I don’t think we have the same definition of dipping. The main point is your jumpshot has to be one motion. Which is the case with all of those guys. They bring the ball straight up from their start point.
I mean if you want a good example of what getting rid of the real dip does just look at Kemba’s jumpshot from his freshman to senior year and tell me what changed the most about it.
Jokic has the definition of a two-motion shot dude. You really struggle in the Clingan threads.
Yes, a one-motion shot is better these days. A dip is when after you catch the ball, you bring it down. That would be what the definition of the word "dip" is in this context if you're able to apply annotations to another context with a modicum of critical thinking ability.
Some people dip more than others. Ray and Embiid dip much more than Jokic for example. And guys like Durant and Klay are so stupid talented that they've trained not to always need the dip. But they always dip when they can. And that skill is rare, and Donovan is probably YEARS from implementing that in a game if he ever does.
I get spicy about people not understanding how shooting works. It isn't 1994 anymore and coaches are still teaching kids things that are wholly detached from the reality of basketball. Even good coaches. REALLY good coaches. HOF coaches. Sorry you had to be the target of it, but you're an argumentative dude with a penchant for not thinking through what you write in Clingan threads for some reason--I swear you're two different posters.
