1. 05-17-11 11:00 PM #1
    InTheDrink
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    Best shooters in NBA history

    1 Steve Nash - numbers don't lie
    2 MJ - best midrange shooter ever by miles
    3 Larry Bird - the guy I'd have wanted to make a shot to save my life
    4 Dirk - tonight = wow!
    5 Ray Ray - could be higher but inconsistent in playoffs
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  2. 05-17-11 11:03 PM #2
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    steve nash very good there.
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  3. 05-17-11 11:04 PM #3
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    carmelo someone up there

    IMO best mid range jumper in the game today
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  4. 05-17-11 11:05 PM #4
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    Dirk is better than Nash. Gotta put Reggie Miller up there too somewhere.
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  5. 05-17-11 11:05 PM #5
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    MJ didn't have a 3ball... he can't be top 5 without that.

    1. Ray
    2. Bird
    3. Nash
    4. Dirk
    5. Peja maybe? Idk

    Edit- thanks to the poster above for mentioning Reggie. He slipped my mind. Him or Peja at 5
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  6. 05-17-11 11:06 PM #6
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    Nash no.1???? Come on man.
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  7. 05-17-11 11:07 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Br0nxer View Post
    carmelo someone up there

    IMO best mid range jumper in the game today
    He's more unstoppable as a driver but his pulls up are something of beauty too!
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  8. 05-17-11 11:08 PM #8
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    Kevin Durant baby although sad game tonight, and maybe Dirk should be up there.
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  9. 05-17-11 11:08 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by CMNoney View Post
    Nash no.1???? Come on man.
    Go ahead and tell me why he's not and then I'll bury you in 20 words or less
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  10. 05-17-11 11:10 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by frostno98 View Post
    He's more unstoppable as a driver but his pulls up are something of beauty too!
    disagree

    jumper more lethal

    best pure shooter in the game today
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  11. 05-17-11 11:11 PM #11
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    steve kerr and reggier miller are best
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  12. 05-17-11 11:12 PM #12
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    Bird
    Nowitzki
    Miller
    Jordan
    Bernard King
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    I would say larry bird hands down
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  14. 05-17-11 11:13 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Br0nxer View Post
    disagree

    jumper more lethal

    best pure shooter in the game today
    Please stop. He can barely shoot 40%.
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  15. 05-17-11 11:14 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    Go ahead and tell me why he's not and then I'll bury you in 20 words or less
    Because his name isn't Jerry West or Larry Bird.
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    dale ellis! When I was a kid, I loved Dale Ellis.
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  17. 05-17-11 11:15 PM #17
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    Steve Nash is a good shooter but he doesn't take the kind of shots Nowitzki does. Nash didn't create his own shots and while his career FG% is better than Drik's (not by much) Dirk still averages 5 more shots per game for his career and still shoots 48%!
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  18. 05-17-11 11:16 PM #18
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    I like your list, others to choose from, Oscar Robertson?
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  19. 05-17-11 11:16 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    Please stop. He can barely shoot 40%.
    get a clue and do some research before you throw stupid numbers out like you know what you are talking about

    46% last yr

    46% for career
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  20. 05-17-11 11:17 PM #20
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    1) Dirk
    2) MJ
    3) Larry Bird
    4) Ray Allen
    5)Reggie Miller
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  21. 05-17-11 11:17 PM #21
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    Dirk is a BEAST top 10 EVER?
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  22. 05-17-11 11:18 PM #22
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    Nash has shot far more 3's than anyone in the to 20

    http://www.basketball-reference.com/...ct_career.html

    oh and he's only the best FT shooter of all time.

    Not sure why anyone would argue against him.
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  23. 05-17-11 11:18 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by csm506 View Post
    I like your list, others to choose from, Oscar Robertson?
    Pistol Pete Marovich...Mitch Ritchmond....Chris Mullin...Drazen Petrovich
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  24. 05-17-11 11:19 PM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    Nash has shot far more 3's than anyone in the to 20

    http://www.basketball-reference.com/...ct_career.html

    oh and he's only the best FT shooter of all time.

    Not sure why anyone would argue against him.

    I dunno Dirk and Nash are pretty close when it comes to free throws. Keep in mind Dirk is a FORWARD shooting insanely high FT and FG %.

    I got 24 reasons why Dirk is better than Nash at FT shooting tonight boy....
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  25. 05-17-11 11:20 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by LVBOUND View Post
    Dirk is a BEAST top 10 EVER?
    not top 10

    definitely top 20
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  26. 05-17-11 11:20 PM #26
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    #1 Chris Mullin

    #2 Reggie Miller

    #3 Larry Bird

    #4 Dirk

    #5 Steve Kerr/Mark Price/Ray Allen
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  27. 05-17-11 11:21 PM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by Br0nxer View Post
    get a clue and do some research before you throw stupid numbers out like you know what you are talking about

    46% last yr

    46% for career


    And you said he's the best shooter.

    By the way I know his numbers and you rounded up. good bid.
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  28. 05-17-11 11:21 PM #28
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    Ray Ray
    Dirk
    Peja
    Bird
    MJ

    In no particular order
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  29. 05-17-11 11:22 PM #29
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    Feel free to replace any of those with Reggie Miller too. I just hated Reggie as a player.
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  30. 05-17-11 11:24 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by NYSportsGuy210 View Post
    I dunno Dirk and Nash are pretty close when it comes to free throws. Keep in mind Dirk is a FORWARD shooting insanely high FT and FG %.

    I got 24 reasons why Dirk is better than Nash at FT shooting tonight boy....
    Yeah it was impressive. How many threes did he hit?
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  31. 05-17-11 11:30 PM #31
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    eric piatkowski in his clippers days
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  32. 05-17-11 11:32 PM #32
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    I post this in every thread about the best shooter, well worth the watch. Jesus Shuttlesworth is the best pure shooter ever. He's a machine. To do it as long as he has, as consistently as he has, is impressive to say the least.

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  33. 05-17-11 11:43 PM #33
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  34. 05-17-11 11:45 PM #34
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    I definitely agree with Dirk on that list. 48 is wow.
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  35. 05-17-11 11:50 PM #35
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    You have to put Reggie somewhere on that list, I agree with Nash at #1
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