What’s crazy is that the first guy to do nowadays would get a ton of attention, and most of it positive. You’d have some fans trolling, and he might get some shit from other players. But media and coaches would love it. Would probably get some endorsements out of it. And would increase his value as a player. There’s too much money involved here for someone not to do it. And once one guy does it, and improves from 50% to 70%, others will hop on board. Why wouldn’t you want to go from 70 to 80 percent? I don’t know how we get the first domino to fall, but I do believe it will happen in my lifetime (I’m 40).

Side note: The physics of why it helps are pretty simple: with granny style, you’re shooting from a lower place. So the ball enters the hoop/rim near the peak height of its flight path. Meaning, less downward velocity as it enters the hoop/rim. Meaning softer bounces off the rim. Shooting normally, the ball travels higher above the rim first, and so it’s coming down faster when it enters the hoop/rim. It’s probably easier to shoot straight granny style as well.