Louis held the record for most 3's made in a season for *22 seasons* - was finally passed BARELY by Reggie Miller in his "made most 3's" season. Louis also held the record for most 3's attempted for *26* seasons* - it took Ray Allen's highest "attempted most 3's" season to pass THAT mark. Yet the ABA 3 point range was 25' from the center of the basket (24' 3" from the edge), where the NBA had a 3 point line for most of it's existence in the NBA at 22' 9" from the edge (22' 3" for a few seasons in the 1990s), which dropped the 3PG% of Louis a percent or three (the NBA time with the 6 INCH shorter line was good for about 1% higher 3FG% as I recall). @gohanblack - sorta right, the figures were a little longer for the NBA and they didn't measure from the same point as the ABA did, but the ABA shot WAS noticeably longer (2 feet/2.5 feet). There's a reason Louis was one of the 7 "unanimous" choices for the All ABA team - even though his time in the NBA wasn't nearly as effective with the NBA not getting the 3 point shot 'til a year or two after Louis retired. Nice to see him get SOME recognition.
@@Basically_Basketball People CLAIM that Curry is "the 3 point revolution". That's wrong - Curry is part of a long EVOlution, Damier was the revolution back before Curry was BORN.
Actually, Louis DID get competition, but not anyone serious during his first 3 seasons in the league. Billy Keller COULD argue with him (AND DID) for the rest of the existence of the ABA, and there were other names in that mix as well. Louis was there at the start - Keller came along some seasons later.
I still think that Dantley is the better overall scorer, but he wasn't near as consistent as English, he played way less games than English did in the 80s
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The ABA had the 3 point line during it's entire existence.
Ol Louie was a great player at the University of Kentucky before the ABA.
Don’t forget the Aba 3 point line was 25 feet and players were shooting 37% front they’re so imagine 22 feet they’d be shooting 40%
Louis held the record for most 3's made in a season for *22 seasons* - was finally passed BARELY by Reggie Miller in his "made most 3's" season.
Louis also held the record for most 3's attempted for *26* seasons* - it took Ray Allen's highest "attempted most 3's" season to pass THAT mark.
Yet the ABA 3 point range was 25' from the center of the basket (24' 3" from the edge), where the NBA had a 3 point line for most of it's existence in the NBA at 22' 9" from the edge (22' 3" for a few seasons in the 1990s), which dropped the 3PG% of Louis a percent or three (the NBA time with the 6 INCH shorter line was good for about 1% higher 3FG% as I recall).
@gohanblack - sorta right, the figures were a little longer for the NBA and they didn't measure from the same point as the ABA did, but the ABA shot WAS noticeably longer (2 feet/2.5 feet).
There's a reason Louis was one of the 7 "unanimous" choices for the All ABA team - even though his time in the NBA wasn't nearly as effective with the NBA not getting the 3 point shot 'til a year or two after Louis retired. Nice to see him get SOME recognition.
Those are some great facts, Dampier was way ahead of his time
@@Basically_Basketball People CLAIM that Curry is "the 3 point revolution".
That's wrong - Curry is part of a long EVOlution, Damier was the revolution back before Curry was BORN.
Actually, Louis DID get competition, but not anyone serious during his first 3 seasons in the league.
Billy Keller COULD argue with him (AND DID) for the rest of the existence of the ABA, and there were other names in that mix as well.
Louis was there at the start - Keller came along some seasons later.
You're right, Dampier definitely had the longevity over most of his competition
BTW - you're putting too much emphasis on the second part of his name,
DAM - pier, not dam-PIER.
Dantley was good, but Alex English outscored him in the 1980s (and the entire REST of the NBA).
I still think that Dantley is the better overall scorer, but he wasn't near as consistent as English, he played way less games than English did in the 80s