For those who keep commenting about Ginobili - yes I do know he's from Argentina. But it's still called the Eurostep when he does it. It ain't called the South American step lmao
Andy Hoops not to mention that it wasn’t Elgin Baylor’s signature move but he technically did invent the “eurostep.” Me and my homies call it “The Elgin” out of principle 😎
James Harden also has a signature move where he initiates contract and his victim gets called for a foul. He typically does this move when he jumps up for a 3-pointer or a jump shot. He either sticks a leg out to create contact or he tries to land on the defender. It works more for him than anyone.
Not his leg, his arm and shoulder when driving and shooting. If you really think about it, it’s lowkey genius. Moves his arm in a position where he gets contact but it doesn’t hinder his ability to actually score which is why his percentages aren’t the best. So say he misses the three, if he gets a foul call boom he still gets 2 points, Make the 3 that’s a 4 point play. The whole point of that move I think is if he misses he still gets another chance to make some points
@@ddiesel8929 You're right. It is a genius move but it's not his alone. It's a two against one strategy because it requires the referees to make bad calls in your favor to basically give you charity points at the line. If not for his ability to consistently dupe the referees into making bad calls, his free throw point totals would be cut in half. James Harden and the referees versus the other team. Very ingenious indeed. The sad thing is there is a rule in the referee's handbook that they can use instead of constantly deferring to the foul. Its called "incidental contact" it allows them to play but they rarely ever use it unless they are trying to control the outcome of the game instead of officiating.
Everything he does is legal. Other players have had to bend thr rules, he isn't, and if you don't have to bend rules to be that good, yk your something. (There's a JXMMYHIGHROLLER video on him called "how does he get away with this " or something along those lines
Ewing fadeaway, Wilkins spin, Bernard King turnaround jumper, Stoudamire hop step, Shaq drop step, Carmelo jab step, Dr. J mid air adjustment, T. Parker floater, Paul Pierce step back, James Harden step back, Dwayne Wade pump fake, D. Rose hop step and R. Westbrook pass interceptor.
LOL~ It's funny because when he does his detail analysis during the last post season he talks about "looking off" which is exactly the no-pass look so yeah, he did make it a "move".
You forgot Draymond Green's kick in the nuts, Isaiah Thomas's carrying the ball every time he dribbles, Steven Adams's stepping aside to let Russell Westbrook get the rebound, and Zaza Pachulia's ankle-breaker.
I never understood why centers or Power Forwards never tried harder to master the sky hook shot. If you had a center that had Hakeems footwork, Tim Duncan’s fundamentals and Kareems hook shot, that’s the definition of a perfect post player. It would be practically unstoppable
No,No,Brian Scalabrine's dunk is nothing compared to Anthony Bennet's 360 Backwards one handed tomahawk posterizer-over-5-people,buzzer beater with his eyes closed
Because his footwork was much better than Kobe's so he created more space for an uncontested, smooth shots. Many fans hated Kobe for taking so many hard shots, looked like forcing, but when Jordan did it, it looked so easy
Just look at Jordan and compare him to Kobe, Jordan has a stronger core, broad shoulders and big ass hands. His small shoe size helped him move faster, he really was the perfect NBA player.
@@spaghetisvibin994 If that was true, you wouldn't have to keep piggybacking off of my Jordan comment, you would start your own thread about Dirk. lol!
@@ericramos1916 I really do think its been academically proven that soccer is indeed harder to master than basketball is, mechanically and skill ceiling wise
@@topbackpodcast2615 yeah, we all know it's a cheat but unfortunately the NBA and the referees don't see it that way. Therefore, it's a legal bonafide signature move. I know it sucks but until the NBA acknowledge it's a cheat and stop letting players use it to get free points and using it to get other players in foul trouble...we're wasting our time complaining and screaming its a cheat move. Even flopping is a cheat. There is a penalty but the referees are blind and can't see it when Harden does it. This means it's legal if you don't get penalized for it. Therefore, flopping also become James Harden and LeBron James signature move.
Great list and analysis! But here's some honorable mentions that were not mentioned: Dominique Wilkins' windmill slam. Kevin McHale's post moves. Wes Unseld's outlet passes. (Kevin Love's and Lonzo Ball's) Tony Parker's floater. Jamal Crawford's shake-and-bake or 4-point play.
Bird's beside the head shot. No coach teaches players to shoot like that anymore. Also his right hand left hand ability. Playing whole games with just his left.
Man shot over 50 percent as a guard and averaged over 30 a game multiple times! And averaged over 25 a game for his career. Till today no one has been able to use that as their go-to patented shot or shoot it with that kind of efficiency. He's underrated for sure.
How about all the Duke of Dunk Darryl Dawkins jams? Idk if that necessarily counts as a "signature move" because there were so many... but maybe his "signature move" was actually naming jams.
@@steveelder5306 if i were to recognize one player as the king of shattering the glass - it would have to be Shaq. But then again - it's arguable that his high elbow drop step was his signature move. When i watch some of those old O'Neal highlights, i find it stunning that those elbow shots didn't straight up knock players out.
Basically Pistol Pete's whole game was a trademark move. Players like Magic and White Chocolate owe a lot to the creativity that Pete brought to the game!
