Larry bird hands down if he was able to stay healthy he was hurt and still sunk them from anywhere he would tell you what he was going to do and you still could not stop him
Jerry West - Jerry West - Jerry West; believe it or not, the NBA started in 1946, not 1980. Jerry West was an assassin who took all the clutch shots . . . and made them long before Stephon Curry or Damian Lillard were a twinkle in their father's eye. Any greatest shooter list without Jerry West is just some young generation X person who disregards history.
Correct, Mr Clutch! Also, Oscar, Hal, Sam, Rick, Elvin, Pistol, Earl, Larry, Etc, Etc, Etc!!! My apologies to some I didn’t list. Also, they all were beaten up by their opponents…research Jerry’s many broken noses. Hal played half his games with a thick pad on his thigh. Then look at Mike(not on his list), who drew a foul if someone breathed on him! These “list makers “ should learn the game!! Sigh….
Pete Maravich is the greatest shooter ever.The only year he played with the three point line he was ten fir fifteen as an old man with bad knees .If Maravich played with the three point line his entire career his numbers would be mind boggling
@@georgearmour5259 that doesn’t make him the greatest shooter of all time, he literally shot a three about once every 3 games, so while yes, he was a very good shooter, he is no where near the greatest
We live in a world of prejudice in basketball! Nobody plays Defense anymore and everybody seems to believe that you have to be Black to play basketball! If it wasn’t for the history of any sport then we wouldn’t need to have them today! Very few white athletes who play college basketball, football care about the draft! They don’t have a prayer to be drafted and that’s just america today!
Pete Maravich had bad shooting average 43,8% both collage and NBA! Allen Iverson had bad shooting average 42% his NBA career! Kobe Bryant had bad shooting average 44% his NBA career! Denver Nuggets scored 126,5 points in 1982 scoring NBA team regular season average record! Back then The People loved high scoring but today the crazy people claiming we want low scoring NBA! The Hard truth is NBA basketball was only 3th sport in The USA! NFL football and MLB baseball were popular the NBA in 1980s! World Series baseball had two times bigger tv ratings than Bird Magic NBA finals in 1980s!!No-one wants to watch bad shooters!!
Top 5 shooters (in n o particular order): 1. Jerry West 2. Steve Nash 3. Steph Curry 4. Larry Bird 5. Ray Allen I included Bird and Nash because Bird shot 90/50/40 twice and Nash accomplished those numbers in a season 4 times. Bird also shot those percentages over a 5 year span. Curry is the greatest deep shooter of all-time, Jerry West was an amazing shooter that played during the pre-3 era. Ray Allen was just a great shooter period and shot 40% from 3 for his career.
There was a player in the '70's named Downtown Freddie Brown, who played for the Seattle Sonics. He had great range but unfortunately played before the 3-point line was implemented in the NBA. He was an outstanding long-range shooter.
Downtown Freddy Brown shot my favorite team- the 1978 Denver Nuggets out of the West Finals. Plain and simple. Denver wins that series (I have 3 of the games on tape) if Fred Brown doesn't do what he did in the 4th quarters alone. And degree of difficulty? Freddy's shots- leaning from 24 feet off the board- over and over again...I've never forgiven him I'm convinced the Nuggets win the title in 78 (they would have beaten Washington) if Downtown Freddy Brown missed 3 or 4 more shots.
There is a reason Jerry West is the logo. The best criterion is the player’s shooting percentage when the shot can win the game. Using this criterion BIRD & WEST are head and shoulders above the rest of the rest!
Steph Curry , Larry Bird, Ray Allen. Brian Winters. Then a long list for the last spot , Cazzie Russell, Clay Thompson, Chris Mullin, Tim Legler ( short career though ) Petro , Jerry West , Reggie Miller and several others
Cool video, but do you think the NBA only started in 1980!? I can’t take any top shooter list seriously without the great Jerry West in it. You can’t penalize the guy because he didn’t have a 3pt line. West would completely school your top 5 list. Also no mention of Pistol Pete, Rick Barry, Drazen Petrovic. Come on man, respect the greats that came before cable TV, social media and cell phones. One other guy I’m sure you’ve never heard of because he didn’t play in the NBA, Oscar Schmidt of Brazil. Easily one of the greatest shooters ever.
I am an old school guy (59 years old) have a large collection of games on tape from the 1970s- listen enough with Pistol Pete and Rick Barry on the list of greatest shooters. That is nostalgia clouding our judgement. Maravich and Barry's FG% was way too low- even in the time when they mostly shot mid-range. They were volume shooters but Maravich is remembered fondly because of his unique ball handling and passing skills- great to watch and get the crowd excited but he was a very low percentage shooter. I love old school NBA- I would rather watch games I have from the 70s and 80s than I would a modern game00 but listen, as bad as we hate to admit it- shooters are overall better today-especially from three- because they work on it from grade school on. Steph Curry is the greatest shooter of all time and it is not even close. He is on a different level shooter than West (who was GREAT), Bird, Jordan- anybody. And please- Maravich and Barry may deserve to be on some all-time lists- but shooting is not one of them.
People always argue with me, but I always say that Glen Rice is a better 3pt shooter than Reggie Miller. Glen Rice was more efficient. The stats and averages also provide proof on my side. Reggie was a volume and momentum shooter. Don't give him momentum because then good luck stopping him.
This should be easy. Once go over a certain usage threshold we only need to look at points per possession used. Shot selection is part of shooting. If it wasn't, we just give it to shot beauty kings like Vince Carter or JR Smith. We have to take credit away from people who miss because they aren't choosing the best shots.
and thats why dame loses out BIGTIME over steph..... diehard dame fans claim: 'but dame had to carry his team, everybody knew dame was gonna shoot, so its more difficult.' they seem to forget the open looks Durant and Klay got just cuz curry was running offball, that dude got faceguarded and double teamed OFFBALL... picked up halfcourt just like dame but OFFBALL. there is just 1 stephen curry and there aint no copy, wanna see dame copies? trae young still plays 3 times a week, give him a look.
Bird is #2. This content creator was clearly born in the 2000s and never watched Bird, on anyone else before the 2000s, play. Just because he wasn't chucking up 10 threes a game, eh? Also, clutch should matter and NOBODY was more clutch than Larry.
This is bullshit list, you didn't say best 3 pointer shooter bird and MJ would tell what he was going to do then say stop meif you can. Because I older ..you said best shooter that not saying 3's curry won't make my best shooter because most uncontested ....I hate bird but either iceman or bird or MJ BECAUSE THE FACT TELL YOU TO YOU FACE. I AM GOING LEFT THE SHOOT FADEAWAY JUMPER OF BACK BOARD NOW STOP ME 😅
The greatest midrange/jump shooter in history is without question Jordan. He shot 50% for his career shooting predominantly midrange jumpers from all over the court and even with those last couple of seasons he played into his 40s that obviously hurt that percentage. Had he practiced shooting 3s and implemented them into his game I think he would have been right up there with anybody but he simply didn't see shooting 3s as a viable way to score. MJ's shooting form is the most perfect I've ever seen. It was absolutely textbook.
