[vannwolfhawk]

Quote: Originally Posted by SonicMage

We have the stats for post moves for the past 12 years, courtesy of Synergy... In 2016-17, Carmelo shot: 76 left shoulder fadeaway 21 right shoulder fadeaways Aldridge shot: 27 left shoulder fadeaways 105 right shoulder fadeaways Dirk shot: 16 left shoulder fadeaways 68 right shoulder fadeaways Wiggins shot: 44 left shoulder fadeaways 50 right shoulder fadeaways And for good measure, Kobe in 2008-09 shot: 82 left shoulder fadeaways 62 right shoulder fadeaways As you know, all these guys are right-handed. So obviously different players favor different shoulders for fadeaways, and it's not a given for any particular player. Now, I can show you videos on all of these if you want, Synergy provides links to the video clips in sequence for any of these stats, just like NBA.com does. Unless you have a subscription, I'll have to dig them up on NBA.com.

Yes of course, I have synergy access too. Obviously different players use them and at best sparingly, but the majority no and I'm pretty sure those stats will back me up. It's a difficult move. Guys like Melo, Kobe, & Wiggins automatically stand out when I think about going to the opposite shoulder. I'd be more interested in your average Joe with average athleticism. It was a move they perfected and worked on, but they are not your normal players either. I think those are extreme examples. It's the same thing with right hook vs left hook as well.