Kareem Abdul Jabbar On Stephen Curry Changing Basketball 🤯

[@damonsonnier34]

Kareem perfectly explained why a lot of fans discredit pervious eras. He could not have explained it better himself.

[@YoungWildNFree999]

Let’s be honest, bench players this era would start in their era

[@gtjaaa5551]

@@YoungWildNFree999in Kareem era? Yeah I’ll say so but I’m not sure MJ era

[@YoungWildNFree999]

@@gtjaaa5551 yes, I’m talking about the guys era on the video. I don’t remember mentioning MJ

[@gtjaaa5551]

@@YoungWildNFree999 my bad bro

[@ManoharRajanlalala]

@@YoungWildNFree999nah, they would get beat up plus you forget that the shoes aren’t as good and the nutrition wasn’t there yet

[@thomasbarlow3782]

I’ll NEVER forget you Kareem!!

[@thomasbarlow3782]

The skyhook was never done and has NEVER been done since!!!!

[@thomasbarlow3782]

The “skyhook” was never done and has NEVER been DONE since Kareem!

[@RealBased]

Schizophrenia is real

[@joepoke1852]

ME NEITHER

[@GreenKC]

@@thomasbarlow3782man you straight slobbering his meat

[@multiplepassions3694]

After all these years it’s still fucking mind boggling how steph shoots the ball. How can you have that quick of a release with that much accuracy and range?

[@777gers]

If you witness the 90s you would understand it, Adam Silver change the game not step, Step is the result by product of new rules, old rules can't improve a quick shot like that cuz they focus in defense which affect the offense as well, elbow knee holding your hips body bump, also before step I play basketball a point guard in highschool league and I Almost only one player in league who have lots attempt use step back shot while my arm straight to the defender why? cuz they holding me up even my jersey, mostly everyone love cross over move like Iverson they love isolation type, even step use Time machine his style won't work cuz his step back and release is not easier than to day cuz they will hold you down that's why I Bird is way more impressive for me in that era, same reason why sky hook never mastered to day, Kareem was very right.

[@multiplepassions3694]

@@777gers none of that has anything to do with his shooting form lol, but i appreciate your input.

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

💯

[@gldflcn]

@@multiplepassions3694man idk how the hell you understood wtf they were saying lol I’m over here scratching my head

[@multiplepassions3694]

@@gldflcn 🤣🤣

[@lawrencewatson7296]

Real basketball fans will never forget any legendary players.

[@janine5778]

By far the most beautiful shot ever delivered. The hardest shot to block. Prominently unstoppable. Go Kareem!!!!

[@johndailey2323]

Wilt blocked Kareems hook shot 4 times in 1 game

[@ignoblesavage5559]

​@@johndailey2323 Wilt even blocked it 3 times in 1 possession! But I'd be surprised to hear that anyone else ever blocked it more than once or twice.

[@jdrmanmusiqking]

Very overrated shot. He would get stripped, robbed and blocked in later eras with better athletes. That shot was waaaay to slow and defensive schemes were trash back then

[@ignoblesavage5559]

@@jdrmanmusiqking sure... defensive schemes were "trash" bc they were forced to play man to man, only sending a double once he had the ball (& he was a great passer out of the double). Zone defenses played today weren't legal back then, guy. No. Nobody playing today would be punking KAJ the way you describe. In fact, the big-time center has mostly gone the way of the buffalo. All the tall guys want to play on the perimeter, and they aren't playing great man defense on the low blocks. Face it, this is one of (if not THE) WORST era for centers ever.

[@jdrmanmusiqking]

@@ignoblesavage5559 None of that drivel changes the fact that Kareem wouldnt last in today's game. Bigs would blow by him and/or pull him out to the perimeter. Tape dont lie. His numbers dipped against the best centers of his era and those dudes were trash. I bet you cant name a single center Kareem played against without looking then up

[@robertmitchell9529]

This man speaking is one of basketball's ALL TIME GREATS! He is a legend and a icon! Thanks Cap for all the great memories and championships you delivered to the Los Angeles Lakers!

[@Just_another_Euro_dude]

And put Milwakee Bucks on the map.