Bird and Reggie were shooting with people hanging on them. Bird didn’t have speed to get open like the little guys but still shot lights out. Behind the backboard, over 2 people, it didn’t matter, he was the best.
@mikelliteras397 Larry Legend did have some down years in terms of efficiency. The style of basketball at the time definitely contributed to that. Even so, Bird was remarkable despite his limitations including his back injury. Bird’s impact on today’s shooters cannot be stressed enough. Bird was one of the architects of both the stepback shot and the fadeaway. Without his contributions, we wouldn’t get to witness the excellence of today’s shooters.
@DetectiveArgument considering the 3 point line wasn't introduced until birds rookie season, birds shooting was incredible. Also considering he lead the league In 3 point volume at least on 2 occasions while having a 4 year stretch averaging 50/40/90. I'd take bird over Dame any day of the week
@@nbabackcourtmedia clearly you never saw Bird play. Only thing Curry is a little better at is handles and longer distance shots. Bird was way more efficient overall and was the way better overall player that was expected to everything every night with the opposing team trying to stop him. Curry when KD played with him was the second best player on the team.
@@hepwo91222 obviously I wasn’t alive to watch it in real time but I’ve seen plenty of bird footage, not denying his greatness and tough shot ability. But when we’re strictly talking shooting Curry is #1 no contest imo. Distance, efficiency, and difficulty goes to him for me especially relative to his size. The conversation that’s being had is only shooting, but side note Curry was still the best player on the warriors during the KD years imo.
I think Nash might deserve a spot on the list, because while he might not have had the highest volume, when his team needed him he often increased his volume especially in playoff games without a drop in efficiency.
@@younglove3362 maybe, he is definitely there with Dirk, Klay and Bird as locked for top 10. I probably wouldn't take him above any of these players either to be fair, but to me him and Klay are the two closest.
3 players have made the 50/40/90 club more than once. Larry Bird did it twice, 86-87 & 87-88 and Durant has done it twice in 12-13 and 22-23 (10 years apart!!). Steve Nash did it FOUR times 05-06, 07-08, 08-09 and 2009-10. He missed doing it FIVE years in a row by having this shooting split in 2006/07: .532 FG, .455 3pt, and .899 FT. So he missed Five years in row of 50/40/90 by 1 (maybe 2) missed free throws. Nash is an all-time ELITE shooter. i would have Bird, Nash, Curry, Durant and Reggie Miller or Klay in some order.
Great list! Where would you place Dirk? I would say Dirk is only slightly behind KD - he has very slightly worse efficiencies from 3, midrange, and FT, and has slightly more cumulative 3pts.
Thank You! Dirk’s definitely top 8. Everything you mentioned in terms of efficiency plus that iconic fadeaway jump shot. He was big time when his team needed him most, shooting 45/46 from the free throw line in the finals in 2011. I’d have him at 6 but I would not be up in arms if someone argued Klay or Bird instead. The arguments for Klay, Bird, and Dirk are all strong cases. I’d say Dirk’s efficiency from the free throw line and mid range put him over Klay because their percentages in terms of made shots when assisted are close to the same. Dirk created his shot more from the low/mid post than Klay does off the dribble. Dirk also took more difficult shots. I’d have Dirk over Bird because of volume, since I do value volume, but also efficiency and longevity. Bird had 4 seasons shooting under 30% from 3 and that was in the early part of his career prior to the back injury. It’s pretty insane that Dirk continued his shooting efficiency after age 35 aside from when he was 40. Even though I don’t have Bird top 6, it should definitely be stated how remarkable it is that he shot as well as he did after getting injured. Also, it’s pretty clear that a lot today’s players took inspiration from Larry Bird’s moves(Stepback and Fadeaway). Today’s shooters would not be as good as they are without Larry Bird.
I watched a lot of Michael Redd in college & was primarily a slasher. He really developed as a great outside shooter after his first season in the NBA.
top 5 is tough, but Bird not on there? Only reason he wouldn't be is playing in an era where players took less 3's, as a shooter, he was ridiculous and the only guy mentioned in this video that had 3 league MVP's. If its best 3 point shooter, I could leave Bird off the list due to lack of volume, but as an overall shooter, no, he belongs he was incredibly efficient and his teams were winning with him being the dominant player.
Getting MVPs doesn't make you a better shooter. He said in his video that he values volume a lot. Base on that criteria not having Bird in the list make complete sense.
@@zombie92110 Bird averaged 24 PPG with 49.6% FG game for his career, I would call that volume shooting and efficiency. Also made a lot of crazy circus shots seem normal.
@@hepwo91222 when he talking about shooting we are talking about jump shot. Other wise big men would be on the list to they have by far the best percentage. Bird just didn't take enough 3s with high enough percentage compare to the other guys on this list that is not even close. If Nash CP3 aren't on the list then Bird has no business being in to.
The issue with Bird is mainly the fact that he had something like 3 great seasons shooting-wise but for some reasons those 3 great seasons are considered as is averages. Like yea, he had 3 pretty good seasons averaging 50 / 40 / 90, but that's just not representative of his whole career. That's like saying Shaq 2000 season when he averaged 30 points and14 rebounds season is representative of his whole career. Bird was not THAT efficient overall, even for his time. We're just talking about his absolute peak when we're talking about him as one of the greatest shooter ever, if we're taking Curry absolute peak too there is just no comparison lol, Curry at his peak is more efficient than basically all of the greatest Centers ever while taking mainly contested jumpshots.
@@Herzeder I think Bird averaged 50/40/90 for like 5 years, but in reality only had I think 2 seasons that surpassed those numbers as they are rare, he was the MVP 3 times and the runner up 4 times and was in the top 5 I think for a decade in the voting. As for Curry, he is a better 3 point shooter than Bird, has better handles, Bird is better at every other aspect of the game that includes 2 point shots.
WATCHING NBA SINCE ITS BEGINNING & HERE ARE MY TOP 5, NUMBER 5 IS KLAY THOMPSON, NUMBER 4 IS REGGIE MILLER, NUMBER 3 IS STEPH CURRY, NUMBER 2 IS RAY ALLEN & NUMBER 1 IS LARRY BIRD, LARRY WON 3 STRAIGHT 3 POINT CONTESTS WITH GREAT SHOOTERS ALL IN THOSE GAMES, WHEN YOU NEED A 3 POINT SHOT TO WIN & EVERYONE ON THE OTHER TEAM, THE ARENA & TV LAND KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET THE BALL & YOU STILL COME THROUGH AND YOU DEMANDED THE BALL, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE PLAYER HIT SO MANY LAST SECOND 3 POINTERS, AND AS PAT RILEY SAID, IF MY LIFE IS ON THE LINE FOR ONE SHOT TO SAVE MY LIFE, YOU GIVE IT TO LARRY BIRD!!! I WATCH A DVD ON HIM CALLED LARRY LEGEND & I SCREAMED SO MANY TIMES SAYING NO ONE CAN DO THAT!!! GLAD YOU PLAYED IN MY LIFETIME LARRY BIRD, THEY WON'T PUT YOU IN THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME, WHETER IT'S POLITICS, RACE, OR WHATEVER, YOU & OSCAR ROBERTSON ARE THE 2 BEST ALL AROUND PLAYERS THE NBA HAS EVER SEEN!!! THANK YOU LARRY LEGEND BIRD!
