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4 Players under 26 years old shooting better than 60%, could be Record

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by BucMan55, Jan 8, 2008.

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  1. BucMan55

    BucMan55 Member

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    Saw this on NBA program on ESPN 2 that are using this stat to say young guys can shoot. I was like whoa! Then I saw who the 4 are:

    Tyson Chandler(does he have a jump shot??)

    Dwight Howard(I know he dont have a J!)

    Andres Biedrins(He dont have a J!)

    Andrew Bynum(Does he have a J??)


    Sad part is, Rick Beucher had a straight face when he said it, and the studio guys were like "wow, thats great!"


    I started laughing and coughing when the names were announced. Flabergasted.
     
    #1 BucMan55, Jan 8, 2008
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    it's not about their "j" the reason they shoot better than 60% is because they are in the post all the time, all those hookshots and dunks.. etc.
     
    #2 JD2010, Jan 8, 2008
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    Yep. But the thing is when you say Shoot better than 60% you imply actually shooting the ball. Dunking and post layups arent shooting. The argument that the young players cant shoot stems from the poor midrange shooting(16-20 feet). Using this to try and counter that is ludicrous and borderline irresponsible.
     
    #3 BucMan55, Jan 8, 2008
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    They definitely implied shooting ability. Mentioning how many complain about the "lost art of shooting" then countering with these high FG%s. Comical.
     
    #4 Ziggy, Jan 8, 2008
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    Answered!
     
    #5 OGKashMoney, Jan 8, 2008
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    hey if i just shot like 2 foot layup of course i would get 60% FG%
     
    #6 AzNaNsZ, Jan 8, 2008
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    well the dude means the chance of the ball going through the hoop when he has the ball
    not "shooting" exactly
     
    #7 JD2010, Jan 8, 2008
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    Right, and if he had said field goal percentage or something instead of using the word shooting AND using it to imply a counter to the argument that today's kids CAN'T shoot I would not have batted an eyelash. Like I said, irresponsible.
     
    #8 BucMan55, Jan 8, 2008
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    OT disagrees and says you'd probably be coming in around 55%
     
    #10 kaleidosky, Jan 8, 2008
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    Chandler doesn't have a jumpshot. At least not one that's any better than Howard's.
     
    #11 JeopardE, Jan 8, 2008
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    And those guys only shoot 2ft layups 25% of the time. The rest are dunks.
     
    #12 Spacemoth, Jan 9, 2008
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    Wow, this analysis is as stupid as anything can get. Why do they hire all these knucklehead analysts?
     
    #13 DaRock1, Jan 9, 2008
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    he should probably mention their FT % too, that's could be a more indicative stat in regards to shooting
     
    #14 rice, Jan 9, 2008
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    The reason why the four of them are shooting an extreme high percentage is because none of them have a jump shot and none of them pretend that they can make a jump shot.
     
    #15 lalala902102001, Jan 10, 2008
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