Sport Science: Dirk Nowitzki's Fadeaway (ESPN)

[kooj22]

The stat at the end is insane

[iramos4021]

he has a shit if a point guard now imagine if he had the ball skills of one

[dinerourgentea]

cool!

[darkballerzjuke]

dirk reminds me of a giraffe...

[ddrpros]

his shots are so deadly!

[KesselnLeafs]

One does not simply block Nowitzki's fadeaway shot.

[pinknglitterryy]

For all of you who think Miami/James/Wayde are even close to being better than Dirk need to go watch a playback of the 2011 Finals...and please explain to me how that could be right?...Hah wow...

[pinknglitterryy]

For all you who think Miami/James/

[MyDogBrownie]

Is Dirk Nowitzki like, a good shooter or something?

[daviinsh0wnz]

@MyDogBrownie 1 of the best big man shooters

[ConcaCon]

Blocking Nowitzki's fadeaway is like blocking Kareem's sky hook. If you do it, don't be so sure you can do it again very soon. The stars have to be aligned for that to happen.

[KaiserTheEmperor]

Dwade blocked nowitzki's fade away shot.

[ibanezmanvicente8a]

@KaiserTheEmperor dwade has blocked everyone. best 2 guard shot blocker hands down

[rumblefighterhysf]

ok imma try this in practice. okay. step back. raise knee....then uhhhhhhh......

[nomo20two]

Nobody is going to jump straight up when blocking a shot. They would extend their arm towards them.

[lexbluezz]

Linsanity stop that

[SantaCruzBeast]

@kixmgc repetition and repetition

[Kilomanjaro11]

Flop

[trashface23]

its like cheating lol

[frey924]

Only Chuck Norris can block Dirk Nowitzki's fadeaway.

[theKingjamesfan23]

@frey924 Norris is fag now everybody´s hates him now because of that bieber b-day thing.

[chocolab1810]

NOWITZKI!

[e1r2i3k415]

wow

[3rdWorldBreed214]

This is why Durante and Kobe is trying to master this......

[xJaYk1llax]

its possible to block him....maybe not in front but you can pack him from behind

[kixmgc]

how does dirk not fall doing that

[214seattlegirl]

dont hate his good

[Lach1234]

It's unblockable because he has long arms and a high arcing shot, THAT'S IT!!!

[kelvinickable]

How about having the size of Yao Ming and the vertical leap of Nate Robinson? :P

[YeeSoest]

What´s also funny about all this: He´s one of the few players, who KNOW all this! Matter of fact, he was taught these shots by his mentor, Holger Gschwindner who was by his side for his entire career! He´s the one who calculated these facts and came to the conclusion: If you learn to do THIS, you will be unstoppable! That´s the reason why Dirk knows, when to use these weapons!

[chocolab1810]

@YeeSoest yeah!! :))

[YeeSoest]

yeah yeah...some guys have blocked dirk...but NEVER one of these 2 idealized shots! His one foot fadeaway and his parameter jump shot 3 are called "unblockable" by legends for a reason!

Esp. given Dirks improved footwork...IF you were in perfect position towards him and big and athletic enough to have a chance to block it...he´d fake you out and drive right past you!

[SL33PF3ST09]

bitch please thats why you domt jump straight you jump forward

[DManWolverine]

lool andrea bargnani blocked this guy, and then during continuation scored on him!

[SDSOverfiend]

Just a reminder to everbody who think they can block this shot.. You Will ALWAYS BE OFF BALANCE WHEN HE PULLS UP FOR THIS SHOT!!!

[Zilioniukas]

how about Jonas Valanciunas block on Dirk fadeaway ? ---- /watch?v=XSMa4b3RTl

[itsjanetxoxo]

I like how this is so in detail

[Kp0pFoReVeR]

@Ripmaster2003 so u saying u suck? cause yao's vertical aint that much.

[marc25canucks]

maybe a 8 foot or a 7 foot 8 player can block that fade away.

[killerteddy66]

Oh right he did all this science before he done his shot

[mpbasketball98]

sports science had to put miami in here just to make fun of them

[TheGaurav831]

Epke Udoh blocked his shot he plays for the warriors

[KILLACOACHCAM]

hes walkin all over the place at 0:58

[meatyeye]

@KILLACOACHCAM ugh...u can't be serious



[1JmC]

@KILLACOACHCAM

nice try lebron fan. nice try.

