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oh i like that answer right there
In a one-on-one matchup a great big man will beat a great smaller man. In this case neither could stop the other, but on the rare cases Jordan misses, TD would be in a better position to get the rebound. On offense TD would get a much higher percentage of his own misses. This would allow Duncan to have a few more chances and win by a small margin.
oh i like that answer right there
lol thats funny tho
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Untrue.
Jordan was not that strong in shooting 3s, especially early in his career, but that is during an era when the 3 pointer was not as common as it is in today's game. Starting in the early 90s, Jordan was shooting 35%+ for a few years, and that is above average for a shooting guard in those days.
I would say the 3 pointer wasn't his strongest aspect, but it wasn't a weakness.
Back to the original, Jordan would have destroyed Duncan 1-1.
Jordan vs Bird, all shots no less than 5 feet from da basket wouldda been interesting
Well if Duncan got the ball first he is just gonna back him down and put it in with either hand. Jordan is too fast for Duncan so he'd have to back way off and hope he misses some jumpers.. I'd favor Duncan because of the huge size difference and post game.. Also his shot blocking..
I literally just saw Bulls/Knicks from 1993 the other day on NBA TV and Jordan was certainly consistent but by no means a great shooter. If Duncan gave him 20 ft jumpers he is not going to bury them all like Larry Bird.. Would have been awesome to see though..
McDonald's already ran this compe ion back in 93 or something, I think they are still shooting for that Big Mac.
At the end of the day, Jordan's hyper-compe iveness will win out in this contest. No matter if it's a game of basketball, ping pong, horseshoe, or who can ruin a franchise the fastest, Jordan will always win.
prime bird gon make it mo interesting than brokeback bird
I think it was definitely a weakness earlier in Jordan's career. His career average is 32%, which for reference is about a percent lower than Kobe, king of the bad shooting percentages. Jordan's best 3 point shooting year in which he played the whole season (1995-96) isn't even as good as Danny Green's 3 pt shooting percentage last year.
Not sure exactly what the league average 3pt % was in the mid-90s, could only find stats from the mid-2000s: http://www.nba.com/2010/news/feature...ine/index.html
Jordan's average is way below those, and his worst years (early in his career) were absolutely abysmal (13%, 18%, etc). Given the fact that the NBA shortened the distance of the 3pt shot in the mid-90s (1994-97), you would expect Jordan's averages to jump up significantly. Indeed, they did. But even that boost wasn't enough to pull him above the league average. And for the final three seasons he played, when the 3 pt shot was again extended to its current position, his percentages dropped back down to bad
Jordan was the greatest player of all time, and his midrange game was phenomenal. I don't think anyone sensible will dispute that. But to me, his 3pt shooting was a clear weakness, and with the 3pt shot at its standard distance, he had even more difficulty.
1997-1998 .238 2001-2002 .189 2002-2003 .291
people forgetting Jordan guarded by faster players than Duncan n he still dominate, how many open 3s Jordan gon miss because he gon create shots easy. Duncan defense really only gonna slow Jordan if Jordan dumb enough ta let Duncan contest them. Jordan ego might get the betta of him that's it
this 1-1 so no help when Duncan lose jordan
Duncan is plenty compe ive and Jordan's trash talk would only elevate that.. 1 on 1 the larger man with the stellar post game will aways have the edge especially if he can also handle the ball and play great D and Duncan can do both... Duncan could take it 5 feet from the rim, turn around and with that insane wingspan hold over Jordan's head.. And Jordan could go around Tim with ease.. Would have been fun..
Truth.
I'd probably pick Jordan. I just don't see a good way for Duncan to guard him. While Jordan would have an uphill battle trying to guard Duncan in the post I could see him using his speed and jabbing away a steal or two when Tim tried to back him down. Would love to see that game happen, that's for sure. Someday when we figure out time travel this is the kind of thing the All Star weekend needs to feature.
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true if the game is limited to the same half court. if they play a game one-on-one over the full court the smaller guy would hustle the out of the bigger one and win the game with ease imho
It is difficult to compare shooting percentages from different eras. Defenses are different, and emphasis on the 3 point shot is different. The 3 pointer didn't really become a serious weapon until around the late 80s, and then became an integral part of a team's offense in the mid-90s after the Rockets won b2b championships with that incredible inside out offense.
Sure, Jordan had some abysmal shooting seasons, but you have to look at sample size. Over his career, he was a very respectable 581-1778 (32.7% on 3s). The few seasons you quoted, he shot 126, 53 and 55 3 pters vs. >200 for his "good" seasons. To put those numbers in perspective, Bird, the best 3 pt shooter in the 80s, shot 37.6% for his career.
As for your comment on Kobe, he really isn't that bad of a 3 pt shooter, his issues are his shot selection despite the presence of some fantastic big man on his team. His main criticism is that he didn't fully utilize his teams strengths for the benefit of his own personal glory.
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Who really plays 1-on-1 full court though? All bout runnin back that halfcourt game til someone falls over.
6 inch + wingspan advantage is massive. TD is picking up nearly every single rebound here.
Im picking TD purely for height reasons. Jordan needs to be jumping very high every single shot and whenever someone misses TD will most probably get the rebound.
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