One reason I think today's players are overrated is they shoot way to much. If you shot close to 40 %, you should not be shooting a lot. Period. Why should you shoot a lot, when the other team shoots 45 %? 40 % isn't going to win any games, or make you a champion.
Magic, Bird, MJ, Drexler, Pippen, all shot close to 50 % before they got old. Why do some people not have a problem with poor shooting? You know what you were called back then if you shot poorly? A bricklayer. Today, we call VOLUME shooters good "scorers." How can you be a good scorer if you need 20-25 shots to even get your numbers????
And it's not just defense that explains why our best wingplayer can't shoot. You want proof? Two 2nd year players with AVERAGE(at best) jumpshots are shooting 50 % and scoring 24-25 points per game. If two incomplete players like Dwayne Wade and Lebron can do it, then it's sad that our best wing players cannot. The truth is, guys like Lebron and Wade could fit in that era, b/c they didn't take bad shots and force it. Those other guys would be 6th men until they figured out their coach wouldn't play them if they were content to take fadeaway jumpshots and throw up wild layup shots b/c the drove wildly to the basket. Michael Jordan was smart enough later in his career, once defenses focused just on him, to pass more, and shoot less. If you need proof, look at MJ's scoring. He averaged 34-37 points per game early in his career. Once defenses didn't allow MJ good shots, he toned his scoring down to 28-32 points, but made the right pass.
That's why Lebron and Wade are "real" basketball players. There content to average less points and make the pass. They don't constantly hold the ball or run the offense thru just them. They play like 80's ball. Another good example is Phoenix and Seattle are so good, they don't have any guys trying to show off or get numbers, or just be content to launch off balance jumpers b/c they're doubled or they ran the shot clock down. Not even Ray Allen stands around holding the ball. As soon as he's not open, he looks to give the ball back to his point guard or the open player.
Here's what is so sad. Ray Allen doesn't have the equal talent as Tmac, Iverson, Kobe, etc. If those 3 played the right way, they'd probably shoot 45-50 % and score just as much, b/c they wouldn't have to shoot so much to still get there points. Who agrees with what i'm saying.
Magic, Bird, MJ, Drexler, Pippen, all shot close to 50 % before they got old. Why do some people not have a problem with poor shooting? You know what you were called back then if you shot poorly? A bricklayer. Today, we call VOLUME shooters good "scorers." How can you be a good scorer if you need 20-25 shots to even get your numbers????
And it's not just defense that explains why our best wingplayer can't shoot. You want proof? Two 2nd year players with AVERAGE(at best) jumpshots are shooting 50 % and scoring 24-25 points per game. If two incomplete players like Dwayne Wade and Lebron can do it, then it's sad that our best wing players cannot. The truth is, guys like Lebron and Wade could fit in that era, b/c they didn't take bad shots and force it. Those other guys would be 6th men until they figured out their coach wouldn't play them if they were content to take fadeaway jumpshots and throw up wild layup shots b/c the drove wildly to the basket. Michael Jordan was smart enough later in his career, once defenses focused just on him, to pass more, and shoot less. If you need proof, look at MJ's scoring. He averaged 34-37 points per game early in his career. Once defenses didn't allow MJ good shots, he toned his scoring down to 28-32 points, but made the right pass.
That's why Lebron and Wade are "real" basketball players. There content to average less points and make the pass. They don't constantly hold the ball or run the offense thru just them. They play like 80's ball. Another good example is Phoenix and Seattle are so good, they don't have any guys trying to show off or get numbers, or just be content to launch off balance jumpers b/c they're doubled or they ran the shot clock down. Not even Ray Allen stands around holding the ball. As soon as he's not open, he looks to give the ball back to his point guard or the open player.
Here's what is so sad. Ray Allen doesn't have the equal talent as Tmac, Iverson, Kobe, etc. If those 3 played the right way, they'd probably shoot 45-50 % and score just as much, b/c they wouldn't have to shoot so much to still get there points. Who agrees with what i'm saying.
Comment