3-Pt FG Accuracy

[Solid D]

With all the talk this summer about Free Agency, this is one stat that Spurs fans have always looked at, because of the inside-out game the Spurs play.

Here is the listing of the Top 50 3-pt. shooters during the regular season and in the playoffs in 2004-05.

2004-05 Regular Season Three-Point Field Goals Percentage
Player .................Team......................3FGM 3FGA 3FG%
1. Fred Hoiberg (Minnesota Timberwolves) 70 145 .483
2. Joe Johnson (Phoenix Suns) 177 370 .478
3. Cuttino Mobley (Sacramento Kings) 150 342 .439
4. Mike Miller (Memphis Grizzlies) 140 323 .433
5. Damon Jones (Miami Heat) 225 521 .432
6. Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns) 94 218 .431
7. Jon Barry (Houston Rockets) 71 165 .430
8. Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons) 165 387 .426
9. Eric Piatkowski (Chicago Bulls) 57 134 .425
10. Jason Terry (Dallas Mavericks) 103 245 .420
11. Donyell Marshall (Toronto Raptors) 151 363 .416
12. Jim Jackson (Phoenix Suns) 122 295 .414
13. Jason Kapono (Charlotte Bobcats) 80 194 .412
14. Tim Thomas (New York Knicks) 85 208 .409
15. Beno Udrih (San Antonio Spurs) 58 142 .408
16. Michael Finley (Dallas Mavericks) 116 285 .407
17. Vince Carter (New Jersey Nets) 127 313 .406
18. Kyle Korver (Philadelphia 76ers) 226 558 .405
18. Ben Gordon (Chicago Bulls) 134 331 .405
20. Bruce Bowen (San Antonio Spurs) 102 253 .403
21. Peja Stojakovic (Sacramento Kings) 174 433 .402
22. Rashard Lewis (Seattle SuperSonics) 173 432 .400
23. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) 91 228 .399
23. Troy Murphy (Golden State Warriors) 59 148 .399
25. James Jones (Indiana Pacers) 66 166 .398
26. Shane Battier (Memphis Grizzlies) 70 177 .395
27. Jalen Rose (Toronto Raptors) 108 274 .394
28. Brian Cook (Los Angeles Lakers) 78 199 .392
29. Jumaine Jones (Los Angeles Lakers) 102 261 .391
30. Nick Van Exel (Portland Trail Blazers) 100 257 .389
30. Vladimir Radmanovic (Seattle SuperSonics) 128 329 .389
32. Mike Dunleavy (Golden State Warriors) 107 276 .388
33. Chucky Atkins (Los Angeles Lakers) 176 455 .387
34. Mike James (Houston Rockets) 100 259 .386
35. Morris Peterson (Toronto Raptors) 129 335 .385
36. Derek Anderson (Portland Trail Blazers) 58 151 .384
37. Bostjan Nachbar (New Orleans Hornets) 75 196 .383
38. Fred Jones (Indiana Pacers) 87 229 .380
38. Hedo Turkoglu (Orlando Magic) 93 245 .380
40. Luke Ridnour (Seattle SuperSonics) 67 178 .376
40. Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs) 97 258 .376
40. Ray Allen (Seattle SuperSonics) 209 556 .376
40. Bryon Russell (Denver Nuggets) 56 149 .376
44. David Wesley (Houston Rockets) 118 315 .375
45. Casey Jacobsen (New Orleans Hornets) 66 177 .373
45. Wally Szczerbiak (Minnesota Timberwolves) 63 169 .373
45. Rasual Butler (Miami Heat) 57 153 .373
48. Jamaal Tinsley (Indiana Pacers) 58 156 .372
48. Eddie Jones (Miami Heat) 142 382 .372
50. Derek Fisher (Golden State Warriors) 108 291 .371

