I watched a really interesting "Sport Science" video about Ray Allen's game-winning shot at the end of game 6 of the NBA Finals last season (the link is below). Without hitting this ridiculously unlikely shot, the Heat would have lost game 6 and the NBA Finals all together, changing the course of history. There are a lot of interesting physics explained in the video that made the shot significantly harder than the average 3-pointer. For instance, because the shot was rushed, Allen's release was at 40 degrees, way flatter than the optimal 48 degrees. This reduces the area of the basket in which the ball could successfully pass through the hoop, because it is not coming down from as high and is more likely to hit one of the edges of the rim. In addition, his unusually far distance from the 3-point line made it so that if he shot it even 1 degree more to the left or the right, the ball would have hit the rim and missed. It's really interesting to see how such minute differences in form can drastically change the chances of a shot's success.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEyXm6-MMVQ
That was extremely interesting Joe! I can't believe how precise the angle Allen had to shoot at to get the basketball into the hoop! The Heat better be paying him some substantial amount of money for saving the game this time!
ReplyDeleteI definitely say I hate the Miami Heat and its too bad they won last season, but Ray Allen is definitely an athlete. Sports Science reveals things about an athlete that I have never noticed, and some of it is slightly applicable to my athletics. But wutevs, congrats to Ray Allen :(
ReplyDeleteBring the interest in different area also learn math, when people play basketball they will think that about that.
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