Yeah, of course the list is going to be populated with current players if one of the bigger criteria's is amount of usage. Considering the 3ball attempts is constantly going up and up ever since the 2000s, you're basically rigging the list to favour the modern NBA player, the more modern, the better. Hell, the NBA even had to shorten the 3point line for a couple of years to ENCOURAGE players to attempt the shot more. The man who invented the 50/40/90 club isn't even in the top 5 shooting? I didn't even hear Jerry West mentioned, one of the best shooters in the 60s. This isn't a list of the top 5 shooters in NBA history. This is a list of top 5 volume 3point shooters of all time.
Wow - could you imagine how it would be if three of these players were on the same team? That team would probably go to the finals 3 straight years and, barring massive injuries, would win 3 straight titles.
Bird should be top of this 5, the best shooter of all time, contested , difficult shot, and clutch jumphot, he is all around player, but if you make him shoot everytime, then he will be deadly than steph
I will throw an outside the box shooter....Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.....his sky hook was the most effective shot before the crazy 3 point shooting era. Jabbar could hit it from 15' and no one could stop it. Jerry West, Mark Price, Steve Nash were textbook shooters.
No. I'd love to see Durant and Curry try to drive the lane with any Oakley, Lambieer, Rodman, Mahorn, or any one of several others in the way. While Draymond Green is a punk, he wouldn't be in the top 10 dirtiest players in 1989.
The recency bias of you young folks kills me. You think because a a dude jacks up a lot of shots, it makes him a better shooter. I'll take Bird, Maravich, West, Robertson, etc. over all these cats playing in the wide open era of no defense and 42 three-point attempts per night. Steph would be shut down in the 70's-90's, nobody would have any use for a skinny 6' 3", three point specialist. Same with Durant, just a tall skinny guy would would havr his a$$ knocked around and his shot slapped in a different era. I watched in person, not grainy TH-cam videos, the NBA since the 1970's. Bird was the Coldest Dude Ever, that I personally witnessed. I take Bird over Curry in any shooting contest, threes, free-throws, mid-range, what-evs. Little Steph would get his weak stuff rejected against real big men, while the players I mentioned were big and tough (both mentally and physically) enough to still do their thing. Imagine Little Steph against Michael Cooper, when on the rare occasion Cooper allowed him to have the ball, that stuff would get swatted, and Steph would be on the bench. Nowadays, these mentally weak floppers get no physical defense, resulting in wide open shots, and you young guys overestimate their ability as a result. Bird playing today would average 38/14/12 against this weak stuff, and then check out in the 3rd, with a 20 point lead as he felt no need to pad stats against a beaten opponent. For you young-uns who think Bird was just a shooter, he blocked more shots per game then Le-bum, had more steals per game than the "King", was a better shooter, far superior rebounder, and better defender everywhere on the court. Since you all like stats, check out Birds "Defensive Wins Shares" vs. Le-Bum. Bird ranks higher if you want to save time. I'll take the "Chosen One" in a dunk contest however. Whoopee.
all right you chumps here it is: best variety of shots all over court larry bird, best 3pt shooter curry, best classical point guard shooters (and curiously best ft shooters) Mark Price and Steve Nash, best hot/streak shooter Klay Thompson, since I named two shooters about equal in the pg, I'll say best percentage play/opportunist shooter Steve Kerr. bonus, Best shooters whose careers ended early to compare to longer playing shooters due to death or blackball: Petrovic and Mahmoud Abdul Raouff
Mahmoud Rauf was TUFFF, I remember when he was giving MJ, Scottie and the Bulls the works (I wasnt born at the time, just watched some game recordings)
This is meaningless unless you are comparing each to his era. If you want best of "all time" in nearly any sport the top 5 are all from the current generation and there's are reasons why that's the case. It's not as interesting as looking across eras for the most "revolutionary" athletes. This generation... it's Steph who revolutionized shooting. No other current player can be considered revolutionary as they have not advanced our understanding of the skill for the sport as a whole. Bird is probably 2d given he was the first to introduce the idea of "volume" (3 per game) or using the 3 during the normal course of the game rather than only as a last second desperation shot or only when a team was behind late in the 4th quarter. Bird is also responsible for making the 3 "popular". Guys at your local court started practicing 3s after Bird's 3 pt. contest triumphs that showed how high a percentage was possible. I think Jerry West deserves a spot in the top 5. He was the predecessor to Steph in many ways. In the 60s a guard wasn't supposed to score 30 a game relying on a mid to long range shooting game. Maravich was known to be a revolutionary long range shooter, but he was only able to take a few 3s in I think his final season. His form was levels above nearly every other player of his era. For my 5th and last, perhaps Ray Allen who redefined accurate high volume 3 pt. shooting in the years leading up to the Steph era.
I'm sorry but I disagree with this list quite a bit. Larry bird is a better shooter than at least 4 of these guys and possibly all of them. 3 pointers made is not a valid look at what makes a shooter great. I would argue jordan should be on this this list too. The clutch value and efficiency that they shot with is off the charts. This just screams unimaginative and bias towards the 3 ball game they play today
On my list: Bird gotta be #2. Reggie #3. Don't sleep on Nowitzki! He's my number 4. Nash and Thompson also come to mind, but I gotta go with MJ for #5.
By emphasizing 3-point shooting so heavily this list excludes the majority of NBA history. You should have at least tried to devise some metric to include players from earlier eras. Admittedly hard, but you didn’t name this video the best shooters from the 3-point era.
Best mid-range pure jump shooter of all time is Calvin Murphy. Nobody even close. Go find some old video of him, his jumper was a thing of beauty. He was 5'9" and had almost a 50% career FG percentage, which is ridiculous for anybody, but for somebody of his stature, it's off the charts.
@@kardiackids1435 He did. He actually held the record twice. The first time, he surpassed Bill Sharmans record of 56, pushing it up to 59. That was then eclipsed by Rick Barry, who set it at 63. Murphy then pushed it up to 78, but it has been surpassed a number of times since then. He also held the single season FT % record of 95.8%, but that has also now been beaten, I think by Steph Curry.
Can't take Klay over Bird because as we've seen over the past few seasons, Klay is an average shooter off the dribble, elite off the catch but Bird got it off however.
Leaving Larry Bird off this list invalidates all opinions you may have on NBA basketball. His only weakness is that he played before volume 3pt shooting became a thing? Ok, then simply say it is a list of the greatest shooters of the 21st century. Remember, Larry Bird grew up in a world where the three point line didn't exist.
