free throws, though. I wish I would've been better at actually hitting them... LOL
