Hoop Moves

[Dubious]

"So little Nikko says make a move Grandaddy;and I make a move..."

Most of professional basketball "pressure" possessions come down to the mano-a-mano match-ups where one player breaks out a move on his defender. Being in Houston there is no doubt that the greatest move of all time is the "Dreamshake", Olajuwon gets the ball low left, takes one dribble left like he's going in the lane then he spins back to his right for the soft baseline jumper. Sweet.

But what other signature moves are the greatest?

1. Jabbar's sweeping sky-hook
2. Mchale's drop step
3 Ervings baseline reverse scoops
4.Shaq's bull rush dunk
5.Malone's flop and foul shots


Others?

[KaiSeR SoZe]

Hakeem's Dream Shake ;)

[Roc Paint]

6. Hakeem's shake

you got me KS,

How about Hakeem's baseline spin move to the hoop? :)

[Severe Rockets Fan]

The Finger Roll? Gervin.

REMEMBER THE BUTTER ON THE ROLE?!?!?
LOL.
Anyone see that commerical?

[BobFinn*]

Larry Bird using a pick.
Reggie Miller off a screen.
MJ (you name it, he could do it)

[Roc Paint]

Spud Webb's dunk's
Dominique's windmill
Barkley's back back back back for two :)

[peleincubus]

#5 was pretty funny.:D

[MacBeth]

KG's jab-step, jab-step, into the man turnaround semi hook.

Magic's baby hook.

Jordan's looking at the ref.

Reggie's reaching underneath his man's arms and pulling them down, them flailing as if held move.

Duncan's up and under off the glass.

Isiah's pull up 15 footer.

Dantley's leaning and-1.

Iverson's cross.

[Roc Paint]

Cato's two handed monster jams off the alleyoop

[Kimble14]

From Sports Illustrated (Phil Taylor, specifically), 3/16/98 (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/1998/weekly/980316/5bestmoves.html) (includes mini-stories on each of the top moves):

1) Dreamshake
2) Jordan's fadeaway
3) Iverson and Tim Hardaway's crossovers
4) Steve Smith's fake spin
5) Shaq's drop step

Through history ("If we were opening a museum of great moves of the past, these would be our top five exhibits" ... "excluding such memorable trademarks as Kareem's skyhook and Gervin's finger roll, because they were shots not moves"):

1) Magic's no-look pass
2) Cousy's behind-the-back moves
3) Erving's behind-the-backboard moves
4) Earl Monroe's spin move
5) McHale's post-up package

"Future" moves to watch for: Kobe's double-pump, Van Horn's deceptive first step, Grant Hill's hesitation move, Marbury's drop pass, Duncan's lefty moves, and KG and Webber's baseline spins.

[GreenVegan76]

Signature moves

Jordan's fadeaway
Reggie Miller off a pick
Dream Shake
McHale up and under
Kareem skyhook

[MacBeth]

Considering where this is, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Moses' off the board 1 man tip drills to get himself into better position to go up and score.

[BobFinn*]

Originally posted by MacBeth
Considering where this is, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Moses' off the board 1 man tip drills to get himself into better position to go up and score.

Moses is one of my favorite players of all-time. Glad I was able to watch this incredible player perform hundreds of times at the Summit. Never took a play off and never gave up on a rebound.

He developed a nice 10-12 foot jumper as well as his tip drills:)

[Roc Paint]

Dr.J's tomahawk jams

[adeelsiddiqui]

Steve Francis's Turnover off the foot. ;)

[Roc Paint]

Don't you mean Yao Ming's ball on the floor turnover? :)

[adeelsiddiqui]

Originally posted by Roc Paint
Don't you mean Yao Ming's ball on the floor turnover? :)
Can't leave out the Gundy on Players leg...

[SmeggySmeg]

Yao's tip rebounding

Dr J - Statue of Liberty

[A-Train]

How about the move where I slap little Nicko upside the head with a chicken fried steak...

[Trader_Jorge]

Originally posted by A-Train
How about the move where I slap little Nicko upside the head with a chicken fried steak...
I would like to strangle Nikko and then send Van Chancellor to speech therapy.

[giddyup]

Originally posted by Severe Rockets Fan
The Finger Roll? Gervin.
Yeah, I was going to say Fingerroll A and B.

A being Wilt Chamberlain's and B being Gervin's.

[studogg]

steve and cuttino's move where they dribble to free themselves up so they can dribble some more..

now, that's the nba

[giddyup]

Does anybody remember Don Nelson's free throw style? It's hard to describe but he shot-put the ball with almost no wrist action. It was weird and he was not an atrocious FT shooter. May Shaq should sign up for lessons.

Another oldie, Hal Greer, used to shoot jump shots from the free throw line.

Ah, the old days... :)