Paul's new toy

So about  a week ago Mike Gorman was teasing (and flattering) Tommy Heinsohn about his "record" for most shot attempts per minutes played in NBA history.  It came down to an ungaurdable sweeping, running hook shot that would either go in or not but could not really be stopped.  It was the bail out shot.  Anybody remember this?  They showed video of him doing it down on the right baseline.  Tommy said he was trying to teach it to somebody, Big Baby, I think. 

Then last night in the Miami game Paul Pierce goes into this methodical, paint-by-numbers set up down on the right block for.......an ungaurdable hook shot.  He did it twice and hit them both and seemed to have real nice footwork, control of the ball, and vision on the shot, the latter being the most important part - he could see the basket just fine while doing it.  He even seemed to be trying to find ways to set up for that shot throughout the game.  He missed one from just inside the free throw line on the right side in traffic.  But wow, would I love to see PP add that shot to his bag, not an unctrolled Alonzo Mourning jump hook, but a slow and deliberate set up where the body is perpendicular to the defender creating tons of space and he just raises up his right side in an old man basketball kind of way and nails it.  Everybody can laugh and tease him all they want when he is 10 of 12 from the field. 

I love this guy.  What an amazing thing for him to do at this time in his career.