[@jjones6244]

Speaking as someone who learned how to shoot a hook shot when he was a kid, u gotta do it. The grown men I play against still have no clue how to guard it it’s a free bucket as long as u know how to shoot it

[@Twomps]

People think that it only works for bigs when that simply isn't true. There's no reason not to have it in the arsenal at least around the rim

[@camerondrain8166]

A hook shot? Or a skyhook? It’s a big difference

[@jjones6244]

@@camerondrain8166 ideally the first hook shot would just be a basic hook not a jump hook and not a sky hook a sky hook you lean and hold it at the tip of your release for a second u really just need the hook motion, basically unstoppable if you can hit it

[@Bo55edup]

​@@jjones6244 The key thing you mentioned is "if you can hit it" b/c for most they haven't learned to master the technique of shooting that kind of shot which for most is a difficult one🤷‍♂️. I'd even go ahead and say that the floater became the modern day hook shot in the 2000s and beyond, but we may see it make a comeback as history always repeats itself.

[@ruh-ul-qudussaid8446]

My same experience growing up well said.

[@srouji6]

People always forget about Kareem and Wilt...

[@dannyhernandez265]

Yup for me wilt and Kareem are the goats

[@michael_hutchie]

Man, that hook shot was pretty

[@youngty127]

Which one?

[@michael_hutchie]

Second one, look at that shooting motion!@@youngty127

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Lol no it is not, thats why no one wants to learn it because it looks ugly

[@michael_hutchie]

Just watch, in 2 years Wemby gonna be using this and dropping 40. Save this comment. @@marlowstanfield6815

[@IamNotTrey]

@@marlowstanfield6815that’s not true at all. You just don’t know basketball. That’s a beautiful shot that was never able to be stopped. Learn basketball before you talk.

[@vsioljones2549]

Has anybody ever thought that maybe Kareem was so great that he’s really the only person who can shoot that type of shot with that type of efficiency?

[@kb5509]

It's pretty basic. That's the point.

[@vsioljones2549]

@@kb5509 if it’s so basic why is no one able to recreate it? We don’t see sky hooks, we see jump hooks. I’m sure plenty of bigs have tried to do Kareem’s sky hook, but he had incredible balance, core strength, agility, and touch around the rim. Then you have to think about the efficiency in which he was making these shots. So it’s not just about the type of shot it’s also about how many times can you shoot and still be around 55%

[@IlmaliklI]

why spend years mastering the hook just for wemby to send that bullshit to the moon…

[@LovelyHeartDiamond]

@@vsioljones2549because, they have egos. Imagine trying to build your own brand, but you’re using another person signature

[@user-ug3fg2jf8m]

@@vsioljones2549that’s because he’s shooting over midgets.. try it on shot blockers today they meet the shot at the top of the square.. nobody back then was getting up.

[@bolero9098]

The evolution of basketball ❤

[@infinitedevinity.8715]

I always felt steph corrected iversons injury in the paint problem as a small guard...

[@AsiaAziatics]

Domas is there... He hits hooks and play like a true big

[@eugenestewart4251]

I will always respect Kareem. No one ever could do the hook shot

[@jgrizzy]

Carl Malone

[@aaronmock6157]

Magic picked it up too.

[@derricksimmons9057]

Kareem you will NEVER be forgotten 🙏

[@camerontodd9964]

Never played on a basketball team but I’m a beast inside the 3 point line down in the post with muddy jumpers and I’ve used the sky hook a few times on taller opponents

[@user-eo6nm9uf4w]

Luka is incredible in the post

[@invisabeast9458]

But that’s the thing, if you want to be truly great, you have to pull from all eras because you can learn from everyone, we have our players see and try to mimic their play style types, but also learning the older eras play styles, can give us a deep bag for sure

[@RatIceCream]

Kareem will never be forgotten

[@kevinharris6730]

Scottie Barnes got a great post hook

[@hollistersocalireem]

Honestly the three point is much more effective then running in the whole and getting beat up especially if you aren’t a big man!

[@cycleoflife565]

If you can make it at an efficient rate.

[@ruh-ul-qudussaid8446]

You don't have to be a big guy to go in the paint, you just have to want the ball, and the reason the game got softer, no one wanted to be touched that's not basketball,guys still finished through contact back then now they flop or run to the ref when they miss or get the slightest wind on them, want to kick the leg out who raised these bit***😂 you can still have a physical aspect to the game and the finesse to.

