Tyson should try this!

WSJ:
" In a January game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Edwards lobbed the ball up and off the backboard, raced after it, and slammed it through the rim with a two-handed dunk. It was a thrilling sight, an audacious display of athleticism and ingenuity.

But the most remarkable thing about Edwards' maneuver was that it wasn't unique. Across the league, this techniquelet's call it a self-oopis becoming a go-to move for the NBA's top players"

ANTHONY EDWARDS ARE YOU KIDDING 😳

⭐️ » https://t.co/adpbBYDQ4T pic.twitter.com/Slhm57U20Y

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 19, 2024

HoopDreams said:

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Tyson should try this!

WSJ:
" In a January game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Edwards lobbed the ball up and off the backboard, raced after it, and slammed it through the rim with a two-handed dunk. It was a thrilling sight, an audacious display of athleticism and ingenuity.

But the most remarkable thing about Edwards' maneuver was that it wasn't unique. Across the league, this techniquelet's call it a self-oopis becoming a go-to move for the NBA's top players"

ANTHONY EDWARDS ARE YOU KIDDING 😳

⭐️ » https://t.co/adpbBYDQ4T pic.twitter.com/Slhm57U20Y

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 19, 2024

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How about this one by Halliburton:

I remember in the 80s (and into the 90s) that was considered traveling. Lots of players back then could do the same thing, but the rules didn't allow them to do it. Otherwise, Michael Jordan would've made it a regular part of his repertoire.

HoopDreams said:

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Tyson should try this!

WSJ:
" In a January game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Edwards lobbed the ball up and off the backboard, raced after it, and slammed it through the rim with a two-handed dunk. It was a thrilling sight, an audacious display of athleticism and ingenuity.

But the most remarkable thing about Edwards' maneuver was that it wasn't unique. Across the league, this techniquelet's call it a self-oopis becoming a go-to move for the NBA's top players"

ANTHONY EDWARDS ARE YOU KIDDING 😳

⭐️ » https://t.co/adpbBYDQ4T pic.twitter.com/Slhm57U20Y

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 19, 2024

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That is awesome! Note that almost all of the several prior Cal Head Basketball Coaches, had a Cal player done that, in a game, would've sat them.

01Bear said:

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I remember in the 80s (and into the 90s) that was considered traveling. Lots of players back then could do the same thing, but the rules didn't allow them to do it. Otherwise, Michael Jordan would've made it a regular part of his repertoire.

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Idk about it being considered traveling. I'd be interested to see some support for that. Had someone ever tried it? If not, I think it's more likely that no one had thought of it before. The first time I saw it done was Tracy McGrady in an all star game.




https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/1558739-tracing-the-origin-of-the-off-the-backboard-alley-oop.amp.html

This article says the one by TMac that I remembered popularized it, but that TMac had done it before - as far back as high school and also in an NBA preseason game in 2001.

GMP said:

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01Bear said:

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I remember in the 80s (and into the 90s) that was considered traveling. Lots of players back then could do the same thing, but the rules didn't allow them to do it. Otherwise, Michael Jordan would've made it a regular part of his repertoire.

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Idk about it being considered traveling. I'd be interested to see some support for that. Had someone ever tried it? If not, I think it's more likely that no one had thought of it before. The first time I saw it done was Tracy McGrady in an all star game.




https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/1558739-tracing-the-origin-of-the-off-the-backboard-alley-oop.amp.html

This article says the one by TMac that I remembered popularized it, but that TMac had done it before - as far back as high school and also in an NBA preseason game in 2001.

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This was as far back as I could find:
https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/26902/legalized-passing-to-yourself

That said, given the basketball IQ of guys like Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan, if the rule had been in place in the 1980s and 1990s, there is no way they wouldn't have exploited it. Heck, I still love how Larry Bird and Magic used to inbound the ball to himself by throwing it off a defender's backside. I also loved how Magic used to always throw up a shot (on offense) whenever he heard a whistle. Those guys absolutely knew the rules and did everything they could within them.