[TeamLithiumRB]

@KILLACOACHCAM No,actually he took ONE step then dribble thus restarting the 2 step count, and used his right foot as his pivot foot and stepping back on his right foot..

[SuckMyDick928]

Hes one pf the slowest players ive ever seen

[Artasltu123]

search and watch a video called "Jonas Valanciunas blocks Nowitzki". lol the kid is 19 years old and does so called impossible things :D

[KillaCam96]

@taemepramis wasn't no fadeaway tho...lol

[dylon1240]

go maves!!!!

[gobel3]

he just fcking owned miami

[masteroftheblaster1]

Now do a sports science for shawn marion's shot.

[GongKilluminati]

@masteroftheblaster1 Not Possible.

His shot is too unique to analyze.

[fletchdrebon]

@masteroftheblaster1 That's pretty funny.

[masteroftheblaster1]

@fletchdrebon Wasn't trying to be funny but ok.

[fletchdrebon]

@masteroftheblaster1 If u were being serious and you want a sports science done on that hideous "jumper", then you help...

[yoyohakusho213]

LOL biggest lie "vertical leap of drose"? the have like a 9 inch difference in height, how do they have the same vertical leap? maybe the same vertical reach

[pageman100]

@yoyohakusho213 youre lacking intelligent thought. hes saying that from 4 feet away, yao ming with the vertical of derrick rose wouldnt be able to block it. not saying dirk has the vertical of derrick rose

[bigfrotes9912]

@yoyohakusho213 He said "if" you were as tall as Yao and had a vert like D Rose.

[NBAtributesFTW]

Yeah Dirk!!!!!!

[HDiAMaZe]

Am I the only one who thinks a 12 inch vertical is bad?

[LongboardVIC]

@HDiAMaZe he doesnt jump as high as he can on his jumpshot

[HDiAMaZe]

@LongboardVIC Good Point haha my b I wasnt thinking straight lol

[LongboardVIC]

@LongboardVIC :)

[bdiddy77777]

@HDiAMaZe yes.

[HDiAMaZe]

@bdiddy77777 what are you saying yes to?

[saintmanson6]

with Lebron's fourth quarter performances you can conquer some islands in the pacific

[kuips0413]

Just gorgeous

[KennnnyT]

wow u got blocked 7q8CtKs8Vy4

[sambam2694]

His soft ass looks like Frankenstein running down the court.

[Ripmaster2003]

I have the size of derrick rose and the vertical of yao ming - maybe I could block dirk...

[XXJOREONJONESXX]

@Ripmaster2003 yao ming cant jump wtf u thinkin

[Ripmaster2003]

@XXJOREONJONESXX I think he can... like ya mom

[ampar1010]

@Ripmaster2003 I see what you did there :)

[jonnieos]

@Ripmaster2003 you would barely be able to block a small child from shooting....

[360aship]

thats bs im pretty sure u would block that if you have a vertical of d rose and your yao mings height

[0114kiven]

Yao ming's height and the vertical of derrick rose? that person would not even complete a single season without inuring his foot.

[nigropuntdus]

dirk's core is like steel

[Manys17]

Chuck Norris could block his shots, but he likes Dirk ;)

[MEGAHANCOCK1396]

Thats stupid. If u got Dwight Howard to play on dirk he would block him. And I guarantee u that if yao ming had Derrick rose's vertical he would block dirk 10 out of 10 times

[ThePistonsFan32]

@MEGAHANCOCK1396 i think ill trust the guy who works for espn over you

[JeromeRicks]

@MEGAHANCOCK1396 It's called a pump fake and Dirk would use that on Dwight and get off any shot he wanted

[thesingerperson]

@MEGAHANCOCK1396 Wouldn't Yao Ming get injured first before he blocks the shot though?

[TKDCats312]

@MEGAHANCOCK1396 Dwight is shorter than Dirk. With the fadeaway included in the shot and the right leg sticking out a bit, there's no way anyone in the league can reach far enough to block the shot without fouling him or coming from behind.

[MrSk581]

dirk jerks a lot

[Swangtang]

with the height of yao ming and vertical of derrick rose you can convince god you own heaven

[damroll]

If you are as tall as yao ming, with vertical of Drose...you are the best player in the league...

