Code:3P% 3PM-A Kobe Bryant .315 67/213 Kevin Durant .347 87/251 Deron Williams .350 84/240 LeBron James .356 67/188 Manu Ginobili .364 112/308 Derrick Rose .364 78/214 Tony Parker .366 15/41 George Hill .366 41/112
41 attempts all season. that is no 3pt shot son.
TP DOES NOT have a 3pt shot that commands respect. He never did. And developing one this year is out of the question.
BTW, Derrick Rose does not have a 3pt shot either. You cannot base it on half a season.
The only guys that command 3pt respect out of that list are Kobe, Durant, Manu and maybe Hill
He should take and make just enough threes to keep his defender honest so he can blow by him for a layup/floater or assist.
lol @ 41 attempts as "a three point shot".
Only in the corners. From the wings and top of the Key he shoots below 30%
That's my point ! He doesn't take enough 3 points shots to earn the respect of his defenders.
Parker won the 2003 NBA finals game 3 with 4 clutch 3-pointers.
Parkers was 4/7 in the 2007 NBA finals.
I think he can make them when it counts.
No need to shoot more threes when he can get into the paint for a higher percentage shot. I have no problem with him shooting the occassional open three, but to ask for more three point shooting of him is ridiculous.
By some peoples logic here we should just hand over Bonner the ball on each possesion since he is a +0.500 3pt shooter. Since that is 0.666+ field goal percantage the Spurs are unbeatable.
Tony shoots open corner 3s, so do RJ and GHill, but to a lesser extend and they obviously have more range. Neal and Manu can and do shoot from anywhere on the floor, contested/or not. Putting that stuff into perspective >> percentage hiscores list.
No. He only takes them when open usually. Taking more would inevitably lower his 3P%. We don't need any more Manus on the team. If we want more 3s, we have plenty of other options that do it more efficiently.
If he's open.....
This...
What you French homers fail to realize is, Tony takes the 3's only when he's wide open or when the clock is running down.. most of the ones he made this year were wide open shots... Thus the DECENT percentage, but the fact is Tony knows he has a shot at making them only when he's wide open, and that's why he hasn't attempted anything else, and if he has he probably hasn't made em.
The fact is this, this team relies too much on 3 point shooting and I personally think it might kill em in the playoffs... asking for more 3's... and by Tony of all people is the worst idea this team could ask for...
We need more scoring in the lane, and we need some whistles in our favor in order for this team to be successful against big teams, Tony shooting 3's won't help in that regard.
He has a pretty slow release on his 3pt shot which is not a very good trait for a consistent, high volume 3pt shooter.
i doubt anyone's saying tony should start chcuking 3's..
by all means.. continue to make the play as you always do.. but stop shying away from wide open 3's.. i've seen tony even pass up good shots with like under 5 seconds left on the shot clock.. that's unacceptable.. there's no way you can be a starting PG in the nba and not have a shot.. i'm talking about wide open too..
No let him keep practicing and rely on it only when it is needed and then shock the world to win a playoff game. He has improved but many have come from the Bowen corner and there are times when after a drive to the paint the can go there for a pass if needed. The more Parker attacks the paint the better the Spurs play is the real reason why I don't want him shooting more from the 3s and I wish the Spurs would drop back a little in 3 point attempts to get ready for the playoffs unless the situation demands a three.
you cannot seriously compare Manu's 3pt threat to Tony's
Of course not!!
Read again what I said
At that time (Manu's quote), even Tony would have been better, he was bad, but explained to the reporters that despite his low %, he HAD TO keep shooting 3s on a regular basis, so that the defender doen't know what to expect...
The problem Tony is gonna face come the PO (and already during 4th quarters) is that the defense collapse and every coaches tell their team to live with Tony's jumpshot but prevent him from penetrations...
If Tony gets a decent 3, a la Kidd (he seems to have that potential), enough to make his defender repect it, he's gonna be unguardable
Only wide open 3's
I think most of the posters have read only the le of the tread. It's a pity.
In his first 3 years with the Spurs Parker made :
205-631 3-pointers in the regular season. It's 32.5 %.
42-126 3-pointers in the playoffs. It's 33.3 %.
(Kobe Bryant this year is 31.5% 67/213)
631 in 234 games = 2.70 3s attempt by game in RS.
126 in 44 games = 2.86 3s attempt by game in Playoffs.
33% from 3 is not bad. It's not great but it's not bad.
After the first 3 years his shot was reconstructed and Pop told him to stop shooting 3s because he couldn't do it anymore. It was in 2005 !
All I say is I think Parker can shoot the 3 with consistency around 33-34%.
It's enough to not hurt the team and keep his defender respecting his shot.
Let's imagine a Spurs / Celtics finals.
You have Parker with the ball at the 3 point line and Rondo 2 feets away, awaiting. And behind Rondo, Perkins or Garnett ready for the block.
If Parker can shoot the 3, Rondo needs to defend higher, it means more space to attack and creating havoc in a "paint" defense.
Parker was 33% in his first 3 years in the NBA.
He is an improved player today, he could shoot between 33 and 36%.
So I think 0.8 attempts by game is ridiculous. He should take at least 1.3 3-pointers by game.
I am not talking about Parker jacking up 3's, it would be crazy !
It will not hurt the team, it will help the team. And it will help what is obviously Parker primary weapon : his points in the paint.
I think you have not been reading the replies to your posts. It's a pity.
Everyone is OK with Parker taking WIDE OPEN 3s. I am talking WIDE OPEN. He is obviously taking the wide open 3s he's given. Opponents are giving him .8 WIDE OPEN 3s a game, so he can only take that much. He can only take what he's given.
you are making it seem like the D on Parker is same as D on Rondo. No, the opponents are not giving him that much space.
now if you are asking Parker to force a few more 3s to up it to 1.3 a game, the answer is a resounding NO
Bonner shoots damn near 50% from inside the 3 pt-line...thats better than all those guys on your list. Maybe he should start driving and posting up more!!!
I dont even likee when Parker shoots 18-20 footers tbh...much less 3s. His shot still sucks.
OK let me be clear i just want him to shoot WIDE open 3s. I thought that was obvious.I think you have not been reading the replies to your posts. It's a pity.
Everyone is OK with Parker taking WIDE OPEN 3s. I am talking WIDE OPEN. He is obviously taking the wide open 3s he's given. Opponents are giving him .8 WIDE OPEN 3s a game, so he can only take that much. He can only take what he's given.
you are making it seem like the D on Parker is same as D on Rondo. No, the opponents are not giving him that much space.
now if you are asking Parker to force a few more 3s to up it to 1.3 a game, the answer is a resounding NO
And if you think our opponents are only giving 0.8 wide open 3s to parker by game, then you must not watch a lot of Spurs games this year.
Read the thread again.
True true
Did you ever played basketball in your life.
I am a point guard and it's so obvious that a 3-points threat is helping your scoring in the paint.
Just look Bonner, when someone run at him at the 3 point line, he's faking the 3 take 2 step and has an easy 2 with his his defender in his back, or he can attack the rim with a little hook or make the pass if the help defense comes to him. He's doing that all the time.
I have seen pretty much every game and see Tony taking the wide open ones. By wide open I mean noone within 5 feet of him. (that's about 1 meter and half to the french)
anything else and Tony needs to drive or pass.
He's been preety good on his 3 shot selection, why fix what's not broken? Hopefully Tony will not listen to his french fans.
Parker wants to take more 3s, but he knows that's not his game.
Why? When you're got Manu/Jefferson/Bonner/Hill/Neal you don't need more shooting, especially when you're got a player who can score at above 50% in the paint.
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