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I always admired Kahn, besides the obvious intensity, which lets be honest, is absolutely insane; the perfect form he keeps on reaction saves is probably the best I have ever seen. It is somewhat counter-intuitive, but when you are diving to your left you want to reach with your right hand, and vice versa, except when the ball is on or near the ground. Same goes for backing up, you should be reaching with your front arm. There is a number of reasons for this, but short answer is it gets there quicker and with more reach. Not necessarily is he the best keeper ever, although he has a damn good claim to it, but that he essentially developed the prototype of how a modern keeper stops shots. Right when he was coming into his prime, in the late 90s and early 2000s, the balls changed, they were becoming smoother and smoother, which makes the ball knuckle and dip easily since there is less air resistance on the outside (like a baseball with no seems). Khan was brilliant at not trying to catch the ball on fast, difficult shots which can move late and slip between your hands or rebound in front of the goal. By either redirecting the ball around the post, over the top, or punching it away, he makes certain that there will be no follow up shot. Giving away a corner kick is much better than knocking the ball back into play when you will be on the ground. |
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Don't call me Shirley
Join Date: Jun 2010
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All the couples were thinking "It's a theater full of scary bikers!" except the black couple, thinking "It's a theater full of white people!" Wouldn't this have been funnier if the theater just been full of normal-looking black people? Would couples still leave?
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Spice Master
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That is an amazing bike -- I've never seen such a minimalist dirtbike before. It's practically a mountain bike.
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I make bad decisions.
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