[Mrihatebabys]

Yao ming= 7'6"

Derrick rose hops= 3'4"

=10'10"

Dwight howard has that under control

[QtMagezZ]

@Mrihatebabys well said.

[Bleachman555]

@Mrihatebabys That's where his head would be

[242lakeshow]

hey can you guys help me out and tell me whos jump shot i have from the nba it wuld mean alot for your answers thank you

[TheKcho360]

if the guy was tall as yao and has vertical of rose........ he doesnt have to block anyone

[DaMavsBro]

tall as Yao ming with the vertical of drose...god

[mrtrololorific]

@DaMavsBro destroyed knees and ankles?

[schooliganify]

@DaMavsBro vertical of d-rose???are you serious??the guy is 7ft and he can barely dunk!dont digest everything you hear

[lebron6theking]

@DaMavsBro taller yao is 7'6 dirks fadeaway is 8 feet

[G4L4XYdomination]

@DaMavsBro Tall as Sun Ming Ming and the speed and vert of D Rose. Whats that?

[insongh1996]

@DaMavsBro Yao Ming is 6 inches taller and Rose's vertical is 26 inches higher... You are wrong sir!

[TeamLithiumRB]

@insongh1996 He wasnt talking about Dirk you goddamn idiot,if you actually watched the video, the host said "Even if you were as tall as Yao Ming with the vertical of Derrick Rose, you still wouldn't be able to block Dirk Nowitzki's fadeaway" don't correct people if you dont know what the fuck you are talking about.

[insongh1996]

@TeamLithiumRB Calm down, I thought he was talking about Dirk and made a mistake. If you didnt know, people make mistakes.

Also dont talk trash over the internet, makes you sound like an ass.

[spartan89v]

They didn't mention he does a spot on Schwarzenegger impression. Dallas is sadly screwed with the trades this season.

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[rednahz11]

hey Dirk, can you teach LeBron how to get a ring?

[JK420Y]

@rednahz11 quit hating dude dirk just got that ring and hes been trying for ALOT LONGER than lebron, on the side note i am finally glad kidd and dirk got their rings they truely deserved it

[Courtfab21]

I love dirk -3

[taemepramis]

wade just blocked his jumpshot in their first game this season :D

[517wiiface]

@taemepramis that was a strip.

[UrDuMbMom]

@taemepramis he blocked him from behind not strait man to man.

[kidfly123456]

@taemepramis dirk not healthy he can get no lift so its not the same

[Rariix]

@kidfly123456 Excuses -_-

[kidfly123456]

@Rariix Hater lmao

[MrCiguma]

@taemepramis Yeah, but he was helping on Dirk, not guarding him. He would never be able to do that if he was guarding him 1vs1.

[Yanks2740]

@taemepramis congrats his jumpshot not a fadeaway

[juntartful]

@taemepramis His "jumpshot" not his fadeaway

[thape54]

@taemepramis standard jumpshot or fadeaway???

[NYKnicksCrazyCruzer]

i can jump way higher than dirk...

[sambam2694]

Yeah his fadeaway must be broken, cus he looks like Frankenstein running down the court. lol

[TajwarC]

dwyane wade blocked him

[StryferX]

If you were tall as Yao Ming with the vertical leap of Derrick Rose, you would be a absolute monster!!

[CVUEVikingfan28]

Derrick Rose's vertical is only 35.5 and a nfl players vertical jump is higher than basketball

[poopascoopaloop]

@CVUEVikingfan28 GTFO HERE! d roses actual vertical is 40 inches show me the vid where it shows nfl plays have better verticals

[CVUEVikingfan28]

watch derrick rose sports science it tells you what his vertical is

[poopascoopaloop]

@CVUEVikingfan28 that's not his ACTUAL vert it's ACTUALLY 40+

[CVUEVikingfan28]

no it's not cuz if it was his head would be at the rim when he dunks

[poopascoopaloop]

@CVUEVikingfan28 /watch?v=XaW5F9Tw7wk happy now?

[thetruegamer111]

Yeah but he gets millions of dollars to play a game

[sbh123yt]

A small giraffe can block him

[Ign0r3hat3rsZ]

Dirk is really unathletic..

