I asked Sengun about his one legged Dirk shot

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1. Amazing how good his English has gotten

2. I remember some other reporter asking Sengun about this shot a few games ago. He answered just about the same but he also mentioned that it is sometimes difficult for bigger guys to shoot as their sheer size transfers too momentum to the ball, and leaving one foot of the floor takes some of that excessive force away, allowing a softer shot.

   I always thought it was just a weird rhythm thing, never thought about it having such a sensible explanation in terms of physics.

3. It is kinda different from Dirks. Dirk jumps away and uses distance from the jump in addition to his 7 foot height to shoot over defenders. Sengun just barely raises his heel so a defender doesn’t know if he is faking it or not as he doesn’t lose his dribble and it comes out quick if he does shoot it keeping his defender on his toes.

4. Great that he’s able to add something like that over one summer and see it translate in the regular season

5. >his one legged Dirk shot

   Hell no. Say the name bro. Say the mf’ing name. FLAMINGO.

6. I give it another year until he shows up to an interview wearing a grill.

7. Smart! I remember that one time Kobe talked about how he guards against shot fakes. He said that it is a fake if the player put his foot back or it was sth along those lines.

   Sengun’s shot is a shot with back foot with minimal movement, no wind up or anything. His fake against Jokic last match was amazing for example. It will also open up new possibilities for his fancy dribble moves and passes since his 3pt isn’t scary at all and nobody is gonna buy that fake anymore.