Did Prime T-Mac have the most unguardable jumper?

[SyRyanYang]

There are dozens of players who have unguardable jumpers. There's no way to quantify whose is the most unguardable.

dozens? Really?
No way to quantify? How about shooting percentage.

[AngelEyes]

dozens? Really?
No way to quantify? How about shooting percentage.

All time? Yes. Wilt, Jordan, Kobe, Durant, McGrady, Kareem, Walton, Durant and several others have basically unguardable shots. Dozens is hyperbole but there are many. By "unguardable", based on the op's description of T-Mac, I was assuming he was talking about unblockable shots. If that's the case all the players I listed above have shots which were essentially unblockable.

[jcsrplumply]

In his prime days, I think so.

And stick to the question guys.

[AngelEyes]

In his prime days, I think so.

And stick to the question guys.

His shot was definitely unguardable, perhaps the most unguardable for his era. People compare Durant to Gervin but I always thought McGrady was an appropriate comparison. He was too tall, too athletic, too skilled, and too long to be guarded. Absolutely unstoppable in his prime.

[AngelEyes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zweBwcQCWqA

Here is McGrady at his absolute apex. Nothing you can do about him. His ball handling is ridiculous as well. Miss these days.

[TrueRob]

I've always been impressed with players who can shoot jumpshots (especially 3-pointers) with a tall defender right in their face. That was something T-Mac was able to do, it's an elite ability to have.

[SyRyanYang]

All time? Yes. Wilt, Jordan, Kobe, Durant, McGrady, Kareem, Walton, Durant and several others have basically unguardable shots. Dozens is hyperbole but there are many. By "unguardable", based on the op's description of T-Mac, I was assuming he was talking about unblockable shots. If that's the case all the players I listed above have shots which were essentially unblockable.

Which part of "jumper" you don't understand?
English you speak?

[AngelEyes]

Which part of "jumper" you don't understand?
English you speak?

I understood it perfectly well you little prick. They all have unblockable, unguardable jumpers, Wilt, Kareem and Walton included. Hard to say whose was the most unguardable, shit for brains.

[SyRyanYang]

I understood it perfectly well you little prick. They all have unblockable, unguardable jumpers, Wilt, Kareem and Walton included. Hard to say whose was the most unguardable, shit for brains.

Wilt didn't have a unguardable jumper. He had a nice turn-around banker which was unblockable at the time but it wasn't too accurate, hence disqualified for "unguardable". Kareem's unguardable shot is his sky-hook which isn't a jumper. Don't get me started with Walton.

[AngelEyes]

Wilt didn't have a unguardable jumper. He had a nice turn-around banker which was unblockable at the time but it wasn't too accurate, hence disqualified for "unguardable". Kareem's unguardable shot is his sky-hook which isn't a jumper. Don't get me started with Walton.

Walton was absolutely unguardable. He had a terrific jumper and was a legit 7 footer. No one was stopping him or blocking his shots. McAdoo's shot was also unguardable, no one in the NBA could deal with that dude. You can throw in Elvin Hayes with his turnaround. Jordan's mid range in the early 90's was the most unguardable I've seen. He'd use that shot all game and no one could do a fucking thing about it. He had a game against the Nuggets in 92' where he got 50 and almost exclusively uses the mid range jumper.

[SyRyanYang]

Walton was absolutely unguardable. He had a terrific jumper and was a legit 7 footer. No one was stopping him or blocking his shots. McAdoo's shot was also unguardable, no one in the NBA could deal with that dude. You can throw in Elvin Hayes with his turnaround. Jordan's mid range in the early 90's was the most unguardable I've seen. He'd use that shot all game and no one could do a fucking thing about it. He had a game against the Nuggets in 92' where he got 50 and almost exclusively uses the mid range jumper.

Walton had a terrific jumper FOR a 7 footer. He was unguardable because he was so versatile, he had so many moves and was a all-time great passer, not because his jumper.
I'm gonna be honest with you I haven't watched too much of McAdoo nor Hayes.
100% agree with Jordan. One doesn't become THE GOAT is he's guardable.

[deja vu]

Prime McGrady was a beast. I can't forget his 13 in 30 game. That was one of the sickest individual scoring outbursts I've ever seen.

Though I think his former teammate Yao has a more unguardable jumper.

[BoNafidde]

KG is the only person I have seen consistently guard his jump shot.

[Mr Exlax]

Sure he missed alot of shots, but there was no way you could challenge the shot.

-6'8"
-Long wingspan
-Rises up over you like nothing


Even Shane Battier couldn't stick a hand in his face like he could to Kobe.

You had to see it in person bro. It always looked like the defenders were sorta/kinda close to contesting it. Seeing it live from the floor level was insane. It looked unfair. It was effortless.

[code green]

I'd also give the nod to Dirk. KG, McGrady, Hakeem, and Durant would round put my top 5 off the top of my head.