Sport Science: Dirk Nowitzki's Fadeaway (ESPN)
Published July 8, 2023, 10:20 p.m. by Arrik Motley
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seven feet tall with nearly 35 inch long
arms at the apex of a 12 inch hop Dirks
release point is typically nine and a
half feet above the court in game 2 this
textbook form was on display with a
three-pointer that put Dallas up with 27
seconds to play goes up by three and
when Dirk is in his sweet spot from 15
to 19 feet from the hoop his unique
fadeaway jumper is virtually in
defensive here's why to create initial
separation Dirk's steps back with his
left leg and in less than three tenths
of a second brings up his right knee to
keep his defender at bay as Dirk jumps
he angles his torso approximately 20
degrees back creating roughly two and a
half feet more separation between the
ball and the defender
when Dirk gets a shot off from over nine
feet up with only four feet of
separation in a 50 degree release angle
all you can do is hope he missiles no 50
bucks a day and here's why Dirk's
fadeaway is virtually unblockable if you
were as tall as y'all mean with the
vertical leap of Derrick Rose and jump
straight up just four feet away from
where dirt released the shot you still
couldn't get a hand on the ball for ESPN
sports science I'm John Brenkus
