Greatest NBA Player of All Time?

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a good pct stat to look to see a player's pure shooting ability at is FT.

it's unguarded, at a constant distance, etc.

kobe and mj FT% is about equal. so safe to say their overall shooting is about same. maybe kobe very slightly better.

it doesn't say much for long range shooting ability though.

but seeing both player's entire careers, kobe had more range and better 3p shooter.

to see a player's strengths, look at how opponents defend them.

mj early in his career was given open 3's, kobe his whole career was defended at long range more.

lol

percentages in shooting doesn't tell the whole story

a worst shooter can have a better % than a better shooter depending on several factors such as amount of shots, open or defended? , type of 3 corner or top? , etc.

dwight howard has a great fg % is he a top shooter?

lmao at PLAYOFF 3P% comparison. kobe has taken double the 3 point shots MJ has. also a lot of MJ 3 were open, while kobe was always well defended far out.

those missed 3's during jazz playoff game his rookie year drove kobe to work tirelessly on his shot whereas it took mj years to develop a decent 3 game.

you gotta watch to judge not just look at numbers.

kobe is a superior shooter to mj. he just takes a lot of bad shots that kill his pct.

mj had a way smarter shot selection. kobe's stupid fadeaway, double covered 3's.... jordan would never take those.

Scottie Pippen, Is That you, I did not know you had an account on Boxingscene.

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lol

percentages in shooting doesn't tell the whole story

a worst shooter can have a better % than a better shooter depending on several factors such as amount of shots, open or defended? , type of 3 corner or top? , etc.

dwight howard has a great fg % is he a top shooter?

lmao at PLAYOFF 3P% comparison. kobe has taken double the 3 point shots MJ has. also a lot of MJ 3 were open, while kobe was always well defended far out.

those missed 3's during jazz playoff game his rookie year drove kobe to work tirelessly on his shot whereas it took mj years to develop a decent 3 game.

you gotta watch to judge not just look at numbers.

kobe is a superior shooter to mj. he just takes a lot of bad shots that kill his pct.

mj had a way smarter shot selection. kobe's stupid fadeaway, double covered 3's.... jordan would never take those.

LOL at Kobe having greater range just because he takes "contested shots that were more difficult"

that says more about his decision making in taking shots, MJ didn't need to take those double covered 3's, he's smart enough to take shots that were more proficient

Kobe never shot above .047 in his entire career, how can you say he's a better shooter than MJ?

you cannot penalize MJ for taking smart shot selections while praising Kobe for taking BAD shots throughout their career

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Lebron, based on heart

[Miburo]

They banned the slam dunk in the NCAA in an attempt to stop Kareem. 'Nough said

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[4Corners]

They banned the slam dunk in the NCAA in an attempt to stop Kareem. 'Nough said

Kareem gets no love. I think Jordan is the GOAT too, edges Kareem with them 6 finals MVP's....

But it's like people forget Kareem won 6 rings, 6 NBA MVP's, 2 finals MVP's, won titles with two different teams, 10x All NBA 1st team, all time scoring leader. 17 seasons averaging at least 20 PPG, was consistent for a long long time.

Kareem is the clear #2 in my book.