I'm sorry . This list is all about the modern era. The game today is nothing like the game in the 80's and 90's. Everyone tries the play the outside game . Very little inside play. You can't touch anybody or you get fouled. Plus , the 3 point line just became a thing the year Bird entered the NBA . Bird was shooting 3's and hitting 40 to 50% more then the rest of the leauge . He is the founding member of 50, 40, 90 club. He could hit shots from anywhere . He was a great rebounder in an era where is was more physical. Bird was a good and smart defender . Let's not forget 3 world titles , 3 3 point contest wins and Back to Back to Back MVP's . Birds game would translate to today and he would be a force in the league. I won't take away anything from players that came before Bird. I'm using him as an example . It's not hard to be the greates shooters of all time when all todays game is mid range and distance shooting.
Before this video even get started I know three of them. Reggie Miller Stephen Curry Klay Thompson. I know them for sure I’m guessing Steve Kerr who knows after that. OK the video is at 47 seconds and I seen Ray Allen’s face so we’ll go with him as well. OK now I’m going to watch the video in it’s entirety
You crazy son, Jerry West was the greatest shooter ever. No credit given to Walt Frazier, Rick Barry, or Freddie Brown to mention a few truly great shooters.
Totally ignores players before the three point era. Jerry West , Pete Maravich, Fred Brown, Calvin Murphy, Rick Barry. I could go on, but basketball wasn’t invented in 1980. Elgin Baylor had a 70 point game back in the day and scored over 50 numerous times. Today’s players stand on the shoulders of giants….
I understand your criteria, but Steve Kerr holds the career three point shooting percentage record and that puts him in my top five. Sure he was a role player, but his role was to make three point shots…
Curry is a bad clutch player. Ray Allen and Bird would be more significant both in and out of the 3 point zone. Maybe if they tried to shoot the 3 at will, they may have made a more interesting record but that wasn't the playing style back then. Not to mention that you could bully perimeter shooters unlike today.
I noticed you did not use shooting percentage. So you do not have a true reading of who is the best shooter. Statistics do not lie. Question would Curry be in the NBA if there was not a three point shoot? Chances are Curry would not be in the NBA.
You do realise the arguments for curry and durant @12:25 are pure stats.... and some arguments for the others are opinions or nonstats to make up for what they lack vs durant or curry. Reggie miller NON stats: retired 1st made threes (u allready mention hes 4th alltime), ice in his veins (stat?), good off/on-ball shooter (curry isnt? wheres the stats). Damian lillard NON stats: shoots from distance, shoots off dribble (curry and durant dont do this????) Ray Allen NON stats: elite shooter...... (okay, the rest isnt?), played before modern 3point strategy (so what? that made his looks more open), greatest made shot in nba history (opinion... nice!)
Sorry with your fake metrics, so sorry because your metrics and their designer did not asset or evaluate the characteristics and the context of each player and shoot. For instance if I was on the shoes of NBA Coach team and I need to made the last move with only 5-19 seconds with 2 point behind in the score and I have on hand MJ, Larry Bird, Stephen Curry🎉, Drazen Petrovic, Reggie Miller, Ray Allen and Toni Kukoc. Y'know who was my best potion? Well, would choose in that order to Larry Bird, MJ or Drazen Petrovic, Reggie Miller or Ray Allen. I saw many years ago how Stephen Curry fail in the NBA 2019-20 against Toronto Raptor in the sixth game he missed the last three-point shot and on and on and on.. I'm a fan of warriors however I'm not a blind spectator if not I know about basketball and a Data Analytics being the statistic a science of data that can be misundertand by many so-called talk show on social media. In my humble opinion in critics situation Larry Bird was a real sniper, a hunter with cold blood in the same way MJ was a sniper under pressure in fourth quarters he's gonna kill you, Drazen Petrovic was other beast with the same firm: Kill the rival with 3-point shot, the same mentality had Reggie, Ray and Toni Kukoc. Finally this year with 35 years old, finally Stephen began to show the mentality of Clutch being this opinion about the Ckutcher, the most valuable and lethal NBA's sniper or three point shooter capable to shot the target with only 5-10 secs. Neither quantity nor global average it is about getting the last winner shot for his team
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Larry bird hands down if he was able to stay healthy he was hurt and still sunk them from anywhere he would tell you what he was going to do and you still could not stop him
Bird didn't need 17 screens to take his shot off...
Jerry West - Jerry West - Jerry West; believe it or not, the NBA started in 1946, not 1980. Jerry West was an assassin who took all the clutch shots . . . and made them long before Stephon Curry or Damian Lillard were a twinkle in their father's eye. Any greatest shooter list without Jerry West is just some young generation X person who disregards history.
Exactly, I just commented the same thing. These youngsters don’t know shit.
You ain't lying
Correct, Mr Clutch! Also, Oscar, Hal, Sam, Rick, Elvin, Pistol, Earl, Larry, Etc, Etc, Etc!!! My apologies to some I didn’t list. Also, they all were beaten up by their opponents…research Jerry’s many broken noses. Hal played half his games with a thick pad on his thigh. Then look at Mike(not on his list), who drew a foul if someone breathed on him! These “list makers “ should learn the game!! Sigh….
Who is Jerry west Better than On this list ?
RIP Jerry West
Dražen Petrović
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf aka Chris Jackson
These two had short lived Careers in the NBA they were deadly shooters.
If during the time of Sam Jones of Celtics and Jerry West of the Lakers the NBA already has ,the 3 point system, I can't imagine their numbers
Jerry West, agreed...this uploader needs to take an nba history class
Pete Maravich is the greatest shooter ever.The only year he played with the three point line he was ten fir fifteen as an old man with bad knees .If Maravich played with the three point line his entire career his numbers would be mind boggling
That is stupid logic, 10 for 15 over an entire season pretty much means nothing
@@ejcreeper7282 He did this as an old man with bad knees .Did you ever see Maravich play .He was amazing
@@georgearmour5259 that doesn’t make him the greatest shooter of all time, he literally shot a three about once every 3 games, so while yes, he was a very good shooter, he is no where near the greatest
We live in a world of prejudice in basketball! Nobody plays Defense anymore and everybody seems to believe that you have to be Black to play basketball! If it wasn’t for the history of any sport then we wouldn’t need to have them today! Very few white athletes who play college basketball, football care about the draft! They don’t have a prayer to be drafted and that’s just america today!
Pete Maravich had bad shooting average 43,8% both collage and NBA! Allen Iverson had bad shooting average 42% his NBA career! Kobe Bryant had bad shooting average 44% his NBA career! Denver Nuggets scored 126,5 points in 1982 scoring NBA team regular season average record! Back then The People loved high scoring but today the crazy people claiming we want low scoring NBA! The Hard truth is NBA basketball was only 3th sport in The USA! NFL football and MLB baseball were popular the NBA in 1980s! World Series baseball had two times bigger tv ratings than Bird Magic NBA finals in 1980s!!No-one wants to watch bad shooters!!
Top 5 shooters (in n o particular order): 1. Jerry West 2. Steve Nash 3. Steph Curry 4. Larry Bird 5. Ray Allen I included Bird and Nash because Bird shot 90/50/40 twice and Nash accomplished those numbers in a season 4 times. Bird also shot those percentages over a 5 year span. Curry is the greatest deep shooter of all-time, Jerry West was an amazing shooter that played during the pre-3 era. Ray Allen was just a great shooter period and shot 40% from 3 for his career.
