Jordan rookie card question
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Is it a slam dunk pose, or a turn around one handed jump shot pose ?
His open hand on the ball may indicate a turn around one handed jump shot. One may think that if he were dunking, he would have a better grip on the ball.
However, his leg position is what really gives it away. If he were dunking and took off from the foul line, then his legs would be apart.
If he were doing a turn around shot, then his hips would rotate, causing both legs to stay together, which is the way the legs are in the picture.
If one could suggest that he is dunking with his legs together, then wouldn't there be more "lean" with his body ? He is too straight up and down, and too far away from the basket to suggest that this is a dunk about to take place. Search any Jordan dunk pose on the web, and most of them are with his legs open, and his body has more "lean" on it.
Jordan rookie card
His open hand on the ball may indicate a turn around one handed jump shot. One may think that if he were dunking, he would have a better grip on the ball.
However, his leg position is what really gives it away. If he were dunking and took off from the foul line, then his legs would be apart.
If he were doing a turn around shot, then his hips would rotate, causing both legs to stay together, which is the way the legs are in the picture.
If one could suggest that he is dunking with his legs together, then wouldn't there be more "lean" with his body ? He is too straight up and down, and too far away from the basket to suggest that this is a dunk about to take place. Search any Jordan dunk pose on the web, and most of them are with his legs open, and his body has more "lean" on it.
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<< <i>Is it a slam dunk pose, or a turn around one handed jump shot pose ?
His open hand on the ball may indicate a turn around one handed jump shot. One may think that if he were dunking, he would have a better grip on the ball.
However, his leg position is what really gives it away. If he were dunking and took off from the foul line, then his legs would be apart.
If he were doing a turn around shot, then his hips would rotate, causing both legs to stay together, which is the way the legs are in the picture.
If one could suggest that he is dunking with his legs together, then wouldn't there be more "lean" with his body ? He is too straight up and down, and too far away from the basket to suggest that this is a dunk about to take place. Search any Jordan dunk pose on the web, and most of them are with his legs open, and his body has more "lean" on it.
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Dunk Pose... When he did turnarounds he had two hands on the ball, he was more of a traditional shooter not a "Street Baller".. This shot looks like he is in traffic, so no lean and legs couldn't be together..
Also note his arm is not fully extended, so he can still reach the basket..
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<< <i>Is it a slam dunk pose, or a turn around one handed jump shot pose ? >>
I think maybe he could have gotten a rebound right where he is and then went up and dunked it, and that would explain why his legs are together.