Dirk Nowitzki has a simple but efficient game, it’s why he’s the best European to ever do it and to some people, the best Power Forward to do it.
And the fact that he is working on a Sky-Hook according to ESPN Dallas, is something that makes me ask the question. “Is this guy ever going to regress?”
“The sky hook is still a work in progress,” Nowitzki said. “I might keep that for year 18. We’re still working on it.”
“The sky hook is a tough shot, especially if you have no move, if you don’t come out of the rhythm and just turn around and shoot it,” said Nowitzki, who ranks 10th among all-time scorers, a mere 11,601 points behind Abdul-Jabbar. “That’s why no one else is shooting it like Kareem. I don’t know how he did it. That shot is unbelievable.
“Out of the move, it’s OK. Once I’ve got a running start, I can actually shoot it OK. The problem is I’m 36. I don’t get a lot of running starts anymore, so I’m screwed.”
It’s damn hard to perfect the Sky-Hook. I’m surprised that nobody else tries it. How is it that only Dirk Nowitzki is trying it? Mind boggling.
