Finger roll
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finger-roll-198-11608764
title:
Finger roll
text:
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 roll is that the ball can travel high in the air over a defender that might otherwise block a regular jump shot or dunk, while the spin applied by the rolling over the fingers will carry the ball to the basket off the backboard. The shot was pioneered by center Wilt Chamberlain in the 1960s. The finger roll is notorious for being very difficult
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Basketball technique
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_roll
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date modified:
2024-02-28T23:10:37Z
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