Some may have heard of the High Flying Earl "The Goat" Manigault he was famous for his dunks at the street basketball shrine known as RUCKER PARK.
He was mentored by Holcombe Rucker. Manigault was particularly famous for his leaping abilities on the basketball court, including his signature move - the double dunk. He would dunk the ball, catch it with his left hand, switch the ball to his right hand, bring it back around to the top of the basket and jam it through again, all done while still in the air on a single jump, and without hanging on the rim.
Earl was reportedly able to touch the top of the backboard to retrieve quarters and dollar bills, part of "elaborate innovations and tricks" elite street players of the era performed before games to help build their reputations.
He was only 6'1", but wore ankle weights constantly during practice as a child which helped him to build up tremendous jumping ability. He once dunked two-handed during a game from near the foul line over two players much taller than himself (Vaughn Harper 6'6", Val Reed 6'8").[3] He once reverse dunked 36 times in a row to win a $60 bet.
When Abdul-Jabbar finished his career with the Los Angeles Lakers and had his number retired at the Los Angeles Forum, he was asked who was the greatest player he had played with or against. After a long silence, he answered, "That would have to be 'The Goat'.
The CB can't touch the end rails (short rail)
Must be shot w/ level stroke
ALL 5 defenders are guarding the basket
The Crowd is guarding the goal (balls lined up through green line)
SLAM DUNK THE 9
So what does the Goat do when blocked by all 5 defenders?
He was mentored by Holcombe Rucker. Manigault was particularly famous for his leaping abilities on the basketball court, including his signature move - the double dunk. He would dunk the ball, catch it with his left hand, switch the ball to his right hand, bring it back around to the top of the basket and jam it through again, all done while still in the air on a single jump, and without hanging on the rim.
Earl was reportedly able to touch the top of the backboard to retrieve quarters and dollar bills, part of "elaborate innovations and tricks" elite street players of the era performed before games to help build their reputations.
He was only 6'1", but wore ankle weights constantly during practice as a child which helped him to build up tremendous jumping ability. He once dunked two-handed during a game from near the foul line over two players much taller than himself (Vaughn Harper 6'6", Val Reed 6'8").[3] He once reverse dunked 36 times in a row to win a $60 bet.
When Abdul-Jabbar finished his career with the Los Angeles Lakers and had his number retired at the Los Angeles Forum, he was asked who was the greatest player he had played with or against. After a long silence, he answered, "That would have to be 'The Goat'.
The CB can't touch the end rails (short rail)
Must be shot w/ level stroke
ALL 5 defenders are guarding the basket
The Crowd is guarding the goal (balls lined up through green line)
SLAM DUNK THE 9
So what does the Goat do when blocked by all 5 defenders?
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