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Saw another post about the smoothest players in the game. I'm thinking of the opposite of smooth. Players who move or shoot in a way that makes you go, "how did that guy do THAT?".

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[–] veryrare13@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Obelisk00@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Gallo for sure.

[–] zazenpan@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Embiid's not really graceful.

[–] Icy-Affect-4737@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

PASCAL SIAKAM

[–] brandon684@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Josh Hart was my favorite Blazer in a long time, even though he was only there for half a season, but his game was less than smooth, freaking loved that dude though, all hustle and (forgive me) heart

[–] whxb910n@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] lamedh@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I feel like this is the most obvious one lol

[–] ChazzyPhizzle@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The only correct answer is Luka

[–] Known-Fondant-9373@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Reggie Miller. The weird shooting form, weird lanky build that always looked like he was flailing around, somehow the dude had an amazing career.

[–] blackjacktrial@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Kyrie. Always looks like he's solving a 7x7x7 Rubik's cube when a simple solution would work, and struggling with the roundness of the ball (and yet somehow solving it really quickly).

Joking of course. My pick would be McGee. He will give you stupid athletic efforts that work, but it's like his brain is two moves ahead of his body most of the time, and sometimes gets stuck trying to do something after his body gets countered by the other team after his brain already made the decision.

[–] zachonich@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Jokic 100%. He has some smooth moves but for the most part, he has slow-YMCA-old-head ass game. I think thats part of why casuals don't acknowledge how nasty he is. Same as Timmy D

[–] Yogurtproducer@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Siakam - every bucket takes so. Much. Effort.

[–] Jared_Kincaid_001@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Impressive-Potato@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Chris Boucher His shot is funky

[–] daBOOM23@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Keegan Murray

[–] FullCourtSwish@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Kyle “Slo-Mo” Anderson

[–] Markel100@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Kyle Anderson

[–] KinnieRiperton@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

First name that popped up was Lamar Odom, but I’m not so sure.

Ron Artest was definitely very clunky. It looked liked he was playing keep away whenever he dribbled the ball.

[–] Seanbig888@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Scottie Barnes best play is his miss with the put back

[–] moondog8@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

David lee consistently looked like he would miss the way he would body into the defender and then put up some incredibly awkward layup

[–] Conscious_Ad_4931@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I always felt this way about Paul Pierce.

[–] Pablo-Checon@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Easy Marcus Smart

[–] wheresrobthomas@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The fact that Russell Westbrook isn’t voted to the top is somewhat disturbing. He’s been in the league long enough that every ball fan has seen him play by now.

[–] JimmerAteMyPasta@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Probably because of his speed, but he definitely is the leagues fastest clunkster

[–] unforcederror01@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Antoine Walker was so round I didn't understand how he moved like that.

[–] Gameoverthinker@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It is impossible for me not to think about Joakim Noah in this regard. The simple fact of watching him throwing free throws, running, or jumping by that way. It conveyed to me a sense that whenever moment he was going to break. That lack of coordination, it was harmful to see.

[–] OlivandersPlayhouse@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Marcus Smart. Dude takes some dumb shots, makes some wild passes, and flops with the best of em...but damn if he wasn't a massive part of winning some huge games for the Cs.

Literally could rattle off about 15 games where it's like "yeah Marcus hit another improbable 3 and ripped the ball right out of Giannis' hands leading to a half court heave right into Aron Baynes' hands for the go ahead dunk with 2 seconds to go".

[–] nawksnai@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Julius Randle Kawhi OG Haliburton Mikal Bridges

[–] KingJzeee@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Shawn marion is a legit all star lmao

[–] RabidLabradoodle@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Ryan SLO Mo Anderson

[–] Kite_d@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] gelotssimou@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

LeBron definitely looks clunky when he's handling the ball or shooting but he's super effective anyway

[–] CrackaZach05@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Jaylen Brown. Has the balance and coordination of a baby deer lol but if he squares his shoulders, the ball is going in the bucket.

[–] derek_foreel@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Toronto Raptors

[–] MrLazy44@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Throwback but Anthony Mason had an ugly jumper/free throw but was a bruiser that put up decent numbers in 90s

[–] Electrical-Leave-694@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Surprised no one has said Julius randle, I can't decide if he's good or not man's got some of the weakest moves in the NBA sometimes but can also look like a beast others.

[–] NoPut6707@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Rudy Gobert outside the paint, he can’t dribble or penetrate space effectively if it requires dribbling

[–] tigerpawx@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Shawn Marion … his shooting form comeon

[–] Pete6@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago
[–] throwmyvoiceawayy@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

honestly Luka lmao

[–] mastercreatr@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Dillon Brooks bruhhhhhh

[–] 1tIsWhat1tIs@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

BROOK LOPEZ

[–] F2PClashMaster@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

someone once said Jokic looks like he’s always playing in slides and I never saw him the same again

[–] Great_Huckleberry709@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Nothing about Jokic looks clean or pretty to me. The way he runs, jumps, shoots, gets rebounds, dribble, it all looks ugly. The only thing he makes look good are his passes. Everything else just looks weird and uncomfortable.

If I didn't know ball, I would think he was some random scrub. Meanwhile he has 28/13/9 and the 4th quarter just started.

[–] Rockfordbaby@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Kyle Slo’ Mo’ Anderson

[–] Bigheadedturtle@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Imma get downvoted to hell for this- but Brons ball handling is insanely clunk for how insanely good he is. It’s relative. He doesn’t look as goofy as others mentioned here, but given how much better he is than them all, it’s mehhh. Not a lot of finesse in his game. Lol

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