2005 Playoffs Three-Point Field Goals Percentage
Player .................Team......................3FGM 3FGA 3FG%
1. Dahntay Jones (Memphis Grizzlies) 3 5 .600
2. Joe Johnson (Phoenix Suns) 20 36 .556
3. Bob Sura (Houston Rockets) 7 13 .538
4. Jim Jackson (Phoenix Suns) 32 62 .516
5. Kirk Hinrich (Chicago Bulls) 17 33 .515
6. Antawn Jamison (Washington Wizards) 17 34 .500
6. Raef LaFrentz (Boston Celtics) 8 16 .500
8. Jason Terry (Dallas Mavericks) 27 55 .491
9. Jon Barry (Houston Rockets) 11 23 .478
10. David Wesley (Houston Rockets) 10 21 .476
10. Jason Williams (Memphis Grizzlies) 10 21 .476
12. Mike Miller (Memphis Grizzlies) 8 17 .471
13. James Posey (Memphis Grizzlies) 7 15 .467
14. Delonte West (Boston Celtics) 5 11 .455
15. Robert Horry (San Antonio Spurs) 38 85 .447
16. Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs) 42 96 .438
17. Bruce Bowen (San Antonio Spurs) 29 67 .433
18. Damon Jones (Miami Heat) 39 91 .429
19. Brent Barry (San Antonio Spurs) 28 66 .424
20. Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns) 18 43 .419
21. Scott Padgett (Houston Rockets) 5 12 .417
22. Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers) 12 29 .414
23. Jannero Pargo (Chicago Bulls) 13 32 .406
24. Eddie Jones (Miami Heat) 32 80 .400
24. James Jones (Indiana Pacers) 10 25 .400
24. Jerry Stackhouse (Dallas Mavericks) 16 40 .400
27. Michael Finley (Dallas Mavericks) 24 61 .393
28. Fred Jones (Indiana Pacers) 9 23 .391
29. Quentin Richardson (Phoenix Suns) 32 82 .390
30. Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns) 21 54 .389
31. Eric Piatkowski (Chicago Bulls) 5 13 .385
32. Ray Allen (Seattle SuperSonics) 31 82 .378
33. Tracy McGrady (Houston Rockets) 17 46 .370
34. Antoine Walker (Boston Celtics) 7 19 .368
35. Rasual Butler (Miami Heat) 11 30 .367
35. Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets) 11 30 .367
35. Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons) 22 60 .367
35. Peja Stojakovic (Sacramento Kings) 11 30 .367
39. DerMarr Johnson (Denver Nuggets) 4 11 .364
40. Chris Webber (Philadelphia 76ers) 5 14 .357
41. Andres Nocioni (Chicago Bulls) 6 17 .353
42. Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons) 44 126 .349
43. Rasheed Wallace (Detroit Pistons) 29 86 .337
44. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) 10 30 .333
45. Juan Dixon (Washington Wizards) 11 34 .324
46. Ben Gordon (Chicago Bulls) 7 22 .318
46. Reggie Miller (Indiana Pacers) 21 66 .318
48. Stephen Jackson (Indiana Pacers) 20 63 .317
49. Vince Carter (New Jersey Nets) 6 19 .316
50. Kyle Korver (Philadelphia 76ers) 7 24 .292

[ca®lo]

barry completely disappeared for us in the regular season. hes the last also in the playoff percentages...

sad.. coz we brought him in coz of his 3pt shooting :)

well its all water under the bridge... time to make up for it next season!

[spur219]

Barry hopefully will bounce back next season because if he doesn't he will probably be traded.

[ALVAREZ6]

That is a killer stat.

Also notice the Grizzlies...
1. Dahntay Jones (Memphis Grizzlies) 3 5 .600
10. Jason Williams (Memphis Grizzlies) 10 21 .476
12. Mike Miller (Memphis Grizzlies) 8 17 .471
13. James Posey (Memphis Grizzlies) 7 15 .467

[Solid D]

If you really compare the regular season accuracy versus the playoffs...

the Spurs' wing 3-pt. shooters really stepped up in the playoffs, when it counted. The PGs are the ones who suffered in the playoffs :

Player....Reg. Playoffs
Horry .. .370 .447
Ginobili .376 .438
Bowen .403 .433
Barry .. .357 .424

Parker .276 .188
Udrih .. .408 .270

[Cant_Be_Faded]

tony did not go awol beyond the arc for a single game this playoffs for the first time in his playoff career


its cool though

[FromWayDowntown]

That is a killer stat.

Also notice the Grizzlies...
1. Dahntay Jones (Memphis Grizzlies) 3 5 .600
10. Jason Williams (Memphis Grizzlies) 10 21 .476
12. Mike Miller (Memphis Grizzlies) 8 17 .471
13. James Posey (Memphis Grizzlies) 7 15 .467

Easy enough when you play 4 games from behind against a team that doesn't play a whole lot of defense. Those guys never had another series to bring their percentages down.

Context is always more important than any sheer number.

[ALVAREZ6]

Easy enough when you play 4 games from behind against a team that doesn't play a whole lot of defense. Those guys never had another series to bring their percentages down.

Context is always more important than any sheer number.
That's true, but I'm just pointing out that they aren't a bad 3PT shooting team.


You are right though, they didn't take any number near the amount that the Spurs shot.

[FromWayDowntown]

You are right though, they didn't take any number near the amount that the Spurs shot.

Jones was 3-5 for the entire playoffs. Manu averaged more than 4 3pt attempts per game for the playoff run. Jones's numbers basically represent one good game. The other guys are pretty much in the same boat.

The more telling number is that of the 4 guys in your post, only Mike Miller was in the top 50 in 3pt% for the regular season. I'll take evidence of what a guy did over 82 games (or over a career) than evidence of what a guy did in a short playoff series.

I mean Wes Matthews once averaged 25 ppg and shot 65% for the Spurs in a 3 game playoff series, but nobody would seriously argue that he was "not a bad" scorer; his career numbers look a whole lot like Speedy Claxton's career numbers.

[ambchang]

That is a killer stat.

Also notice the Grizzlies...
1. Dahntay Jones (Memphis Grizzlies) 3 5 .600
10. Jason Williams (Memphis Grizzlies) 10 21 .476
12. Mike Miller (Memphis Grizzlies) 8 17 .471
13. James Posey (Memphis Grizzlies) 7 15 .467

Didn't the only play the Suns in the first round?

[JUUOT]

the spurs except tony and beno did really well with 3pt shooting, i see several reasons:

1) they are just good, men! this guys are clutch and know what playoff is about
2) generally other team were playing inside defense and prevent our guards to penetrate. the result was clogging the paint and daring spurs to shoot from outside with more room than regular season.
3) the Spurs spirit and ball sharing, the extra pass that characteryze the best teams (spurs phoenix detroit...) this extra pass combined with our guard speeds and big men ability to pass allow open three which is a beautiful gift for people like horry.