Insider Request:Is LeBron James an elite shooter?

[crisoner]

My answer to this is this...

I;d love to have LeBron taking jumpers rather then taking it in to the hole every time.

[mentallooser]

I gotta tell you I'm more impressed by his post game this year. He's improved in an area he was made fun of for before.

[Pacers4ever]

Lebron isn't even a top 50 shooter, he'a not close to a guy who can spot up and consistently knock down jumpers.

Maybe during this one hot streak he has but he's never done it consistently his entire career until this one stretch

What? Before this 11 game winning streak he was shooting over 42% from the trey and everyone was talking about how his jumper has improved. Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about. You got to see him use his post game much more in this hot streak if anything.

[Pacers4ever]

Hot streak? He's been doing this entire year...did people even read the article?

He's not Steve Novak no...But apparently, he's a damn good jumpshooter...

Welcome to ISH.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Why is the minimum 90 attempts (for the catch-and-shoot) when everybody on that list have at least 100+, and some w/ even 200+? Talk about arbitrary.

[arifgokcen]

you don't need to read that, i also didn't. but i can tell you the answer: no.
the numbers currently are simply an illusion: from wide open shots, easy layups, and dunks. A huge chunk of heat's basket comes from fastbreaks. Therefore it's like looking at a center.. his % is supposed to be high. as for elite shooter? ha ha ha...

Dude good trolling but you are still behind Mr.Jabbar.Try harder

[Vertical-24]

I would say so....

His outside shot/3 point shot looks so much better then in 10'..

His elbow game also looks amzing this year....

He must have worked alot in the summer of 11'....and 12'

Gotta give him props...he made himself an elite shooter

I agree. LeBron has really stepped up these past two seasons. This current season he's having is unreal. Can't wait until he comes to LA in 2014

[Whoah10115]

He's been a good shooter for a while. Now he's very very good. I don't know if he's a great shooter, and he isn't elite, but he's very very good, at worst.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Michael Jordan: "Force him to his left".

He's better shooting a jumper going to his left, worse on the drive though.

[Sarcastic]

He's better shooting a jumper going to his left, worse on the drive though.

http://stats.nba.com/playerShotchart.html?PlayerID=2544

He shoots more going to his left. His percentages are better on the right.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

http://stats.nba.com/playerShotchart.html?PlayerID=2544

He shoots more going to his left. His percentages are better on the right.

By that chart midrange right is 39.56% midrange left is 40.44%

[Clifton]

Of course that could be due to surprise more than anything else. I still expect him to miss pretty much every jump shot.

This.

It will fall to around 40% by the end of the season. Remember when OJ Mayo and Kidd were 50% 3pt shooters? A great string of games does not change the fact that Lebron is not a very good jumpshooter. When K. Irving or Durant go up for a jumpshot you expect it to go in. When Lebron goes up you expect it to miss. Lebron's misses are side-iron and Kyrie's are in-and-out. That means something.

[jlip]

I guess we can say goodbye to the "Just wait until Lebron's athleticism fails" argument now.

[raid09]

I guess we can say goodbye to the "Just wait until Lebron's athleticism fails" argument now.

Hilarious how all the anti-LeBron agenda is crumbling, isn't it?

Kobe stans resorting to "didn't read the article or the thread but..LEBRON SUX!!"

[Dave3]

Michael Jordan: "Force him to his left".

Funny sentence in that article, he makes catch and shoot 3s at a better percentage than an average NBA player making a layup.

That's insane.