[@hollistersocalireem]

@@ruh-ul-qudussaid8446 I can tell you either didn’t understand my comment, or don’t understand basketball! There is a reason bigger players have almost always lead the league in percent from the field, paint, post and smaller players lead in three point and or free throw percent. Nothing you mentioned is what I brought up or the great Kareem Abdul Jabbar spoke on.

[@within21]

I just seen Joel used the sky hook 🔥🔥

[@thesavingmenslivesnetwork]

He's still got it. You just love to see it 😁👍!

[@JMHStudioproductionsLLC]

We Need The 3 point skyhook

[@wisdomforever7703]

😂😂

[@Nicolie2424]

Don’t worry Kareem I will make sure it lives or forever

[@user-gq1xv1lz1q]

That is true the hook shot is easy but nobody wants to do it 😢

[@NojuststoppleaseIBEGYOU]

True but I feel like it only works if your big you feel?

[@abdulraqibkhan7773]

Victor could lowkey implement the skyhook he jas the wingspan for it too. But loke kareem says the new plauers rather play like a guard

[@CrashFlossy]

It’s easy to do it when no one guarding you

[@Twomps]

​@@CrashFlossyjust need more reps

[@tzitzitzitzi1584]

Only if you are Forward or Centre and you are up against point guards. If another big is guarding you, it becomes extremely difficult. But most people are even shorter than Curry and the rim stays the same for everyone. Its only national for people to want to be more like curry. The hook becomes more like a floater at that height.

[@produktbaby]

But that’s the job they gotta make new history but they’ll bring up old history cause yall inspired dem so yall will never be forgotten frl

[@FC_Balling4life]

If you think Kareem is top 3 all time 👇

[@GigaWigga368]

As it should be. Sick of ppl have Kobe over Kareem

[@GigaWigga368]

No offense to Kobe

[@youngty127]

No offense to Kobe wym?

[@luisescobar1868]

Kobe is top 2 ​@@GigaWigga368

[@BBCnotTheNews]

@@luisescobar1868💀💀

[@jinbambino-digeronimowitch5936]

My generation were for dunkers and fighters though I did watch in the 80s …mostly 90s though

[@joeblow2426]

On shot he takes when he’s older at the end of the clip: what amazing touch he still had at that age!

[@jpetrosino24]

I'm teaching my kids the sky hook everyday

[@Casuallyclappin]

Your kids are probably avg height if they actually play ball they finna get they shit swatted

[@reggiespear7455]

Jabbar all day every day the goat

[@Dimesprodz]

Good analysis

[@myseville1976]

Back to the Basket 👍🏾👍🏾! "Fun"damental Basketball!

[@g.n.s.]

I really think it’s starting to level out again, at least in the current nba. You have teams that maybe only shoot like 8-9 threes and miss 6 of them but still win the game. As for the next generation? Games might go to like 160-180 pts or more. 30 threes in a game, 40 threes… who knows. Kareem won’t ever be forgotten though. He’s the peace before the quiet!

[@elkekso5083]

There is nothing cooler than a Skyhook in my opinion if some of me or my friends hit a crazy one in the park everyone goes crazy way more then when one hits a 3

[@kimdavidj2]

Not everyone can be as tall as Kareem…

[@leroystover1062]

That was my shot in the playgrounds of NEWARK,NJ @SOUTH CAROLINA JERSEY BOY THANKS KAREEM ❤

[@user-bo7bc6in1g]

Reem explained this the possible way you could explain what's doing in in the league right now. But it's hard to forget about playerl ike Bill Russell,Wilt, Kareem, Hakeem,Shaq, Bill Walton etc

[@alphabrother6823]

Here’s hoping Wemby learns the skyhook!

