Finger roll - Wikipedia

The finger roll is a specialized type of basketball layup shot where the ball is rolled off the tips of the player's fingers. The advantage of the finger ... Fingerroll FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch DemetriMcCameyforthe2009–10IllinoisFightingIlliniMikalBridgesforthe2016–17VillanovaWildcats Thefingerrollisaspecializedtypeofbasketballlayupshotwheretheballisrolledoffthetipsoftheplayer'sfingers.Theadvantageofthefingerrollisthattheballcantravelhighintheairoveradefenderthatmightotherwiseblockaregularjumpshotordunk,whilethespinappliedbytherollingoverthefingerswillcarrytheballtothebasketoffthebackboard.TheshotwaspioneeredbycenterWiltChamberlaininthe1960s.[1] Thefingerrollisnotoriousforbeingverydifficulttomaster,andfewplayersuseitastheirprimaryshot.Anotherdisadvantageisthattheshotisone-handed,andthereforehardertoprotecttheballwhileexecuting.OnefamousexceptionwasSanAntonioSpursforwardGeorgeGervin,whoturnedtheshotintoanearlyunstoppableweaponwhenheledtheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)inscoringbetween1978and1980. Althoughthefingerrollisaverychallengingshotitstillhasahighpercentageofmakingthebasket.Oncethereisopeningdownthelaneforalayup,thefingerrollisthemostconvenientduetodistanceawayfromtherim.Ifthereisnodefenderguardingandtryingtoblocktheshotthenitisnearlyimpossibletomiss.Thelayupcanhelpimproveone'sgamebecauseitcanmakeitharderfordefenderstodefendbynotknowingwhethertheoffenseisgoingforafingerrolloranotherlayup.[2] References[edit] ^Ostler,Scott(February2000)."Wilt:TheUltimateAll-Star".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2012-10-26.Retrieved2007-03-13. ^"TheFingerRollShot".RetrievedNovember5,2017. Externallinks[edit] "HowGeorgeGervinMadetheFingerRollFamous".BalltheRightMoves.TheRinger.April8,2020.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2021-12-15–viaYouTube. vteBasketballGeneraltopics FIBA Historyofbasketball ProtocolofStockholm JamesNaismith Variationsofbasketball Leagues Statistics Glossaryofterms Indexofarticles Rules Bonus Jumpball Officials Turnover Violation 3seconds Offense Defense 5seconds Timeline(8/10seconds) Basketinterference Carrying Doubledribble Goaltending Shotclock Traveling Foul Flagrant Personal Technical Gameplay Airball Alley-oop Assist Backboardshattering Ballhog Block Buzzerbeater Cherrypicking Dribble Crossover Dunk Eurostep Fadeaway Fastbreak Fly Flop Jumpshot Layup Fingerroll Fieldgoal Four-pointplay Freethrow Hookshot Moves Pickandroll Positions Posterized Playbook Rebound Point Screen Backscreen Slashing Steal Three-pointer Three-pointplay TrentTuckerRule Uncontestedshot StrategyGeneral Sixthman Offense Continuityoffense Flex Shuffle UCLAHighPost Wheel Dribbledrivemotion Fourcorners Motion Princeton Runandgun GrinnellSystem NellieBall Smallball Triangle Defense 1–2–1–1 1–3–1 2–3zone Amoeba Box-and-one Doubleteam Full-courtpress Hack-a-Shaq JordanRules Line Man-to-man Match-upzone Triangle-and-two Zone Equipment Backboard Ball Breakawayrim Court Halfcourt Key Net Possessionarrow Whistle Clothing Basketballsleeve Fingersleeve AirJordan ChuckTaylorAll-Stars Miscellaneous 100-pointscorers 50–40–90club AAUAll-Americans AAUchampions MikanDrill Playertracking Shootaround Tipdrill Winningstreaks Listoffilms Outlineofbasketball Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finger_roll&oldid=1062034453" Categories:Basketballterminology Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages فارسیFrançais Editlinks