Comments on: Kevin Durant needs an ally, McDyess isn’t done, and more

By: Austin Burton

Austin Burton — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:19:56 +0000

@dagwaller — No, I’m not saying it applies to every team, but it applies to certain players like the ones I mentioned. Regardless of what Durant’s three-point numbers are this season, I’d draw up the play for him to take a three if OKC needed one. Same goes for Kobe or Wade or Arenas or Vince, but not for Iguodala or Duncan.

By: dagwaller

dagwaller — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:08:28 +0000

TP – Hey, just figured it out. Yea, the rest of the defense is either still guarding LeBron (you may have heard of him) or hopefully will be stuck getting around the screens everyone’s setting so that the superstar playmakers can pass it to the 3 point specialists.

By: tp

tp — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:02:36 +0000

@dagwaller;

do you watch bball bro? when you NEED a 3 the defense will be guarding the line. you think mo, boobie and parker have high 3 pt shooting percentages with a man in their grill? i’m just going to go ahead and let you figure it out yourself….

By: dagwaller

dagwaller — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:37:35 +0000

Another good example might be the Cavs. Should LeBron (35.7%) really be the one taking the last 3 when he’s got Mo Williams (45%), Boobie Gibson (47.6%), and Anthony Parker (47.3%) playing with him?

By: dagwaller

dagwaller — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:23:04 +0000

@Austin – What about Atlanta? They have a few stars that can shoot the 3. Or how about Philadelphia? They have none. Do you just assume that the best offensive player overall should shoot the 3? Or the best 3 point shooter?

“Clutch” is an overrated statistic anyway.

By: itsakademiks

itsakademiks — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:51:39 +0000

@keith i honestly dont think durant needs to work on his 3′s i think his percentage has slipped because he’s focusing on other parts of his game

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:35:40 +0000

Next summer Harden needs to shoot 500 3′s every day in practice. 100 from each spot. Actually, Durant could do with the same thing. If Durant developed a consistant 3-point stroke he could be one of the most complete offensive players in the game

By: Austin Burton

Austin Burton — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:31:45 +0000

@dagwaller — My point is, I would trust Durant to take a three with the game on the line BEFORE I looked it up and saw his percentages were actually pretty low. I can’t tell you right now what Kobe, Wade, Dirk or Vince shoot percentage-wise from three, and it doesn’t matter; if I’m L.A., Miami, Dallas or Orlando, I let them take the shot to decide the game.

By: dagwaller

dagwaller — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:25:43 +0000

I started reading the article, and as SOON as I got to the nonsense about a “true clutch shooter” magically disregarding statistics in the moments before the end of the game, I knew…that Austin Burton was the author.

Austin, you’re one of my favorite sports writers, but that’s some garbage.

By: fallinup

fallinup — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:22:45 +0000

I just thought in my head about all the shooters we have in the league today… is it just me, or is the pure shooter (3 point specialist) a dying breed?