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Dwight Howard hits full-court, behind-the-back shot in practice

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by J.R., Jan 17, 2016.

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  1. J.R.

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    <blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Whenever he decides to retire, Dwight Howard has a future as an NBA mascot RT <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen">@Jonathan_Feigen</a> This just happened. <a href="https://t.co/YxiYWwMyPx">pic.twitter.com/YxiYWwMyPx</a></p>&mdash; Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrMichaelLee/status/688798782566174720">January 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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    #1 J.R., Jan 17, 2016
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    Might come in handy during a game
     
    #2 ksny15, Jan 17, 2016
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    :eek::eek::eek::eek:
    Holy **** that's impressive, just the sheer upper body strength required to make a shot like that and precision. Most people wouldn't even get close of they had a 100 tries..
     
    #3 Dopamine, Jan 17, 2016
  4. tmacfor35

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    Big shoulders.

    You can launch them suckers.
     
    #4 tmacfor35, Jan 17, 2016
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    Why doesn't he shoot his free throws backwards? 50% from full court means he would be about 75% from the free throw line.
     
    #5 Swish4fives, Jan 17, 2016
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    Howard is questionable tonight due to injury?

    How could he still play this with injury?
     
    #6 PeterKingX, Jan 17, 2016
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    *sigh* Its goofy things like this that makes it hard for me to think he is a serious basketball player. Goofing off shooting backward three quarter shots when he hits less than 50% of his FTs? SMH...
     
    #7 NewRoxFan, Jan 17, 2016
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    I would be more impressed with 70% free throw shooting from him. I'm joking but seriously. :p
     
    #8 Crashlanded19, Jan 17, 2016
  9. Space Ghost

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    Are you serious??
     
    #9 Space Ghost, Jan 17, 2016
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    Turning point of the season baby
     
    #10 Pen15clubber, Jan 17, 2016
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    The sad part is, he was aiming for the near basket. #freethrowstruggles
     
    #11 Spacemoth, Jan 17, 2016
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    I'm sure Tim Duncan spends a lot of time on this kind of crap too.
     
    #12 TheFreak, Jan 17, 2016
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    I told people a million times--shooting underhand WORKS!
     
    #13 Trackball, Jan 17, 2016
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    goat!

    :grin:
     
    #14 ibm, Jan 17, 2016
  15. heypartner

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    Oh, yeah. Watch this...

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OFOpyz0v4aw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #15 heypartner, Jan 17, 2016
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    He shoots over 80% FT's in practice..its actual game situations where there's more pressure that causes him to miss free throws.
     
    #16 DFWRocket, Jan 18, 2016
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    Your move, Clutch.
     
    #17 Von Rafer, Jan 18, 2016
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    Yeah I wholeheartedly agree.

    Steph Curry can't wait to retire because he isn't a serious basketball player. Have you seen him launch shots from the tunnels the team comes out of? What a joke. How can he disrespect his team like that goofing around.
     
    #18 Downtown Sniper, Jan 18, 2016
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    Haha, NBA players are incredible. If I tried that on a first run, I'd have trouble hitting the paint much less the basket.
     
    #19 don grahamleone, Jan 18, 2016
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    Anyone saying "he doesn't take the game seriously because of this crap" gtfo. We've all seen Lebron launch full court shots in practice. Every human who's picked up a basketball will shoot some half-court or full-court shots every now and then. It's an irresistible urge...unless you're some type of emotionless cyborg.
     
    #20 Jayzers_100, Jan 18, 2016
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