If I had a jumper

What if I told you there once was a skier who won a Gold Medal at the Olympics, but he didn't know how to ski? You'd call me crazy--and probably be interested in knowing what I was talking about. I have a similar story.

I always loved the game of basketball. It was my passion as a child. I spent every day of summer playing basketball in my driveway pretending I was Larry Bird and the Celtics trying to beat Magic and the Lakers. I shot and I shot and I shot for hours. Thanks to that I became a pretty decent shooter. Actually, at my young age, I was a very good shooter. In my mind, that was a prerequisite for playing basketball and being successful. The NBA has proven me wrong. I bring you a list of 4 NBA players who have made the All-Star game in the last 5 years, who can't shoot the rock.

This picture is worth a thousand words.

Somebody might want to tell Ben Wallace his right hand is facing the wrong direction

Mutombo looks concerned. We all know why.

Rondo might want to consider using two hands.

Just as I was about to send this to press I decide to search "define basketball" on google. This is what I found: "a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop". It looks like these guys are throwing the ball at the basket, not shooting.

True there are many different tasks to be performed on the court, and players are paid big bucks for specialized skills and abilities they bring to a team. But here's my take...you get paid millions of dollars to play basketball in the NBA...learn how to shoot.