Thursday, April 10, 2008
About Me
- Name: Dennis Hans
- Location: St Petersburg, Florida, United States
At 5-9, I am indeed centers’ “little” helper. But my keen sense of justice and fair play leads me to identify with the big guy who gets called for a foul when a guard makes a change-of-direction sideways jump into his torso. Before David Stern took over in 1984 and started appointing incompetents to the key basketball-policy positions, that would have been an obvious offensive foul. Common sense reigned before Stern. It can reign again. I will advocate for rules that are fair, so that centers have as easy a time avoiding foul trouble as guards and forwards. Another Stern Era feature, “Might makes right,” has been great for Shaq and Dwight but disastrous for centers as a whole. Dislodging, long three-second counts, and inside-the-lane posters spreading their arms clothesline-style and/or “walking” the defender under the basket reward brute strength and hurt the game. Also, there’s no reason to give Shane Battier and his ilk a bonus point for sinking a long set shot. Getting rid of the trey will mean more FG attempts for well-rounded centers and unemployment for one-dimensional stiffs, regardless of position. Another thing: If you can't shoot, I can help. dhans@tampabay.rr.com
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3 Comments:
I just found your wonderful site! I'm a 61 year-old ex-jock who has been harping on Dwight's free throw impersonation for years. You are exactly right about shooting hundreds of free throws in practice wrong, exactly the same way, and expecting different results = INSANITY! Yao is 7'6" and shoots superbly! He must have big hands, too, but seems to have solved the downward angle problem. Dwight is NOT worried about his achilles heel. I think he should at least try the "Barry" method of underhand. Soft landing on rim, chance for rebound, can't be any worse than his slow-bounce, bounce, bounce, stare, klang, DANG! At least Wilt tried different methods. Remember his stepping all the way back to the circle, and firing away? God Bless!!!
Thanks, Chuck.
This is poetry: "slow-bounce, bounce, bounce, stare, klang, DANG!"
Glad to hear you swat the "big hands" excuse. There have been hundreds of NBA players 6-10 or taller, most of them with big hands. Lots of those guys could (and can) shoot really well. But that doesn't prevent dimwits like Doug Collins from pointing out how Shaq and other tall bricklayers are cursed with big hands.
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