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How big of a factor was MJ's hand size really? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by No-Exchange5244@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Whenever people bring up what made Michael Jordan great, one of the things is always how big his hands were, but I never really got it. Don't all NBA players have big hands and the ability to palm a ball? Like, I'm only 6'3 and I can do that shit pretty easily.

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[–] MaSherm@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Watch The Shot again. His weren’t normal.

[–] Punjabiveer30@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Are you sayin size doesn’t matter?

[–] secretsodapop@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Jordan's hands are a huge outlier. There's a difference between palming a ball and being able to do one handed pump fakes as if you're holding a baseball.

[–] UsaUpAllNite81@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Exactly, and he’s also the greatest leaper in NBA history

[–] peaceahki@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Boban Marjanović has entered the chat

[–] hitmantb@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It is one of the key differences between him and Kobe.

Because of his hand size, everything he does is just 1-2% easier than Kobe, that 1-2% is a big gap between players of that level.

Physical gifts matter.

[–] beached-blue-walrus@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Imagine how much easier rim finishing would be if you could palm a basketball like it was a volleyball. That’s how much control they had over the ball.