#WILT CHAMBERLAIN UNDERHAND THROW PROFESSIONAL#
It's a system that's led to such aesthetic abominations as Hack-a-Shaq, the underhanded Granny Shot, and intentional misses. Wilton Norman Chamberlain (/ t e m b r l n / Aug October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player who played as a center.Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport's history. Then, unguarded, unobstructed and unaided by adrenaline, the shooter takes aim. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, 2 he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in. I've always hated foul shots, even before my two last-minute bricks cost the red team the coveted St. Wilton Norman Chamberlain ( / tembrln / Aug October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player who played as a center. It would certainly be an improvement over the current system. Maybe the NCAA and NBA ought to make the foul-line dunk legal again. How many 1950s players besides Chamberlain, after all, were physically capable of an athletic feat that essentially was the same one employed decades later by Julius Erving and Michael Jordan in NBA slam-dunk contests? It established an offensive goaltending rule, banned out-of-bounds passes over the backboard, and outlawed foul-shot dunks.
#WILT CHAMBERLAIN UNDERHAND THROW FREE#
Both Barry’s son, Canyon Barry, and Chinanu Onuaku are current G-League players who have used the underhand motion when shooting free throws.
So, at Winter's urging, the rules committee decided to slay the giants. There were no rational reasons for Wilt Chamberlain to stop shooting underhand free throws, as he wasnt ignorant to the positive results of the new. Additionally, Wilt Chamberlain’s best season in terms of free throw shooting percentage came when he used the underhand motion. It already was alarmed by the impact made by athletically gifted - and, some would argue, black - big men such as Chamberlain and Bill Russell. Barry missed nine free throws one season, 10 another. To be fair, Wilt Chamberlain actually DID try shooting his free throws underhanded during the 1961-1962. He is also the only player to ever lead the NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring.
The conservative NCAA didn't need much prodding. Wilt Chamberlain in the dressing room, after he scored 100 points as the Warriors defeated the New York Knicks 169-147, March 2, 1962. He went on to shoot underhand from the free throw line throughout his ten year career in the NBA, leading the league seven times in free throw shooting percentage. Winter himself added that Chamberlain "never missed" foul shots, "shot 100 percent." I would definitely shoot underhand if I was a horrible FT shooter like Ben. He "would leap into the air and dunk the ball in," said Hayes, whose team, not coincidentally, was scheduled to meet Kansas that March. Before the month of March is up (the month Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points. Rick Barry famously helped Wilt Chamberlain improve his disastrous free-throw record during the 196162 season with his unusual scoring style. Nevertheless, players rarely resort to it. SMU coach Doc Hayes, who called it "cheating," described to sportswriters what Chamberlain was doing. As strange as it looks, granny-style, or underhanded, shooting has actually proven to be a very accurate free-throw style. And so, before Chamberlain's college varsity career had even begun, a foul-shooting technique that for all anyone knew had never been used became an existential threat. He is also the only player to ever lead the NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring.īarry said it was the comfort at the line and the fluid motion that made him successful at the foul line.Newspaper stories from the convention that week were peppered with comments on how something needed to be done to save basketball from the behemoths. When Wilt Chamberlain switched to the underhand free throw style for a brief spell during the 196162 season, he made 61 percent of his attempts. Wilt Chamberlain doing an underhand free throw. Basketball players making a conscious decision to not do the thing that makes them better, pollsters refusing to see the truth of Donald Trump, and more. “So I said, ‘I can’t do that dad, everyone’s going to make fun of me.’ I remember him saying, ‘Son, they can’t make fun of you if you’re making them.’ “ Rick Barryīarry went on to shoot underhand from the free-throw line throughout his professional days, leading the league seven times in free-throw shooting percentage. Stories of people making the wrong choice, even though the right one is staring them squarely in the eye. Encouraged by his father when he was in high school in the 70s, Barry was hesitant to shoot that way at first because girls were known to shoot that way. Rick Barry’s free-throw shooting wasn’t typical, but it was effective.