Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham for January 29, 2016

Watch your back, Mopman I’m starting to think Max Bacon could be a future janitor of the year.

P1: Looks like Max has grown or she’s shrunk.

Maxwell must be a magician. There’s no evidence of an ipad in P1, but in P2 one magically appears. And he’s good, too, to have something from the present day show up and work in 50’s Milford.

Well Menzie, now that you’ve mastered that, let’s hit the showers and make a much more interesting video.

Rick Barry shot free throws underhand and had a .900 percentage when he was in the NBA.

SWOOSH!Didn’t Wilt do “potty shots” as well?

Granny shots!!!! Wow! If only one of the smart alecks on the message board would have seen this coming.

Next, Max will teach her the set shot.

Called it Wednesday. Not that I’m a savant or something. Saw Rick Barry play several times during his ABA years. IMO, he was the first guy who made wearing wristbands cool.

P-1: No reflection on you…P-2: If this works, I’vegot a lot of other videos for er, um, teachingP-3: That’s it, hold it low with both handsP-4: see dialog

Now teach her the “pick & roll”. But she has that mastered as seen in P2 yesterday.

P3- Ken(zie) looking a bit like David Pack, guitarist of “super group” Ambrosia, circa 1979…all we need now is Helen Reddy to introduce the team….

Yet another totally unpredictable plot twist! I wonder if Kenzie will come through in the clutch in an important game now.

“What’s the catch?”“It looks weird.”“That’s OK, I can beat the crap out of anyone who laughs at me.”

That’s one fine lady mullet. Or maybe it’s an ape drape. Or a Norco neckwarmer. Hockey hair? Tennessee tophat? Regardless, it’s what brings the boys to the yard, right?

Tennessee tophat indeed, well done…

As a former (6th and 7th grade) user of this technique, I should point out, her hands should be to the sides and under, not on top, of the ball. Her technique would create backspin and be worse than the original for rim assist.

@MOP: this is a no spin zone

Argh! I must apologize to Bluedarter and to the Thorpians at large – Bluedarter did indeed mention Ted St. Martin in re free-throw shooting back on Wednesday. I’ll just go over to the corner, sit quietly and observe…. :-)

Uh Max, she could also practice shooting. A message from Captain Obvious

P3- So help me, I’m having a Rick Springfield flashback.

There was a Jeopardy clue last night about Calvin Murphy hitting 96% of his free throws in the 80-81 season.