The Art of Tony Parker’s Floater
Parker shares why this is his signature move.
Tony Parker’s floater was a thing of art -from how he sets it up to how it rises in action as the ball floats above the defender’s outreached arms to how it falls in action as the ball swishes through the hoop.
But aside from this shot being poetry in motion, it was also an effective play that Parker often relied on.
There was even a stat floating around that stated Parker attempted 533 close shots -many of which were floaters- in 2006 and made 70.5 percent of them.
The post also compared Parker’s numbers to Kyrie Irving’s, who is considered to be the best finishing point guard right now, and Parker’s numbers blow Kyrie’s (62.2 percent) out of the park.
However, Paker didn’t develop this move because he thought it would one day be awesome. Rather, he did it because he had to.
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Now, back to the story…
On The Knuckleheads podcast, he told Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson that when he was young, the floater was the only move that got him buckets.
“I always had a good feel for it since I was a kid because I was not very tall. I was skinny and very small and it took me a while, you know, to grow. So, to score the basketball, it was the only way -it was to shoot teardrops.”
He also listed the keys to having an awesome floater, saying that you need to have a good touch, control of your body and speed because it’s all about timing and rhythm.
Parker played in the NBA for 18 seasons, mostly with the San Antonio Spurs, and the floater helped him help the Spurs win 5 NBA championships. He was even awarded the Finals MVP in 2007.
Parker added that when he first got to the NBA, he wanted the NBA universe to know him for this move.
“I remember when I arrived in San Antonio, they had the Iceman, you know, with the finger roll. But me, I said I’m going to do the teardrop off two legs. That’s going to be my shot. Everybody will know me for that shot.”
Indeed, we all do.
Random Thoughts
Okay, so the trade deadline and all of the craziness that comes with it have ended.
A handful of teams have bolstered their roster to increase their chances of winning the NBA championship this year.
But rather than pondering which team has the best chance of winning, I’m wondering which team (or organization) has never won a title.
So, to satisfy this intrusive thought, I researched it.
Here are the NBA teams that have never won an NBA title:
Brooklyn (New Jersey) Nets
Charlotte Hornets
Indiana Pacers
LA Clippers
Memphis (Vancouver) Grizzlies
Minnesota Timberwolves
New Orleans Pelicans
Orlando Magic
Phoenix Suns
Utah Jazz
The oldest team on this list is the Suns, who came into the league in 1968.
Additionally, this list is a lot smaller than I thought it would be (10 teams), considering that there are teams that dominated entire eras.
Anyway, if you're wondering which team hasn’t won a title yet, now you do.
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