Stop trolling. Career 37% or career 45%? Thats what I thought.better shooter, KD or Steph? I'll take KD, come at me
KD easily. He can shoot from anywherebetter shooter, KD or Steph? I'll take KD, come at me
better shooter, KD or Steph? I'll take KD, come at me
and steph is stuck with shooting mid range jumpers....KD easily. He can shoot from anywherebetter shooter, KD or Steph? I'll take KD, come at me
It's just funny.
Kevin Durant is also quite good near the basket, but he's more active and even more deadly from the outside than James. In a normal era, Durant would likely be the most effective scorer in the league, but we're not in a normal era — we're in the LeBron era. Still, Durant is an elite shooter from virtually every spot on the floor.
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He is so good that the weaknesses on his shot chart are the spots where he's only slightly above NBA average. That's crazy. Curry is a better perimeter shooter than both James and Durant, but he can't match their abilities near the basket, where he's actually a below-average NBA scorer. Still, thanks to his insane jump shot, Curry accumulates points at unusually effective rates.
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Calculating ShotScore for outside shots only (eliminating the inside shots) reveals the great "pure shooters" in the NBA. It should come as no surprise that Curry comes out on top. Last season, the Warriors guard took 1,120 shots outside of 7.5 feet; these shots resulted in 1,247 points, or 195 more points than expected. League-wide, in terms of ShotScore for outside shots, Curry leads a top five that also includes Kevin Durant, Jose Calderon, Kyle Korver, and Dirk Nowitzki.
you guys are hyping up this "KD around the basket" stuff like he's not damn near 7ft.
Good Point...