[indiancowboy1900]

@Ign0r3hat3rsZ Really unathletic people don't drive on the likes of Chris Bosh and Lebron James for game winners in the finals or put up 40+ all over a post-season dumb ass

[monkeymangonewild]

What if you have manute bol with spud webb's vertical..... no one can shoot over that

[ACA981]

Dwight Howard can block him!!!!!

[AJVersatility19]

You know you could sum up this whole video by saying. "Here's why; He's tall as shit."

[jaysekhon8014]

Ugliest fade way ever.

[FantasticMr23]

@jaysekhon8014 and yet he got mvp and you aren't in the nba

[jaysekhon8014]

@FantasticMr23 I'm not bashing his game I just said he has an ugly fade away. Try to fight the urges to dick ride other dudes.

[FantasticMr23]

@jaysekhon8014 your gay aren't u

[jesoo100]

with the height of yao ming and vertical of derrick rose you can dominate the universe

[znirp66]

@jesoo100 yes but you still can´t get your hands on Dirks fadeaway :D

[Facepalm13579]

@jesoo100 but you still couldnt block dirks fade away

[JeezPeez86]

yeah u can't block his shot he is too great of a player only hope is if he misses

[luckylefty232323]

The only way to block that shot is from behind. But there's no way to block it because Dirk while in the heat of the game is not going to tell you when he's going to pull it off....anyone with a brain would know that.

[LTUMineCraftFan]

Only Jonas Valanciunas can block him :)

[willsmafie]

what about dwight howard with 12.6 ft

[Kerdude]

The only way to block him is to basically be in the air before his release...like Dirk has to fuck up on makin up his mind of pump fakin or something..

[21bronxbombers]

block him from behind

[Kerdude]

Dirk is amazing..but the end made no sense...roses vertical is 40 inches...yao ming is 7'6..40 inches is 3.33 feet...so roughly Thts 11 feet total..Dirks shot is released at 9.5 ft the dude said..so ya..if some human had yao's height and roses vert...it can b blocked..

[takattackk]

@Kerdude 9.5 ft at the release point. which means if the defender wants children in the future he has to jump up ~4 ft in front of him. by then his rainbow shot will be well past 15 ft.

[peteymandem]

@Kerdude he also creates like 2 feet of separation by sticking his knee up and fading away

[scapicoco]

@Kerdude 7'6 and drose vertical, you're right... but you miss one thing, the 4 feet separation mentioned by the host... and also the shot is not shot straight like a fastball lol... it is an arc, a 50 degrees arc...

[emersnonanulao]

dirk is the best

[igo44mine]

Dirk is FUCKIN GREAT.

[TheTuna123]

thumbs up if u laughed at 12 inch jump

[Dallastxmonsta]

@TheTuna123 he not dunking... not his vert... just his energy saving wet ring winning shot height...

[scapicoco]

@TheTuna123 He used to jump higher and move faster... he lost much athleticism when he buffed weight in order to play center when they have none - in order to be not overpowered much by traditional centers... I guess that's in his 4th or 5th season in the NBA... He's the C, Antawn Jamison and Antoine Walker playing PF...

[geloboy09]

Watch the intro of 2K12 :3

hehe.

[ZSilverAceZ]

@geloboy09 Mutombo right? Hehe

[takattackk]

@geloboy09 lol yes, the only way to block dirk is to goaltend.

[dirk1derrick41]

Dirk's Fadeaway is so Awesome =)

[BuvaZP]

mj would block the shit out of him

[underlinedbluetext]

@BuvaZP nope

[BuvaZP]

@underlinedbluetext are you sure ?

[underlinedbluetext]

@BuvaZP yeah man. i've been watching dirk for a long time, its not an exaggeration. his shot is unblockable.- you can frustrate him, double team him, get him in transition, or he can take an ill advised shot and it might happen. but he rarely shoots fadeaways in those situations. as long as dirk gets his feet set, the ball is going to the basket.

if you're talking about dirk driving to the basket. hell yes jordan would block his ass. thats a given. but not when dirk gets midrange. not a chance.

[peteymandem]

@BuvaZP no

[MrWatchmen759]

24 people prayed that he missed

[uhjinlee]

Dirk is one of the top 5 players in the NBA easily.