The hook shot has fallen out of favor because all the kids that are learning how to play the game want to shoot three pointers. The inside game will come back when someone wins a championship, then they'll all start emulating it again. In this last clip, naldograss tyson wanted to know how many three point shots cream abdul juba had taken in his career. Will sit down for this one, find out how many I shot 13, and i made one.
What’s the best shot in basketball? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the physics behind what makes the Skyhook so effective, as well as one of the greatest eras with basketball greats, Jamaal Wilkes, Michael Cooper, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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