The Story of the Shammgod 

I definitely see a lot of Luka's handles in Bodrioga and Shammgod (works w/Luka). Glad I watched this vid to get a backround of Sham and learn about Bodrioga

What's cool about Ginobli is that he is a lefty but initiates the move with his right hand like a right handed player. That means that the ball whips back into his dominant hand. It seems that most other players start the move with the dominant hand putting the ball to their weak side hand.

I remember when I was playing 15 and under AAU against CP3. He asked his coach out loud while he was bringing the ball up the court if he could sham our point guard. He did it, brought it back and crossed my man again and he fell down in slow motion. Chris made an and 1 jumper, and got a tech for laughing at my point. Classic

Such a deadly move.

Shammgod has been doing that move since in HS from 91-95. I went to Grady , he played for La Salle. Two names was the talk my freshman year , his and Marbury. In my junior year I learned about AI at Georgetown. Those was the years.

Way before Danko Cvjeticanin there was another player that used (you can say invented) the whip move and thats Serbian/Yugoslavian, and one of best ever players from Europe - Dragan Kicanovic... That was way back in the 70`s and early 80`s. Bodiroga, however, did it best and with more style and grace... And also there is slight difference between Lasso and Shammgod, very similar moves but the secret is in the leg work and point of direction... Both are killer moves tho ;)

Bodiroga was unstopable with this move, but on much higher level than a college basketball. This move made his teams a champions many many times. He sold this move over and over again in 15 years on a pro level. Jedi Master of basketball for many many others, not just those named on this video clip (with all due respect to Uncle Drew, a great player). Just those few moves against USA shows how he used to finish things against NBA quality.

Bodiroga learned this move from watching a older Serbian player Dragan Kicanovic doing it in the 1970's.

he should've played in the league, i wish he did

I used to do a move like this 20 something years ago in school. Never knew it had a name, always thought of it as a 1 handed crossover. Broke my left arm playing ball in middle school so I tried to learn all the moves 1 handed, this was the closest I could get to a crossover with my arm in a cast. These boys do it way cleaner then I could though.

A lot of people do the move but the name is The Shammgod because he undeniably does it the best

Mr.Bodiroga for all of them!

Russell Westbrook just did this, shit was nasty🔥

Bodiroga does it the best he does it so smoothly and it's like he glides across the court.

It's pretty much like a reverse crossover. So you're bringing it back the opposite way that you would a normal crossover.

Without a doubt the nastiest move in basketball.

I see this video borrowed clips of Bodiroga from my video about him, and I am glad it did lol... anyway... When it comes about this MOVE Bodiroga was really and truly the best, but the move itself was invented by Dragan Kicanovic back in 70's and than used by Danko Cvijeticanin in 80's, and trust me... He used it very very very well... I have tons of clips of Danko Cvijeticanin I just never made a video about him lol... he played alongside great Drazen Petrovic back in 80's in Cibona (before Drazen went to Real Madrid and NBA), and Danko never managed to be a star alongside Drazen ofcourse... but Danko was really really great with this move, he would USE IT 10 to 15 times in one game... and it would always work... I am not sure, but I think Bodiroga got from him this move, ofcourse... because Bodiroga was a generation after Cvijeticanin (Bodiroga was 90's star), they even played in the same time, when Bodiroga was in early days of his career... anyway... It's a great move, and it looks easy... but It's not... :) Anyway people, if you wanna check up my video of Bodiroga, the newest, just type: dejan bodiroga :) My channel dedicated to NBA & Basketball in general is CroPETROforeverNBA, this one is more about History etc... lol

I think the coolest thing about this whole story is the innovation. We talk now like "oh he stole that..." because we're used to a world where you can get on youtube or social media and see all of this stuff. I can't speak for european countries, but in the U.S., **nobody** was seeing these clips. This move came about not because of one person, but because of a group of people who were truly creative and had an innate ability to freestyle with the ball in their hands. Kept the ball on a string. One of the best things in basketball is watching a guy who has unbelievable handles and ball control. These guys are all top notch.

