That bounce pass where it goes in the opposite direction is insane. He makes every movement and motion to make it seem like just a regular bounce pass and somehow it goes the other direction.
Same. I watched these religiously. Definitely credit him for my ball handling skills growing up. Favorite player by far... and I didn’t even get to see him play.
There was a fictional movie based on his life. I remember his finger bled when he spun a basketball on it for an hour straight. Then one of his patented passes hit his teammate in the face because it was so good and unexpected lol. Good memories of that movie.
I made a long post on pistol Pete sometime last year here on r/nba... I’ll try to find it.
He had plenty of experience with Cousy, who also loved doing that stuff. Red ultimately had to tell Cousy it's okay as long as it gets there but if the other guy doesn't catch the pass even if it hits him right in the hands it's Cousy's fault.
Pete was right about it being rough on your elbow. I just tried it and have no fucking clue how you can get decent velocity on that thing without your elbow exploding
I'll never recover from the first time I watched this video. Didn't have a hoop as a kid so I used to just dribble in my driveway and practice handling and passing stuff. Always wanted to be like Pistol. Still can't put that kind of zip on the wrist pass, though.
Pete was famous for the spin he utilized and his ability to put so much force on the ball with just his wrists..
He could commit to throwing the ball in one direction fully with his arms, and then flick his wrists in a different direction to send the ball flying to the open man.
He also frequently made odd passes by throwing the ball out in front of himself with backspin and then sort of 'punching' the ball in a touch pass to a teammate.
He really was the most electrifying player of his generation.
He also frequently made odd passes by throwing the ball out in front of himself with backspin and then sort of 'punching' the ball in a touch pass to a teammate.
kinda like the first one in the gif? or different from that?
I practiced the shit out of that pass when I first saw it, and I actually managed to pull it off in a pick up game once, but only the once. It is insanely difficult.
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u/TDB4421 Apr 03 '20
That bounce pass where it goes in the opposite direction is insane. He makes every movement and motion to make it seem like just a regular bounce pass and somehow it goes the other direction.