There was a player in the '70's named Downtown Freddie Brown, who played for the Seattle Sonics. He had great range but unfortunately played before the 3-point line was implemented in the NBA. He was an outstanding long-range shooter.
Badass. Ima check em out
Absolutely, I had a Freddy "Downtown" Brown basketball card in like 1978.....he was a deep shooter! From Downtown
Downtown Freddy Brown shot my favorite team- the 1978 Denver Nuggets out of the West Finals. Plain and simple. Denver wins that series (I have 3 of the games on tape) if Fred Brown doesn't do what he did in the 4th quarters alone. And degree of difficulty? Freddy's shots- leaning from 24 feet off the board- over and over again...I've never forgiven him
I'm convinced the Nuggets win the title in 78 (they would have beaten Washington) if Downtown Freddy Brown missed 3 or 4 more shots.
Fred was the greatest shooter of the 70s. Rick Barry next. The rest fall somewhere in line. But I'd have to say those are the two best.
There is a reason Jerry West is the logo. The best criterion is the player’s shooting percentage when the shot can win the game. Using this criterion BIRD & WEST are head and shoulders above the rest of the rest!
Ok you got Reggie above Larry Bird? What did Reggie say about the comparison? HE would take Larry.
Reggie said Dražen Petrović
I WANT IGUODALA!!!!
@@samopero6964yes he did. He was very clear about it.
Steph Curry , Larry Bird, Ray Allen. Brian Winters. Then a long list for the last spot , Cazzie Russell, Clay Thompson, Chris Mullin, Tim Legler ( short career though ) Petro , Jerry West , Reggie Miller and several others
Cool video, but do you think the NBA only started in 1980!?
I can’t take any top shooter list seriously without the great Jerry West in it. You can’t penalize the guy because he didn’t have a 3pt line. West would completely school your top 5 list. Also no mention of Pistol Pete, Rick Barry, Drazen Petrovic. Come on man, respect the greats that came before cable TV, social media and cell phones. One other guy I’m sure you’ve never heard of because he didn’t play in the NBA, Oscar Schmidt of Brazil. Easily one of the greatest shooters ever.
I am an old school guy (59 years old) have a large collection of games on tape from the 1970s- listen enough with Pistol Pete and Rick Barry on the list of greatest shooters. That is nostalgia clouding our judgement. Maravich and Barry's FG% was way too low- even in the time when they mostly shot mid-range. They were volume shooters but Maravich is remembered fondly because of his unique ball handling and passing skills- great to watch and get the crowd excited but he was a very low percentage shooter.
I love old school NBA- I would rather watch games I have from the 70s and 80s than I would a modern game00 but listen, as bad as we hate to admit it- shooters are overall better today-especially from three- because they work on it from grade school on. Steph Curry is the greatest shooter of all time and it is not even close. He is on a different level shooter than West (who was GREAT), Bird, Jordan- anybody. And please- Maravich and Barry may deserve to be on some all-time lists- but shooting is not one of them.
People always argue with me, but I always say that Glen Rice is a better 3pt shooter than Reggie Miller. Glen Rice was more efficient. The stats and averages also provide proof on my side. Reggie was a volume and momentum shooter. Don't give him momentum because then good luck stopping him.
I go with Reggie even though I will say Rice is extremely underrated. I think Reggie does get a big boost because of that knicks series.
The "Who's playing for 2nd?" quote is from the initial 3 point contest, 1986.
This should be easy. Once go over a certain usage threshold we only need to look at points per possession used. Shot selection is part of shooting. If it wasn't, we just give it to shot beauty kings like Vince Carter or JR Smith. We have to take credit away from people who miss because they aren't choosing the best shots.
and thats why dame loses out BIGTIME over steph..... diehard dame fans claim: 'but dame had to carry his team, everybody knew dame was gonna shoot, so its more difficult.'
they seem to forget the open looks Durant and Klay got just cuz curry was running offball, that dude got faceguarded and double teamed OFFBALL... picked up halfcourt just like dame but OFFBALL.
there is just 1 stephen curry and there aint no copy, wanna see dame copies? trae young still plays 3 times a week, give him a look.
If Drazen Petrovic lived long enough, he would have been up there…
YES - - I was looking to see if he would get a mention
Ray and Steff learned off ball movement from Reggie
Bird is #2. This content creator was clearly born in the 2000s and never watched Bird, on anyone else before the 2000s, play. Just because he wasn't chucking up 10 threes a game, eh? Also, clutch should matter and NOBODY was more clutch than Larry.
This is bullshit list, you didn't say best 3 pointer shooter bird and MJ would tell what he was going to do then say stop meif you can. Because I older ..you said best shooter that not saying 3's curry won't make my best shooter because most uncontested ....I hate bird but either iceman or bird or MJ BECAUSE THE FACT TELL YOU TO YOU FACE. I AM GOING LEFT THE SHOOT FADEAWAY JUMPER OF BACK BOARD NOW STOP ME 😅
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The greatest midrange/jump shooter in history is without question Jordan. He shot 50% for his career shooting predominantly midrange jumpers from all over the court and even with those last couple of seasons he played into his 40s that obviously hurt that percentage. Had he practiced shooting 3s and implemented them into his game I think he would have been right up there with anybody but he simply didn't see shooting 3s as a viable way to score. MJ's shooting form is the most perfect I've ever seen. It was absolutely textbook.
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Larry’s better.
Bird and Reggie were shooting with people hanging on them. Bird didn’t have speed to get open like the little guys but still shot lights out. Behind the backboard, over 2 people, it didn’t matter, he was the best.
Curry shoots equally difficult if not more difficult shots sometimes
@mikelliteras397 Larry Legend did have some down years in terms of efficiency. The style of basketball at the time definitely contributed to that. Even so, Bird was remarkable despite his limitations including his back injury.
Bird’s impact on today’s shooters cannot be stressed enough. Bird was one of the architects of both the stepback shot and the fadeaway. Without his contributions, we wouldn’t get to witness the excellence of today’s shooters.
@DetectiveArgument considering the 3 point line wasn't introduced until birds rookie season, birds shooting was incredible. Also considering he lead the league In 3 point volume at least on 2 occasions while having a 4 year stretch averaging 50/40/90. I'd take bird over Dame any day of the week
@@nbabackcourtmedia clearly you never saw Bird play. Only thing Curry is a little better at is handles and longer distance shots. Bird was way more efficient overall and was the way better overall player that was expected to everything every night with the opposing team trying to stop him. Curry when KD played with him was the second best player on the team.
@@hepwo91222 obviously I wasn’t alive to watch it in real time but I’ve seen plenty of bird footage, not denying his greatness and tough shot ability. But when we’re strictly talking shooting Curry is #1 no contest imo. Distance, efficiency, and difficulty goes to him for me especially relative to his size. The conversation that’s being had is only shooting, but side note Curry was still the best player on the warriors during the KD years imo.
