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Message: [QUOTE="ClifSpliffy, post: 4429262, member: 9260"] adama has top shelf, soft shooting hands. the best! he flicks it, shoots it, hooks it, taps it, and all the rest with a gentle touch. of course it was only a matter of time until he extended his range. [I]great paws ... ...worth protecting. [/I]many ballers who can easily dunk won't do it as often as it looks like they should, cuz [I]they remember, [/I]and don't want to screw up a hand, short or long term, by whacking it again on the iron. it hurts when that happens. the other minority of dunkers are complete opposite. they don't care, or have kevlar coated mitts, and want to rip the thing down every time, even if they bleed afterward. they go in knowing the possibility and don't care. i am constantly amazed by mechanics who do a job knowing the chances of a knucklebuster are high. much respect. go ahead. misjudge ever so slightly on sticking the dunk, and u can have a sore wrist for a quarter, or a week. a couple of mishits where the iron crosses your palm unexpectedly, followed by the dreaded wrist direct whack? yeah, ur thru with that shot for the day. i don't know why adama doesn't crush more, and im not asking him to, but i do know that more than a few avoid those potential stingers like the plague. the winning dna for dunkers, or any baller for that matter, has a bigger hand with long fingers. then, owning the ball with grip allows them to more place it, including last second change of location, rather than just smashing it with no ability to change its direction. we're talking very small distances here, like an inch or two, on last minute change of plans. even the simplest straight up and down requires practice to do it instinctively for most. adama is not 'chocolate thunder.' you may plan one thing on the rise, then get an unexpected bump from a defender, and in a heartbeat, plan a goes out the window. if it were easy, every 6-5er and up would do it. many don't, can't or won't. [/QUOTE]

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