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Originally Posted by blablabla
he was decent from mid range back in the day but not even close to mcgrady
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You can check the stats for it now actually.
Wade in 2008-09:
10 to 15 ft- 44% FG
80 FG with 182 FGA
16 ft to 3-pt- 41.9% FG
255FG with 609 FGA
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...shooting/2009/
T-Mac in 2002-03:
10 to 15 ft- 41.7% FG
78 FG with 187 FGA
16 ft to 3-pt- 43.6 % FG
282 FG with 647 FGA
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...shooting/2003/
As the stats show, peak Wade was close to T-Mac. Virtually equal. It just that Wade was a better finisher and T-Mac was the better 3pt and FT shooter.
But you can defend players better back then than now, so that accounts for something too. Probably driving to the basket. Still doesn't change the fact that Wade was a killer with his midrange j though.