Stef is not in birds class
I think Nash might deserve a spot on the list, because while he might not have had the highest volume, when his team needed him he often increased his volume especially in playoff games without a drop in efficiency.
Too many shooters are better.
@@younglove3362 maybe, he is definitely there with Dirk, Klay and Bird as locked for top 10. I probably wouldn't take him above any of these players either to be fair, but to me him and Klay are the two closest.
3 players have made the 50/40/90 club more than once. Larry Bird did it twice, 86-87 & 87-88 and Durant has done it twice in 12-13 and 22-23 (10 years apart!!).
Steve Nash did it FOUR times 05-06, 07-08, 08-09 and 2009-10. He missed doing it FIVE years in a row by having this shooting split in 2006/07: .532 FG, .455 3pt, and .899 FT. So he missed Five years in row of 50/40/90 by 1 (maybe 2) missed free throws. Nash is an all-time ELITE shooter.
i would have Bird, Nash, Curry, Durant and Reggie Miller or Klay in some order.
@@younglove3362yeah definitely not
Great list! Where would you place Dirk? I would say Dirk is only slightly behind KD - he has very slightly worse efficiencies from 3, midrange, and FT, and has slightly more cumulative 3pts.
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Dirk’s definitely top 8. Everything you mentioned in terms of efficiency plus that iconic fadeaway jump shot. He was big time when his team needed him most, shooting 45/46 from the free throw line in the finals in 2011.
I’d have him at 6 but I would not be up in arms if someone argued Klay or Bird instead. The arguments for Klay, Bird, and Dirk are all strong cases.
I’d say Dirk’s efficiency from the free throw line and mid range put him over Klay because their percentages in terms of made shots when assisted are close to the same. Dirk created his shot more from the low/mid post than Klay does off the dribble. Dirk also took more difficult shots.
I’d have Dirk over Bird because of volume, since I do value volume, but also efficiency and longevity. Bird had 4 seasons shooting under 30% from 3 and that was in the early part of his career prior to the back injury. It’s pretty insane that Dirk continued his shooting efficiency after age 35 aside from when he was 40.
Even though I don’t have Bird top 6, it should definitely be stated how remarkable it is that he shot as well as he did after getting injured.
Also, it’s pretty clear that a lot today’s players took inspiration from Larry Bird’s moves(Stepback and Fadeaway). Today’s shooters would not be as good as they are without Larry Bird.
Have u check who owns the most zone made shots for the last 25 yrs? Yeah thats Dirk.
Larry Bird Jerry West Pistol Pete Reggie Miller Ray Allen
Michael Redd, Craig Hodges and Mark Price. 3 sleepers picks
I watched a lot of Michael Redd in college & was primarily a slasher. He really developed as a great outside shooter after his first season in the NBA.
Nowitzki, Maravich, Drazen Petrovic
yes but , Dražen is first
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top 5 is tough, but Bird not on there? Only reason he wouldn't be is playing in an era where players took less 3's, as a shooter, he was ridiculous and the only guy mentioned in this video that had 3 league MVP's. If its best 3 point shooter, I could leave Bird off the list due to lack of volume, but as an overall shooter, no, he belongs he was incredibly efficient and his teams were winning with him being the dominant player.
Getting MVPs doesn't make you a better shooter.
He said in his video that he values volume a lot. Base on that criteria not having Bird in the list make complete sense.
@@zombie92110 Bird averaged 24 PPG with 49.6% FG game for his career, I would call that volume shooting and efficiency. Also made a lot of crazy circus shots seem normal.
@@hepwo91222 when he talking about shooting we are talking about jump shot. Other wise big men would be on the list to they have by far the best percentage. Bird just didn't take enough 3s with high enough percentage compare to the other guys on this list that is not even close. If Nash CP3 aren't on the list then Bird has no business being in to.
The issue with Bird is mainly the fact that he had something like 3 great seasons shooting-wise but for some reasons those 3 great seasons are considered as is averages. Like yea, he had 3 pretty good seasons averaging 50 / 40 / 90, but that's just not representative of his whole career. That's like saying Shaq 2000 season when he averaged 30 points and14 rebounds season is representative of his whole career.
Bird was not THAT efficient overall, even for his time. We're just talking about his absolute peak when we're talking about him as one of the greatest shooter ever, if we're taking Curry absolute peak too there is just no comparison lol, Curry at his peak is more efficient than basically all of the greatest Centers ever while taking mainly contested jumpshots.
@@Herzeder I think Bird averaged 50/40/90 for like 5 years, but in reality only had I think 2 seasons that surpassed those numbers as they are rare, he was the MVP 3 times and the runner up 4 times and was in the top 5 I think for a decade in the voting. As for Curry, he is a better 3 point shooter than Bird, has better handles, Bird is better at every other aspect of the game that includes 2 point shots.
WATCHING NBA SINCE ITS BEGINNING & HERE ARE MY TOP 5, NUMBER 5 IS KLAY THOMPSON, NUMBER 4 IS REGGIE MILLER, NUMBER 3 IS STEPH CURRY, NUMBER 2 IS RAY ALLEN & NUMBER 1 IS LARRY BIRD, LARRY WON 3 STRAIGHT 3 POINT CONTESTS WITH GREAT SHOOTERS ALL IN THOSE GAMES, WHEN YOU NEED A 3 POINT SHOT TO WIN & EVERYONE ON THE OTHER TEAM, THE ARENA & TV LAND KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET THE BALL & YOU STILL COME THROUGH AND YOU DEMANDED THE BALL, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE PLAYER HIT SO MANY LAST SECOND 3 POINTERS, AND AS PAT RILEY SAID, IF MY LIFE IS ON THE LINE FOR ONE SHOT TO SAVE MY LIFE, YOU GIVE IT TO LARRY BIRD!!! I WATCH A DVD ON HIM CALLED LARRY LEGEND & I SCREAMED SO MANY TIMES SAYING NO ONE CAN DO THAT!!! GLAD YOU PLAYED IN MY LIFETIME LARRY BIRD, THEY WON'T PUT YOU IN THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME, WHETER IT'S POLITICS, RACE, OR WHATEVER, YOU & OSCAR ROBERTSON ARE THE 2 BEST ALL AROUND PLAYERS THE NBA HAS EVER SEEN!!! THANK YOU LARRY LEGEND BIRD!
Steph curry is the greatest three point shooter ever, far more efficient than Larry bird on far more three point shots than Larry bird
Yeah, of course the list is going to be populated with current players if one of the bigger criteria's is amount of usage. Considering the 3ball attempts is constantly going up and up ever since the 2000s, you're basically rigging the list to favour the modern NBA player, the more modern, the better. Hell, the NBA even had to shorten the 3point line for a couple of years to ENCOURAGE players to attempt the shot more. The man who invented the 50/40/90 club isn't even in the top 5 shooting? I didn't even hear Jerry West mentioned, one of the best shooters in the 60s. This isn't a list of the top 5 shooters in NBA history. This is a list of top 5 volume 3point shooters of all time.
