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NCAA Basketball: Smart’s hot seat, Duke’s weakness and more takeaways

By Brian Rauf

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Shaka Smart of the Texas Longhorns reacts as his team plays the Citadel Bulldogs at the Frank Erwin Center on November 16, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Shaka Smart of the Texas Longhorns reacts as his team plays the Citadel Bulldogs at the Frank Erwin Center on November 16, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /
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EVANSTON, IL – DECEMBER 04: Zavier Simpson #3 of the Northwestern Wildcats brings the ball up the court in the game against the Northwestern Wildcats in the first half at Welsh-Ryan Arena on December 4, 2018 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
EVANSTON, IL – DECEMBER 04: Zavier Simpson #3 of the Northwestern Wildcats brings the ball up the court in the game against the Northwestern Wildcats in the first half at Welsh-Ryan Arena on December 4, 2018 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

8) Zavier Simpson, bringing back the skyhook

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar used the skyhook as his go-to move on the way to becoming the leading scorer in the NBA history, but the shot has largely gone unused since he retired.

Many big men have developed reliable hooks or baby hooks, but no one has been able to utilize the skyhook.

Until Zavier Simpson, that is. Michigan’s point guard is using the skyhook to get shots off over bigger defenders inside and the results are b-e-a-utiful.

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Michigan has a lot of offensive weapons and Simpson has mostly been a distributor throughout his career. However, this move has made him one of the toughest players to defend when he attacks the basket, adding yet another dimension to Michigan’s offense.

Long live the skyhook!

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