Kobe and Tmac took 59 shots this game. Only 2 threes. Kobe 31 shots and zero 3s.

[Kblaze8855]

Beautiful? Inefficient? What’s your take?

Would a coach allow that to happen in 2021?

Does it? It may and I’ve just not noticed. Someone get me the most shots taken by a guard with no 3s this year. I’d care to know but not enough to investigate. I’m gonna go get an oil change while someone figures that out.

[SouBeachTalents]

It's gotta be this

[LoneyROY7]

Kobe was impressive...because of his skill set. Not because of all the long 2s, but because of his ability to break down the defense from different angles.

T-mac was meh. He's always been a guy who took a ton of jumpshots, who wasn't a great jumpshooter. Hyped off one year. Never been super impressed tbh.

[Airupthere]

I notice much less dribbling. Just a few jab steps and shimmies and that's it.

[SouBeachTalents]

Anyone curious about Jordan's, 45 shot attempts without a single 3

[ShawkFactory]

Kobe was impressive...because of his skill set. Not because of all the long 2s, but because of his ability to break down the defense from different angles.

T-mac was meh. He's always been a guy who took a ton of jumpshots, who wasn't a great jumpshooter. Hyped off one year. Never been super impressed tbh.

He was scoring 27 a game, swatting shots and dunking on people for 2 years before 2003.

[RRR3]

He was scoring 27 a game, swatting shots and dunking on people for 2 years before 2003.

He’s always been butthurt about T-Mac for some reason.

[LoneyROY7]

There's nothing I'm butthurt about T-mac for, no personal issue with him whatsoever. I judge players off of what I see. I've watched plenty of T-mac and he has never been visually impressive to me.

His offense was centered around pull-up jumpshots and he wasn't a great jumpshooter. It is what it is.

[ShawkFactory]

There's nothing I'm butthurt about T-mac for, no personal issue with him whatsoever. I judge players off of I what I see. I've watched plenty of T-mac and he has never been visually impressive to me.

His offense centered around pull jumpshots and he wasn't a great jumpshooter. It is what it is.

I think you need to watch him some more. That might have been the case his later years in Houston but Orlando Tmac could do literally everything offensively.

[LoneyROY7]

I think you need to watch him some more. That might have been the case his later years in Houston but Orlando Tmac could do literally everything offensively.

Nope, I've watched a lot of his Orlando work.

[ShawkFactory]

Nope, I've watched a lot of his Orlando work.

Then I'm confused at the why you think he was just a jump shooter. He was very skilled at getting to the basket and finishing. And his passing ability as a 2 was second to pretty much no one.

[RRR3]

I think you need to watch him some more. That might have been the case his later years in Houston but Orlando Tmac could do literally everything offensively.

T-Mac was basically done after 2005. Anyone harping on his “inefficiency” clearly isn’t familiar with the league wide efficiency at the time he was playing in. He definitely became inefficient in his later Houston years after injuries reduced his abilities but at his best he was not inefficient relative to the league, and especially considering volume. I really hate when people compare modern day efficiency to people who had their best years between 98-04. League wide TS% was ****ing 51.6% in 2004. It’s 57.2% today. Comparing stats from different eras without context is absurd.

[LoneyROY7]

Then I'm confused at the why you think he was just a jump shooter. He was very skilled at getting to the basket and finishing. And his passing ability as a 2 was second to pretty much no one.

He could finish, but he wasn't overly quick in the half-court, hence the reason he settled for a ton of pull-up jumpers. You compare him to Kobe at that time for example, Kobe was just more dynamic...the first step, the handles, just a way more fluid scorer.

[paksat]

Kobe was impressive...because of his skill set. Not because of all the long 2s, but because of his ability to break down the defense from different angles.

T-mac was meh. He's always been a guy who took a ton of jumpshots, who wasn't a great jumpshooter. Hyped off one year. Never been super impressed tbh.

he shots 1% less than kobe for his career from 2 point land and 1% better than kobe from 3 point land

his shooting % was also being dropped down in houston as he fought injury after injury

so I don't get you're coming from with this, his team was also way worse in orlando than the lakers.

[Airupthere]

He could finish, but he wasn't overly quick in the half-court, hence the reason he settled for a ton of pull-up jumpers. You compare him to Kobe at that time for example, Kobe was just more dynamic...the first step, the handles, just a way more fluid scorer.

I would say at that time, prime for prime, it was really close.