Ought to make two separate Top 5 lists: Before and After the 3 point line.
Mahmoud Abdul Raif!
One of the greatest shooters period.
100%! Loved Chris Jackson
@@jasonlommen4769 even at his age he killed in the big 3
It sounds interesting, honestly I never heard about the Jerry West's skill as clutcher
In the era before 3s, Bill Sharman and Rick Barry
Might as well include West with them as he routinely made shoots that would have been 3's.
My top 5 are (no particular order): Steph Curry, Damian Lillard, Klay Thompson, Ray Allen, Larry Bird
The criteria used are skewed to answer a more general question. Larry Bird is a Top 5 Shooter. Jerry West should also be considered.
When the poop hits the fan you want the ball in Magic or Larry’s orMJ’s hand.
Wow - could you imagine how it would be if three of these players were on the same team? That team would probably go to the finals 3 straight years and, barring massive injuries, would win 3 straight titles.
Bird ,Luka ,Curry and Reggie ,Ray
Bird should be top of this 5, the best shooter of all time, contested , difficult shot, and clutch jumphot, he is all around player, but if you make him shoot everytime, then he will be deadly than steph
I will throw an outside the box shooter....Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.....his sky hook was the most effective shot before the crazy 3 point shooting era. Jabbar could hit it from 15' and no one could stop it. Jerry West, Mark Price, Steve Nash were textbook shooters.
Opinion. 1 Steph 2 Ray 3 Reggie 4 Jerry West 5 Klay 6 Disputed: Kerr, Bird, et al.
If they guard by Worthy,Cooper,or Kareem can they do that with all the 80 rules? What is your opinion?
No. I'd love to see Durant and Curry try to drive the lane with any Oakley, Lambieer, Rodman, Mahorn, or any one of several others in the way. While Draymond Green is a punk, he wouldn't be in the top 10 dirtiest players in 1989.
Larry Legend all day!
Nowaday players are stat padders in a no-touch offense based era and STILL the stats are not that impressive.
Chris Mullens
No Kapono/Korver? Thumbs down.
Jk m8 thanks for the content, great video
I would never take Klay Thompson over LarryBird.
The recency bias of you young folks kills me. You think because a a dude jacks up a lot of shots, it makes him a better shooter. I'll take Bird, Maravich, West, Robertson, etc. over all these cats playing in the wide open era of no defense and 42 three-point attempts per night. Steph would be shut down in the 70's-90's, nobody would have any use for a skinny 6' 3", three point specialist. Same with Durant, just a tall skinny guy would would havr his a$$ knocked around and his shot slapped in a different era. I watched in person, not grainy TH-cam videos, the NBA since the 1970's. Bird was the Coldest Dude Ever, that I personally witnessed. I take Bird over Curry in any shooting contest, threes, free-throws, mid-range, what-evs. Little Steph would get his weak stuff rejected against real big men, while the players I mentioned were big and tough (both mentally and physically) enough to still do their thing. Imagine Little Steph against Michael Cooper, when on the rare occasion Cooper allowed him to have the ball, that stuff would get swatted, and Steph would be on the bench. Nowadays, these mentally weak floppers get no physical defense, resulting in wide open shots, and you young guys overestimate their ability as a result. Bird playing today would average 38/14/12 against this weak stuff, and then check out in the 3rd, with a 20 point lead as he felt no need to pad stats against a beaten opponent. For you young-uns who think Bird was just a shooter, he blocked more shots per game then Le-bum, had more steals per game than the "King", was a better shooter, far superior rebounder, and better defender everywhere on the court. Since you all like stats, check out Birds "Defensive Wins Shares" vs. Le-Bum. Bird ranks higher if you want to save time. I'll take the "Chosen One" in a dunk contest however. Whoopee.
all right you chumps here it is: best variety of shots all over court larry bird, best 3pt shooter curry, best classical point guard shooters (and curiously best ft shooters) Mark Price and Steve Nash, best hot/streak shooter Klay Thompson, since I named two shooters about equal in the pg, I'll say best percentage play/opportunist shooter Steve Kerr.
bonus, Best shooters whose careers ended early to compare to longer playing shooters due to death or blackball: Petrovic and Mahmoud Abdul Raouff
Klay is not a top 5 shooter of all time because he was never a first option?
I agree with your list.
I am pleasantly surprise Hardin wasn't 5 but I actually agree with Kevin Durant over Hardin.
Without bird
Invalid
Mahmoud Rauf 😤
Mahmoud Rauf was TUFFF, I remember when he was giving MJ, Scottie and the Bulls the works (I wasnt born at the time, just watched some game recordings)
Players that should get their just due: M. Price, Chris Jackson and the player I personally patented my shot after...Glen Rice
Got to love when kids make a top x list.
top 10,,, dirk,kyrie,dame,kd,klay,nash,reggie,allen,bird,steph hon mentions(harden, vince, booker,petrovich, maravich, MJ,seth curry)
Lol some of you honorable mentions are trash 😂😂
I know it is the NBA list, but…..Louie Dampier for sure. Plus four vowels in his name, in a row?!?
i wonder if this video maker knows that the nba history goes back 70+ years
Mark Price
This is meaningless unless you are comparing each to his era. If you want best of "all time" in nearly any sport the top 5 are all from the current generation and there's are reasons why that's the case. It's not as interesting as looking across eras for the most "revolutionary" athletes. This generation... it's Steph who revolutionized shooting. No other current player can be considered revolutionary as they have not advanced our understanding of the skill for the sport as a whole. Bird is probably 2d given he was the first to introduce the idea of "volume" (3 per game) or using the 3 during the normal course of the game rather than only as a last second desperation shot or only when a team was behind late in the 4th quarter. Bird is also responsible for making the 3 "popular". Guys at your local court started practicing 3s after Bird's 3 pt. contest triumphs that showed how high a percentage was possible. I think Jerry West deserves a spot in the top 5. He was the predecessor to Steph in many ways. In the 60s a guard wasn't supposed to score 30 a game relying on a mid to long range shooting game. Maravich was known to be a revolutionary long range shooter, but he was only able to take a few 3s in I think his final season. His form was levels above nearly every other player of his era. For my 5th and last, perhaps Ray Allen who redefined accurate high volume 3 pt. shooting in the years leading up to the Steph era.
I'm sorry but I disagree with this list quite a bit. Larry bird is a better shooter than at least 4 of these guys and possibly all of them. 3 pointers made is not a valid look at what makes a shooter great. I would argue jordan should be on this this list too. The clutch value and efficiency that they shot with is off the charts. This just screams unimaginative and bias towards the 3 ball game they play today
George Gervin anyone? Check out "The Iceman's" volume and FG%. Didn't look pretty but...I mean...check the numbers.
Jerry West.
Kd not being here is insane lol
Ray Allen and Dirk Nowitzki
I've got Klay second. Ray third. Dame 4th. Reggie 5th.
Lol, klay 2nd? Klay ain’t top 5, maybe not even top 10.