Euro dude was crazyy but Sham put the sauce on it

Shammgod didn't invent that move, European Boridiga did. Shammgod just made it popular in America

Such good ball control. Its got hardly anything to do with speed or dribbling. He has complete control of the ball and can get it to go wherever he needs it.

The first men who did this move was not Cvjeticanin it was Kicanovic in 70's :P

Ginobili did not pick it up from Bodiroga in 2002. He picked it sometime in early 2000 while playing in Italy (Calbria or Bologna). It was a well known move in Europe by those days. I agree that Bodiroga popularized first in Europe.

Ginobili was a monster back in the day

difference between the whip and Shammgod, very similar moves but the secret is in the leg work , point of direction, speed, as well as explosiveness in the handling also the "pullback" is more of an in & out but both effective moves

This story is not true. This move was invented by the Serbian (Yugoslavian at that time) player Dragan Kicanovic during the '70's. Kicanovic is one of the greatest European basketball players of all time, and his natural successor was Drazen Petrovic. Danko Cvjeticanin copied this move during the '80's, while Bodiroga brought it to the perfection.

Uses the best dribble move, put's the defender on skates, misses the layup.

Thanks for video and research ... didn't know there was an European player practicing the same move around the same time Shammgod was ... very cool

Best believe I'm in the gym tom morning practicing this!! This is NNAAASSSTTTYYY!!

For those who asking, song is: Ghostface Killah - New God Flow (feat. Pusha T and Kanye West)

That move is so brutal. It creates SO much space. It's crazy.

Ive been using this "El Latigo" Move From the start of My Basketball Middle school CAREER...It is One of the deadly moves so far BASKETBALL

The Pitter Patter shuffle gave the whole shit away when Shammgod Did it....

Related to Melo and Bodiroga... Yes it was Melo with the US in friendly game in Belgrade against Serbia. It was a traditional Belgrade tournament the Diamond ball.

Great move. My favorite behind the shake and bake.

Watched this a couple years ago because they talked about it on open court. Came back because of Westbrook and just wanted to appreciate how well shammgod did the move

I'm sorry, but I think Mark Price did this all the time when splitting the defense on the pick and roll. His famous "change of direction". Very similar to Manu's move. Anyways, the croatian player, Bodiroga's move is amazing, in one on ones he always tricks the defender. Sick.

Great documentary!👏🏽👍🏽

eastern europeans can ball

Bodiroga was unstoppable with this move!

0:55 op,op pa kaze desi poso :D

What a great video! Thank you!

Do it in game is an all other story ... No one will come close to Bodiroga. Gino is the closest but still not close ... :D

Awesome mix! love the shammgod/snatchback/european cross etc.

All you youngbloods just now discovering this move cause Westbrook did it

Damn Dejan is like Manu Ginobili on steroids. Definitely up there with Nikos Galis as one of the best to never play in the NBA

this is very interesting stuff...i'd say shammgod's move was an american variation, americans usually throw the ball out farther and exaggerate the running after of it before pulling it back...bodiroga seems to make it a more staccato move and also opens his hips both ways to really sell it whereas the american one seems more north/south. the one ginobili did is more the european shammgod :-p

Just saw Westbrook's version earlier

When I was playing basketball, I tried to perform this dribble that we called Bodiroga move , but it never looked as fluid and graceful as our God Bodiroga did. Ask "Dream Team 2002" how does it feel's to lose in a midle of States from this guy,who by the way, never want to play in NBA and he was Euroleague MVP many times 😁🤔😏💪🏀🏅🏆🏀

I admire anyone who can dribble between their legs with so much confidence. My hand eye coordination would never allow me to do that. 😂

nice video.. enjoyed this.!!

We did this move growing up as well this move works well as displayed in the videos

That first guy had some tough footwork

I never knew it to be named after shamgod...When I was coming up it was called the snatch & roll or roll & snatch... & I remember god from when I was younger bc of his handle. It was always a playground move u never saw in real games which is really had people going crazy back then. But if u notice...Sham did absolutely nothing w/ the move in the footage. The big white boy was killin w/ the move. Ginobli too...