[@ericstewart1616]

🐐 goat, I been saying it for yrs look at the tape and the stats

[@yashsharma-st5qj]

And then podz came and he's using the hook shot so happy to watch that move

[@actioninmyphannypack]

I like that he didn't put down the idea of guys shooting so many threes and from that far, the way a lot of retired players do. He just pointed out the differences without putting one over the other

[@_cakoviccqqq_30]

The fact that our coach still teaches us hook shots is incredible( our coach is max 38)

[@user-dv2vr5if5l]

I never thought that because everyone at my school school goes for 2 points cuz they say the 3 point is bad luck for a month… I still love the hook shot

[@gypsyrobertnj]

Not a lot of people build like Kareem to perfect the sky hook

[@brucebanner6147]

Evolution. Love or Hate it. The game would be better with hand-check back in the game though.

[@Kxre_]

Honestly, I really want Kareem to teach the skyhook to Wemby. I feel like he already has the foundations for it, just needs the extra push from the grandmaster himself

[@terrenceterrell9433]

No one ever liked shooting hook shots..way before Steph

[@quinreal1]

The hook shot= most unstoppable shot in basketball

[@HateTheHumanRace]

Only if your 7 foot +

[@ManBearPigYT]

@@HateTheHumanRaceRight why is Kareem acting like everyone can do that shot? You have to be a giant to do that shot because If you’re shorter like curry it won’t work.

[@rebuttalc2075]

The jackson pullup

[@mkmaster3657]

Nah Kareem im working on it watch me bring it back when im in the league

[@yousefazzahrani1245]

I’ve been a fan and using your hook shot since I was 11😂 I’d always use it over my friend

[@FNDD22]

Wemby has to be the one to bring that back.

[@keithjenkins6034]

I don't think 3-pointers have anything to do with it. Even in the Michael Jordan era, nobody was doing the Skyhook it's an incredibly difficult move to master. If people were doing the Skyhook in this generation we would be going crazy as fans

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Its an ugly looking shot, thats why no one wants to learn it

[@keithjenkins6034]

@@marlowstanfield6815 it has nothing to do with how attractive the shot is, it has everything to do with how incredibly difficult it is to master it. Is Victor Giannis antetokounmpo, Luka doncic's, Kevin durant, or any Long Tall player did the Skyhook effectively next season we will all go crazy

[@marlowstanfield6815]

@@keithjenkins6034 No one wants to shoot that ugly looking shot bro. No one even attempts to learn it because its ugly

[@user-ue6wr7ed7r]

Yeah i feel kareem I'm 14 all my friends are shooting three's while me just doing some hook or floater in the rim

[@youngking0704]

"In the stratosphere" I like that...

[@hisgrace956]

Kareem....the greatest to ever touch a basketball

[@arthurlerma]

But Mr. Jabbar, you would still be unstoppable if you are still playing today, no matter how much you praise today's players

[@WildcatAirsoft]

Whenever I try to shoot a hook shot in practice I get yelled at by my teammates

[@statictech7]

Make everything a 3pt shot. That way the points stay high for the record books and its will diversify shot selection.

[@kenshin1644]

Even before this boom in 3 point shooting no one was really doing sky hook aside from Kareem. He makes it look so easy but I imagine it must be difficult if so little people use such an effective shot

[@KOBEISTHEGOAT2482]

Kareem Abdul jabbar

[@joeblow2426]

On Curry’s shooting: in the past, the wisdom was that long shots were low percentage. The negative culture put in a player’s head was that they were going to miss it under the pressure of a game. But players knew it was possible; the Harlem Globetrotters would make long crazy shots all the time. They just needed to create a positive culture where they believed they could do it. And Curry is the best.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

Louie Dampier: The GODFATHER of the 3pt. Shot ❗🥃🏀

[@MoonMoon-fx1op]

Hook shots and floaters are a lost art in this game

[@calvinhaskett8712]

Kareem is 1000% right about this...

[@gundomatumba191]

If someone as great as KAJ is talking about you, you know you're a legend 💙💛🏀 Skyhook still remains irreplaceable. One of the most dynamic basketball moves ever 🐐

[@buckettboyy1380]

The 3 point line being added led to the physicality of the game being watered down

[@ebilimmiri]

Well said Kareem

[@HighlightsFromSB]

I always practice my hook shot it works really well

[@PrimoPete]

People don't do hooks more often is because fadeaways are more accurate and safer to do from between 3 6'8 ballers guarding you.

