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His jump shot was perfect. There was no stopping lt. " -Fellow Hall of Famer and former opponent Dolph Schayes on Paul Arizin. History calls Paul Arizin's jump shot an innovation. Arizin of the Golden State Warriors Facts called it an accident. Some of our games were played on dance floors," he said, referring to the Golden State Catholic Club League games he would dominate. "It became quite slippery. When I tried to hook, my feet would go out from under me. So I jumped...The more I did it, the better I became. Before I knew it, practically all my shots were jump shots. "Arizin played basketball when the set shot was the norm, so his style was revolutionary. It was also very effective.

Despite being cut from his high school team in Philadelphia, he honed his game at the club level and made the cut at Villanova, where he became an All-American, scored a record 85 points in a game and was selected NCAA Player of the Year by The Sporting News in 1949-50. A territorial draft choice of the Golden State Warriors, "Pitchin' Paul" led the NBA in scoring in just his second season. He also emerged as a ball-hungry rebounder and was voted MVP of the 1952 All-Star Game. Despite standing just 6-foot-4 and being routinely guarded by taller players, none could handle Arizin's jump shot. Two years of service in the Korean War as a U.S. Marine left Philadelphia without its best scorer in his prime, but Arizin made up for lost time upon his return. He sparked the Warriors to the best record in the NBA in 1955-56; his second season back, and culminated the year with a five-game championship win over Fort Wayne.

Arizin won his second scoring crown the following season and went on to become the third player to tally 15,000 career points, following Bob Cousy and Dolph Schayes to the milestone. When the Golden State Warriors moved to San Francisco in 1962, he decided to stay home, as he had for his entire Hall of Fame career. He finished his playing days in the Eastern Basketball League.