Rip Hamilton - Shooting and Moving Without the Ball

Richard 'Rip' Hamilton reveals the tools behind his game on NBA TV.

[@anthonysantiago1350]

Rip is very underrated, people don't realize how good the guy really is

[@nikocross7673]

+Anthony Santiago Yeah he was quite good.

[@jason66688]

But the coach like this kind of players.

[@Amick44]

Loved to watch him. Gave it on both ends, made most of his ability, whatever he did NEVER took away from his teammates' games since he played off of others.

[@rizqiereza4835]

Of course he is a 3 time all star

[@gianluigisun1675]

-Follow him！ -He's too fast！ 2 pts given.

[@nikocross7673]

Rip Hamilton probably haves the best mid range game out of all SG that I've known of and really there aren't a lot of guys that's played like Rip since then. Probably the closest comparison would be Klay Thompson.

[@YoMike91]

+Niko Cross the mid range shot is a lost art

[@nikocross7673]

+Mike Dillon Sort of yeah.

[@suwan1986]

+Niko Cross i dont know why he is so underrated...

[@nikocross7673]

+Suwan Bonma Yeah he kinda was underrated.

[@Amick44]

Sadly, so.

[@shutterbugblues]

Reggie, Ray, and Rip; those guys are my biggest influences with the SG position

[@Amick44]

Reggie is and Ray will be a HOFer. Rip? Hey, he was his teams' best or 2nd best player for most of his career. Played both ends, passed and had a true impact.

[@visionarystar8957]

he definitely mastered his position

[@theadjoakwabenashow1017]

Rip and Reggie Miller used to make me tired watching them play. Those dudes NEVER STOPPED MOVING.

[@AgentJ2007]

If you want to argue that rip had a better team than reggie, look at 2004 season when rip won his ring. Pacers had the best record that season and the 2nd best defense in the league. Rip put on a clinic against the pacers in the playoffs, averaged 23.7 PPG on 47 %FG

[@jaranarm]

It depends how you look at it. In their primes Reggie was easily a better scorer but Rip did other things better than Reggie like pass and rebound. In other words, a better team asset. Rip also chose his spots almost exclusively in the mid-range and molded himself to the team better than Reggie did on both ends of the court.

[@DEEDUBZ]

LISTEN AND LEARN!!!

[@JonTheLearner]

Thanks for the post. I actually try to mirror my game after Rip when I play ball at the park. I try to run as much as I can an keep my defender tired. Run to my spots on the baseline for a nice and easy jump shot. If we agree to count all shots as 1 point... game over we win

[@jaranarm]

Reggie was definitely the better individual player, but I think Rip is the better team player. He is in that group of guys that helped a team win in both the NCAA and NBA, and doing it both times without much star talent.

[@Amick44]

I forgot about that. Great distinction. He was a winner and gave it on both ends.

[@PhantomOfDarkness]

rip is a poormans reggie miller. no disrespect to him at all, being a pistons fan, but he really can run in transition and has the best conditioning of any athlete in the game.

[@Nirvezz]

I move without the ball all the time. It just sucks in pick up games that no one knows the type of pass to do. People seem to forget they can bounce pass

[@ismailshokeye7262]

Rip is the best piston in their championship run

[@JonTheLearner]

+Ismail Shokeye I would argue Chauncey Billups but its just my opinion

[@beelzeduard]

Man no need to say the best Piston. They work as a team. But if we talk about scoring, yeah, Rip was their scoring leader.

[@joshdomke5125]

Probably sheed honestly

[@KillaDannyBSM]

Have u been watching Steph for the last 6 years? He literally is the 3 point shooting version of Rip when he plays offball with the mean handles to match. Steph's off-ball movement is hella underrated.

[@joshdomke5125]

@@KillaDannyBSM Who's Steph? I'm sure whoever he is he's no rip.

[@AgentJ2007]

That's a fair point. Reggie was the better individual player, better 3-point shot. However, Rip was the better team player. He could tailor fit his game into any team without disrupting his team-mate's game. Reggie would never be able to tailor his game to fit anyone's else. All his team-mates has to make their game suit reggie's. Reggie was never the franchise player the pacers thought he was. You could never win a championship with reggie as your franchise player. Rip knew what he could and couldn't do as a player. He never tried to be the No.1 guy. he just played his role well. That's why he has a ring and reggie doesn't.

[@Amick44]

Yes, possibly. But Reggie didn't have the cast Rip did either with Detroit.

[@niclofton9912]

I love Rip! Such a great player.

[@minotaurman33]

he reminds me of livingston of gsw high percentage shooter

[@duhpikachu]

i didnt recognize him without his mask lool

[@sammjackson70]

Awesome player Rip never got the respect he deserved

[@kunemarcelo8854]

Rip, in today's game would probably average 6 assists. he creates so much open shots, even corner threes

[@rleblanc189]

Who's that masked man!!!!

[@leteizjordan298]

Richard Hamilton

[@TheAnswer189]

Luke Walton: 2 rings. Rings never will define players. Charles Barkley has no rings, and Rip is nowhere near as good as him. Sorry, but Miller is better.

[@TheMackeralful]

rip is a better player than miller on both ends of the court. miller is overrated because of being a clutch performer against the ny knicks. that was a matchup problem for the knicks and the pacers capitalized on it. rip hamilton is a much better player and a champion.

[@tripled8542]

Damn d scott, you done padded your height. 6'8 my ass

[@crazysnipe626]

I emulate your game everytime i play rip. Thank you

[@ricksvarney8514]

RAY AND RIP WERE SIMILIAR BUT RAY WAS BETTER 3 SHOOTER

[@Amick44]

If (and unfortunately they are) Bill Bradley, Ralph Sampson, Spencer Haywood, George McGinnis are in the Hall, is Rip not deserving? HELL, yes!

[@beelzeduard]

Mick A Yup. Rip deserves it

[@TheMackeralful]

sounds more like an nfl kicker to me.

[@moeali6202]

One of the greatest to ever play