True and Pistol Pete’s highlight reels were incredible but he was surprisingly inefficient for a superstar. Lots of turnovers and misses that don’t show up on the highlights. Still, he was a great innovator during an era officials wouldn’t let ball handlers get away with much and the three point line wasn’t a thing. Born too soon, perhaps.
You can attribute some of the turnovers and inefficiency to the quality of players that surrounded him. When he was with the Jazz most of his teammates shouldn't have been in the NBA. Pete made them better but you can only polish a turd so much
With his arsenal of moves/shots, Maravich Still holds NCAA Career Point Total/Avg @ 3667/44.2....Decades b4 3 pt. line! And if he had lived, would have probably scored 20-25k NBA points. But nobody mentions That fact-SMH
When LeBron was mentioned I was expecting it to be the crab dribble 😂 Also, Dwayne had one of the deepest fade away technique that I can remember. Last, most memorable from Kobe for me was his windmill 4 point play. It didn’t happen often but when he pulled it off it was fun to watch. It was basically him being guarded at the 3 point line; he fakes the shot several times by “wind milling” the ball up and down until he has the defender following his moves. He then goes up for the shot having the defender scrambling to follow Kobe’s arms. Drains the 3 and the foul is called for a possible 4 point play.
@@ryanderke8678 reggie Miller was doing that way before either player mentioned. Kobe even said after playing against reggie he went up to him after the game and told him he's going to steal his move
I was doing "the crossover" in 1980 as a point guard in 8th grade. Kevin McHale's step under post move belongs on there too, but McHale had so many moves it's hard to pick one.
Kareem rightfully has the #1 spot. I probably would have mentioned that Kareem's left arm usually came up to create additionally space to make his shot even more unguardable. That said, excellent analysis.
I'd put Dr. J's Rock the Baby Cradle dunk in there. It was a spectacular dunk and he made house calls. Also, the hand signals and understanding between Stockton and Malone for the Stockton-to-Malone score. It was so good that teams could not stop it.
I reckon Duncan managed about 70-80% of the dream shake But what really separates Hakeem from the rest was how smooth his movements was if one move doesnt work and he had to pull out another move the transistion from one move to the next is so smooth and the motion never stopped whereas other players would dream of pulling off just one move on the shake
As much as I loathe the great Celtics, Larry Bird's ball fakes, jab steps, and array of passes and releases (with both hands no less) should be a list unto itself. He's the real Green Monster in Boston, not that thing at Fenway Park. I'll tell you one thing, Steph Curry has no range. Meaning that no shot once you are over the half-court line is out of his range. That is pure madness. No finger roll or fade from Wilt is an obvious error here, or maybe him dunking with 270 lb Wayne Embry hanging from his arms merits special status.
I'd add Rick Barry's underhand free throw technique...88% lifetime with that double-handed granny shot. Every move on this list has been done by other players but I can't recall anybody borrowing that move.
Pete Maravich did the Rondo before Rondo, shot from deep before Curry, crossed over before Hardaway or AI, and went no look before Magic. Cousy did some of that before Maravich but really this vid is just about Maravich inheritors. PS one of the most dominant shots ever wasn't special, Wilt's finger-roll, it just scored a bazillion points when no one could block it.
Probably but the thing is when Curry started pulling up from 30 ft he changed the league entirely. When Pete did people were not trying to mirror his style.
Pistol didnt have the elbow pass, white chocolate nailed that one, pistols was a fake pass his right hand passes the ball underneath look at the end of this video again, also if there was a 3pt. line since the 1950's pistol and larry would be deadly as they would have practiced that shot growing up.
Earl the "Pearl"s spin move, Bill Russell's catch blocks, George Gervin's finger rolls, Kevin McHale's up and under, Bird's pump fake hitch shot, Moses Malone's offensive rebound pump fake dunk, John Stockton's reach-a-little-farther bounce pass, Julius Erving's Statue of Liberty Dunks, Nate Archibald's Herky Jerky move to the bucket, Alex English's perfect form jump shot, Wilt Chamberlain's backward over the shoulder dunks. These are actual iconic signature moves. Steph Curry LOL
Stockton would constantly reach around the defender and fake a pass and then reach a little farther and pass or fake again and then pass for an assist. It was pretty signature. It looked like anyone should be able to defend it or stop it, but you know 15,000 plus assists...
When talking of Dirk's I feel they should've mentioned Rasheed Wallace because all big men and hybrid big men, including Dirk, from the early 2000's would absolutely credit sheed. But other than that it was a pretty well made
That last one cut me deep bruh I loved that team and it all died that one night in Philly. Them doing luol deng the way they did hurt to. If Zach Levine don't work out I really hope garpax get canned. But probably not. Reinsdorf will just keep counting Jordan dollars and it's a big market so similar situation as the Knicks. At least we got some rings to look back on.
Tim Duncan should have been higher on the list, simply because it's a lost art. These days guys only make bank shots out of desperation....also props for the White Chocolate honorable mention lol
Pistol Pete Maravich was the no look pass, behind the back pass, between the leg every thing. He made more 3 point shots without the 3 point line than anyone.
Tony Parker’s tear drop. Stockton and Malone pick and roll. Shaq jump hook. Ewing baseline jumper. Mark Price pull up jumper. Dr. J behind the basket layup. Grant Hill up and under. Moses Malone put back