if jordan had a 3ball...

[swagga]

would he be posting up less ?

[Im so nba'd out]

I see where this is going...Ill just end it now
Jordan > Kobe


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[andgar923]

I can play the hypothetical game...

If MJ played in today's era and used the 3pt shot as much as the other players, he'd be averaging a high percentage (say 40% minimum).

He'd make sure he practices that shot until it becomes a true weapon.

[Dr Hawk]

He would use it wisely

[Real Men Wear Green]

As the cornerstone of the offense the three wasn't an important shot for Jordan. He was trying to score as efficiently as he could with an eye for open teammates, not take his man out the perimeter so that Luc Longley can post up. He would take them when open or under pressure from the clock but it wouldn't have made him much more effective. He was unstoppable attacking the basket and good from midrange. Threes would have been a distraction. We're talking about the greatest scoring guard of all time after all.

[Nikola_]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2CyJdCq-zU

[hateraid]

I can play the hypothetical game...

If MJ played in today's era and used the 3pt shot as much as the other players, he'd be averaging a high percentage (say 40% minimum).

He'd make sure he practices that shot until it becomes a true weapon.

Then why didn't he and add it to his arsenal?

Why is it so hard to accept Jordan wasn't a good 3-point shooter?

[MP.Trey]

If jordan had a up, would 3ball be posting less?

[Spurs5Rings2014]

If jordan had a up, would 3ball be posting less?

I'd sure hope so.

[J Shuttlesworth]

If jordan was gay, would 3ball be posting less?

Fixed, and yes

[Poetry]

Then why didn't he and add it to his arsenal?

Why is it so hard to accept Jordan wasn't a good 3-point shooter?

Between 1989-90/1996-97 he shot .372 (includes shortened line).

Between 1989-90/1992-93 he shot .342 (without shortened line).

Once he had it in his arsenal, it was a pretty good shot for him. It was only early in his career that he didn't have it. And then later on as the finger injuries mounted, not to mention the years, the percentage went down again.

[hateraid]

Between 1989-90/1996-97 he shot .372 (includes shortened line).

Between 1989-90/1992-93 he shot .342 (without shortened line).

Once he had it in his arsenal, it was a pretty good shot for him. It was only early in his career that he didn't have it. And then later on as the finger injuries mounted, not to mention the years, the percentage went down again.

Reachers be reaching.

Quit making excuses.
His fingers hurt?
Now I've heard it all from Jordan stans

[Poetry]

His fingers hurt?

He was playing with a cracked knuckle and a torn ligament late in his career, which is probably one of the reasons his finger looks weird.



And then in the off-season around the time of the 2nd retirement, he severed a tendon in his finger that never healed properly and he had trouble bending that finger during his days with the Wizards.

[hateraid]

He was playing with a cracked knuckle and a torn ligament late in his career, which is probably one of the reasons his finger looks weird.



And then in the off-season around the time of the 2nd retirement, he severed a tendon in his finger that never healed properly and he had trouble bending that finger during his days with the Wizards.

If it was that bad he couldn't shoot, PERIOD.

Just accept he wasn't a good 3 point shooter. Nobody is arguing he isn't the greatest scorer.

[mehyaM24]

If it was that bad he couldn't shoot, PERIOD.

Just accept he wasn't a good 3 point shooter. Nobody is arguing he isn't the greatest scorer.

i would say jordan had seasons where he was closer to being a good 3pt shooter than a bad one - but CONSISTENCY is obviously what we're talking about here.

given that lebron, supposedly a non-shooter, has a better CAREER 3pt% in the postseason AND playoffs, says it all. i would imagine jordan's field-goal percentage would be somewhere in the mid to high 40s with today's emphasis of 3 pointers.