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Sean Wood @seankolias

over 9 years ago · Woodbury

$10 to whoever cracks Josh Woodbeck

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over 2 years ago

T Jass reverse layup for 4 points! Yes 4, his points are doubled for being 'on fire' 🔥 #RufflesCelebGame on ESPN

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Tristan Jass

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over 2 years ago

I had more assists at half time than she averaged her whole last season… AND more assists at half time then her whole career average… You pass the ball 😂😂 @Kelseyplum10

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over 2 years ago

THE ANATOMY OF A TRICK SHOT On Friday, one of the biggest names in hoops social media – and a longtime friend of the NBA family – takes the court, when Tristan Jass joins the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. A baller known worldwide for his trick shots, you may have also seen him throwing a dime in the sneak peek of Mac McClung’s AT&T Slam Dunk workout. TJass is famous for making magic happen. Exclusive for the Starting 5 newsletter, here’s how he does it. @TristanJass: From the pass, the spin of the ball, the angle of the shot, the force applied, the anatomy of making a trick shot is similar to the basics of physics and geometry. I’m figuring out different angles for each shot and with repetition, I get closer and closer to the target until eventually that target gets hit. The most important aspect of a trick shot is: Creativity. I got here today by being different. I focus on being as different as possible. I always go back to the question ‘how can I make this unlike any other trick shot I’ve already completed?’ That’s where a lot of my creativity comes from. Each trick shot depends on the gym setup, which can be overlooked in the creative process. Every NBA arena is unique so I need to scope out the area. Once I get an idea of what I want to do, I’ll have someone filming, someone rebounding and in some instances I’ll even have multiple people in a line relaying me the ball. If I have 25 minutes to hit something and I have four balls in rotation then it’s a lot quicker than just throwing one. Nothing feels better than making a tough trick shot. The hardest shot I ever made was when I was in Miami for the 2023 NBA Finals – I did a 360 off the railing on the second concourse of the Kaseya Center. That was the coolest shot I’ve made and it ended up gaining a lot of traction on social media. Now with some shots you get lucky, they go in quicker than others. However, I find myself at times taking at least a thousand attempts on one shot. You get to that 600th attempt and you start questioning whether or not you can make it. I always tell myself to keep going. There’s a cool hidden message for me when it comes to making my trick shots: Similar to life, you need to be okay with failure and you need to learn from your mistakes. If it takes me 600 tries to make a shot then I failed 599 times to do one thing successfully. I try to use that as motivation both on the court and in life. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, so keep shooting.