Yooooo did yall see that "whip" wtf!¡! That move is special!!!

Great piece. Of course you're gonna have to add Westbrook's one now!

First time the " shammgod " was seen was in He Got Game .. Ray Allen did it in Coney Island Projects court ... That was EPIC ...

Shammgod does the same exact move, except he adds footwork into it. Its just a variation, that doesn't make it a completely new move.

Kyrie made the move look graceful.

Amazing video

This is the sexiest move in basketball imo... i remember i saw the chris paul crossover and the uncle drew video years ago

hell no, the move started in the streets of Harlem, Sham perfected it and made it famous

Amazing move always created by a legend basketball player !Appreciate it,"dont reach youngbloods"

Only Bodiroga used to do it naturaly.

I restarted the video just to see carmelo get crossed over

nice vid. I might try to add "the whip" to my arsenal

Sex, Drugs, Bodiroga.

God Shammgod may be the most badass name of all-time.

I'm just starting to do that move as long as I been playing basketball and I gotten better in my game because of the shammgod

I saw a young Ginobli do it on MVP Steve Nash. Then followed it up with a slam! It was one of them Friday night late joints on ESPN. I was kickin' it at a sista friend's house, and we was like, "Daaaaaaaaamn!"

I am Panathinaikos fan and Bodiroga was player of our team ,when we watched this move first time,only by him in every game...fantastic player.that time the best player in the world,except Michael Jordan.

A few years back some dude in our league put that move on me, left me breakdancing, needless to say it was a couple of nights after I first watched this video.

the moves are slightly different. the European move looks cleaner and works more often. the shammgod is predictable to good defenders. s/n there are only two counters out of that move.

The move is old, but I don't think anyone do it as smooth as Shammgod.

Great video!

great video

beautiful move.

nice video dude!!

This has to be the best crossover ever simply because you don't have to turn your body in another direction. Quick ass players like Nate Robinson, Monta Ellis, John Wall, Kyrie, and Westbrook would KILL this move everytime

the filthiest crossover ever. going to the Lab on this one

i wonder how many people realize that shammgod wells taught kobe his crossover.. dude was simply one of the greatest ball handlers of all time.

Nice, well researched.

My brother in law Tyson Wheeler showed Shammgod the move and he took it from him. RU-vid Tyson Wheeler vs Shammgod. Tys played at URI while Shamm was at Prov. I WAS THERE!!!

Nice video. Thank you.

This move was on the Streets of NY long before it made it to the NBA or even college. Steve Francis used to do it on the Rockets. Tracy Mcgrady on the Magic, and And 1 guys have been doing it forever.

top notch video

Used it until I got benched in high school and made football my primary sport. I used Shamgod football moves tho

This vid needs 2,000,000 views. Dope

Thnx! now I know how to do this move!

In this video the Yugoslavian player was doing this move in the early 2000s and so was Ginobili. Shammagod was doing the move in the early 90s in the streets 💯 Facts. He's the creator of the move that is way it is named by him some guys have stated seeing him do this in AAU days.

Manu cold with that euro step also.

i do this crossover to mu friends when i play basketball and they always fall for it the sickest move ever made

I'm from south Philly we called this the Pooh Allen after Jerome Allen who perfected this move

Marcelo Huertas did it best. But in all seriousness, I think guys like Kemba Walker, Steph Curry, and Chris Paul would be able to use this most effectively if we consider how they play. They play with a lot of east-west movements whether to break down the defense, set the play, pull up for an open shot, or locate the open man.

Westbrook just took the move to the next level

Who's coming here after Russell Westbrook did this??

Sick move. I'm here because of Manu.

Drazen Petrovic used this move against the Dream Team in 1992 also.

I remember i watched this move when sebastian telfair pulled it off in his through the fire documentary

my go to move