Whenever people bring up what made Michael Jordan great, one of the things is always how big his hands were, but I never really got it. Don’t all NBA players have big hands and the ability to palm a ball? Like, I’m only 6’3 and I can do that shit pretty easily.
It is one of the key differences between him and Kobe.
Because of his hand size, everything he does is just 1-2% easier than Kobe, that 1-2% is a big gap between players of that level.
Physical gifts matter.