[@JamesFranklinRussellCowan]

The sky hook

[@coltonussery4866]

The real goat 6 Rings and 6 MVPs

[@krizzay95]

We never learned the hook shot, Kareem, even before Steph

[@omarmuhammad2187]

The sky hook is my money

[@2kcips]

I do hook shots bc of Kareem

[@marvanmalonesr.5940]

🐐

[@joshdiaz378]

In this era we desperately NEED BOTH!! Appreciate the hook shot, evolve, become better, perfect it, practice it, improve it if you need to. Same goes for the 3-ball, lay-ups, dunks, free-throws, mid-range, blocks, rebounds, assists, dribbling, handling. We need ALL OF IT in the NBA, Collegiate level, HS level & even grade school. Don't "eliminate" any of it. LEARN from it. You don't have to be multi-dimensional & do it all like MJ, Kobe or Lebron. Practice & Master 1 or 2. Let someone else worry about the rest. If you have the natural talent & skill? Then yes, go ahead & be like a D-rose & dominate but if all you can do is Block, Rebound, Dunk, Dribble or shoot the 3? Focus on just 1 or 2. No one's expecting you to be a superhero & do them all equally. Dominate at just 1 if you have to, unless you literally possess the capability of perfecting them all. Every position is useful on the court. Play your position & make it your mission. It IS a "TEAM" sport after all....

[@benrinehart7776]

Kareem spitting facts. But the reason the 3 took off in the league wasn’t its coolness. It’s the efficiency. Even just 36% from 3 is on par with 54% from the field. And the spacing that provides which in turn makes drives easier. It’s a more effective and complete game

[@4olufade]

"... IF that's the talent level..." heavy caveat

[@andregray2333]

Steph is a god of ball

[@SwishStudios_999]

i’ll tell my kids to tell their kids to tell their kids to remember you kareem

[@JakuBrazyMusikLLC-mr6ds]

I'm 5'11 and all I did was post moves and driving comin up

[@hermanwilliams3092]

KAJ perfected the hook shot.

[@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy]

As someone who plays basketball, I can honestly say hook shots is part of my play style and that's not changing.

[@georgiadog24]

A realistic take from a legend is hard to come by. It's usually slander😂

[@iamcycy1426]

Instead of shooting threes I actually love making hook shots and those dream shake stuffs 😂

[@hisokamorow-_-]

Idk maybe I’m just weird but i still shoot hooks 😭 I’m 6’7 and I don’t get calls so it’s easy to just reach my arm up and shoot it, but I kinda mix in hooks and fadeaways in game. Yesterday I had 20 off of lays hooks and fades.

[@calvinhaskett8712]

Steph Curry: is blessed with , 6 arsenal weapons. at his disposal #1 The 3 pointer. (#2.The triple double. Rebound, Pass, and Assist.) #3.High Basketball IQ. #4. Top handles .. #5.top defender when needed... #6.. The Greatest shooter God created...There you go...!!!!

[@ruh-ul-qudussaid8446]

My 1st two shots as a 6 year old, Jabbar's skyhook, because I started playing ball with older kids and it was the only way i could get a shot off,my mom bought me a indoor NBA ball ,so yeah my ball I have to play😂and Jamal cornbread Wilkes,that jumper fell away and I went with the traditional form and all things iceman,Dr.j,Jordan,my youth.

[@7Eightyone]

You can shoot from the opposing free throw line. Kareem will always be an all time great.

[@Pun116]

Well, three points is more than two points. Also, the three opens so much for a player and makes things so much easier.

[@brysonball4376]

Yeah perfectly explained it we should have more 6’2 kids doing post hooks against 7 footers

[@ricosuavejr941]

U can just hear the envy and hate

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

So true, the guys back then were not as talented as guys today. They do everything better now.

[@mourathdas5405]

Jokic still making it alive

[@averageinternetsurfer8089]

Hook shots are easy and efficient, they just dont look as good as a fadeaway or pull up

[@CrimsonUniverse22]

Victor Wembanyama needs to learn the skyhook. He’ll be Kareem 2.0. He may even bring the game back to less 3 point shooting and more back to the basket basketball.

[@untitled6391]

I think people look at the sky hook and think it would be great for shorter players but I'm not sure about that