On my list: Bird gotta be #2. Reggie #3. Don't sleep on Nowitzki! He's my number 4. Nash and Thompson also come to mind, but I gotta go with MJ for #5.
Why MJ? KD seems to have similar efficiencies from midrange and he also has a far better 3 point shot
Mj shot a lot he didn't shoot effectively
Jordan is top 10 or 20 but I wouldn’t say top 5.
Bird is nowhere near the top 5.
@jimkoenig5026 mj had 50% fg for his carrer.
I know I'm the only one saying this.. personally i dont think steph is a shooter but the most "revolutionary outside scorer" that ever played
By emphasizing 3-point shooting so heavily this list excludes the majority of NBA history. You should have at least tried to devise some metric to include players from earlier eras. Admittedly hard, but you didn’t name this video the best shooters from the 3-point era.
Best mid-range pure jump shooter of all time is Calvin Murphy. Nobody even close. Go find some old video of him, his jumper was a thing of beauty. He was 5'9" and had almost a 50% career FG percentage, which is ridiculous for anybody, but for somebody of his stature, it's off the charts.
And I think (at one point) made the most ft's in a row
@@kardiackids1435 He did. He actually held the record twice. The first time, he surpassed Bill Sharmans record of 56, pushing it up to 59. That was then eclipsed by Rick Barry, who set it at 63. Murphy then pushed it up to 78, but it has been surpassed a number of times since then. He also held the single season FT % record of 95.8%, but that has also now been beaten, I think by Steph Curry.
And Rick Barry number 3
The title must be "The Top 5 Shooters In NBA History Except MJ".
MJ isn't a top shooter in anything except lay ups and close shots. But we don't compare those.
Why ya´ll doing Allan Houston so dirty?
Can't take Klay over Bird because as we've seen over the past few seasons, Klay is an average shooter off the dribble, elite off the catch but Bird got it off however.
If you are going to show someone how to shoot a jump shot, Ray Allen is it, perfect form, balance and follow through.
You actually made a video of shooters and left off Pete Maravich.
Leaving Larry Bird off this list invalidates all opinions you may have on NBA basketball. His only weakness is that he played before volume 3pt shooting became a thing? Ok, then simply say it is a list of the greatest shooters of the 21st century. Remember, Larry Bird grew up in a world where the three point line didn't exist.
I'm sorry . This list is all about the modern era. The game today is nothing like the game in the 80's and 90's. Everyone tries the play the outside game . Very little inside play. You can't touch anybody or you get fouled. Plus , the 3 point line just became a thing the year Bird entered the NBA . Bird was shooting 3's and hitting 40 to 50% more then the rest of the leauge . He is the founding member of 50, 40, 90 club. He could hit shots from anywhere . He was a great rebounder in an era where is was more physical. Bird was a good and smart defender . Let's not forget 3 world titles , 3 3 point contest wins and Back to Back to Back MVP's . Birds game would translate to today and he would be a force in the league. I won't take away anything from players that came before Bird. I'm using him as an example . It's not hard to be the greates shooters of all time when all todays game is mid range and distance shooting.
Crazy ray never led in ft% man had 12 seasons shooting over 90% from the line and a career 89%
Before this video even get started I know three of them. Reggie Miller Stephen Curry Klay Thompson. I know them for sure I’m guessing Steve Kerr who knows after that. OK the video is at 47 seconds and I seen Ray Allen’s face so we’ll go with him as well. OK now I’m going to watch the video in it’s entirety
Warriors best 5
Steph, gilbert arenus, klay, Durant, Demarcus cousins
BIRD#1
You crazy son, Jerry West was the greatest shooter ever. No credit given to Walt Frazier, Rick Barry, or Freddie Brown to mention a few truly great shooters.
Totally ignores players before the three point era. Jerry West , Pete Maravich, Fred Brown, Calvin Murphy, Rick Barry. I could go on, but basketball wasn’t invented in 1980. Elgin Baylor had a 70 point game back in the day and scored over 50 numerous times. Today’s players stand on the shoulders of giants….
I understand your criteria, but Steve Kerr holds the career three point shooting percentage record and that puts him in my top five. Sure he was a role player, but his role was to make three point shots…
And where's the Iceman George Gervin.
If Iceman is not on your list, then your title is phony.
Curry is a bad clutch player. Ray Allen and Bird would be more significant both in and out of the 3 point zone. Maybe if they tried to shoot the 3 at will, they may have made a more interesting record but that wasn't the playing style back then. Not to mention that you could bully perimeter shooters unlike today.
Larry Bird? Not included?
You put Damian Lillard and didn't put Jerry West? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
pistol pete
Where’s klay?
LARRY BIRD, then the rest.
I noticed you did not use shooting percentage.
So you do not have a true reading of who is the best shooter.
Statistics do not lie.
Question would Curry be in the NBA if there was not a three point shoot?
Chances are Curry would not be in the NBA.
You do realise the arguments for curry and durant @12:25 are pure stats.... and some arguments for the others are opinions or nonstats to make up for what they lack vs durant or curry.
Reggie miller NON stats: retired 1st made threes (u allready mention hes 4th alltime), ice in his veins (stat?), good off/on-ball shooter (curry isnt? wheres the stats).
Damian lillard NON stats: shoots from distance, shoots off dribble (curry and durant dont do this????)
Ray Allen NON stats: elite shooter...... (okay, the rest isnt?), played before modern 3point strategy (so what? that made his looks more open), greatest made shot in nba history (opinion... nice!)
Jr smith has the prettiest jump shot like him or not
Sorry with your fake metrics, so sorry because your metrics and their designer did not asset or evaluate the characteristics and the context of each player and shoot.
For instance if I was on the shoes of NBA Coach team and I need to made the last move with only 5-19 seconds with 2 point behind in the score and I have on hand MJ, Larry Bird, Stephen Curry🎉, Drazen Petrovic, Reggie Miller, Ray Allen and Toni Kukoc.
Y'know who was my best potion?
Well, would choose in that order to Larry Bird, MJ or Drazen Petrovic, Reggie Miller or Ray Allen. I saw many years ago how Stephen Curry fail in the NBA 2019-20 against Toronto Raptor in the sixth game he missed the last three-point shot and on and on and on.. I'm a fan of warriors however I'm not a blind spectator if not I know about basketball and a Data Analytics being the statistic a science of data that can be misundertand by many so-called talk show on social media.
In my humble opinion in critics situation Larry Bird was a real sniper, a hunter with cold blood in the same way MJ was a sniper under pressure in fourth quarters he's gonna kill you, Drazen Petrovic was other beast with the same firm: Kill the rival with 3-point shot, the same mentality had Reggie, Ray and Toni Kukoc.
Finally this year with 35 years old, finally Stephen began to show the mentality of Clutch being this opinion about the Ckutcher, the most valuable and lethal NBA's sniper or three point shooter capable to shot the target with only 5-10 secs. Neither quantity nor global average it is about getting the last winner shot for his team
Ray Allen is not top 5 anymore. Maybe he could've been if he came up a few years later, but the same can be said about a lot of dudes.
Funny