Greatest Big Man Shooter

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Posted on: Thu, 01/20/2011 - 5:21pm #25037

IknoBall12
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I was born in 1988 so i never got to really see Larry Bird and other big men play. Ive only seen the highlights and ive always heard he was the greatest shooter. But i will be honest with you and say that Dirk is the greatest big man shooter i have ever seen. Being 7 foot and shooting the way he does i dont think there is any spot on the floor he doesnt own. And that fadeaway is deadly. Like i said ive only heard of bird but i think too many people in my generation say larry bird is the best becuz of what they hear from older people. Not taking anyway away from bird but i think a lot of what people do is listen to what people say and say the same thing. But yea who do yall think is the greatest big shooter of all time?
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Posted on: Thu, 01/20/2011 - 5:25pm #477151

BigD
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Dirk Nowitzki is argubably one of the best shooters of all time.
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Posted on: Thu, 01/20/2011 - 5:55pm #477168

JJeff6
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Easily Dirk
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Posted on: Thu, 01/20/2011 - 6:01pm #477174

Platypus
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Most Made: Clifford Robinson has the most 3’s made by a big (pf or c) but if Dirk hits about 100 more he passes him

Best Percentage: Matt Bonner about 42%

Most Attempted: Cliff Robinson
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Posted on: Thu, 01/20/2011 - 9:58pm #477284

JoeWolf1
Karl Malone was automatic from mid range, best mid-range game from a post player I’ve ever seen(grandfather of the pick and pop). Did’nt really have a 3 pointer though in game, probably did althought it wasn’t utilized in games.
I vote Karl Malone
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 1:20am #477291

Hitster
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Dirk sprang to mind when I first read the topic header, Larry Bird was maybe more of an SF in my mind but was certainly one of the greatest shooters ever regardless of position.
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 2:23am #477295

big3
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K Love or Dirk.
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 4:32am #477299

datkiddatsalwaysBallin
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dirk is a better shooter then kevin love, dirk his really tough shots that are really well contested while kevin love usually hits open 3s or barely contested mid range shots. no disrespect to kevin love i mean no one expected him to be such a good shooter, but dirk is in another level
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 5:06am #477304

mikeyvthedon
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Karl Malone was a good mid-range shooter, but he did not draw the defense out as much as Nowitzki does. No PF/C has ever been as dangerous as Dirk, for as long as Dirk has been. Not to mention, the guy is like a 90% FT shooter. Sure, he has had his moments in clutch situations, but he has also come up big. So difficult to stop, there have been more prolific big man scorers, but none as deadly from long range unless you count Larry Legend. To me, Bird is the best shooter in NBA history, but he defied position and I usually just call him an SF. As a PF/C, Dirk is the best shooter I can think of. Malone was a better scorer in his prime, but was never close to Dirk as a shooter.
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 5:21am #477305

Snubs15
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I would say Bird but to me he was more of a sf and not as much of a big man, so id go with Dirk easy. Watch out for Bargnani though, some days his jumper seems impossible not to go in.
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 7:13am #477321

mini_marz
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dirk no question to me cuz of his range and also the fact that he creates his own shot a lot of the time and hit difficult shots…. malone had a great mid range game but it was mojority pick and pop…. but since i’m from Toronto shout out to bargnani…. he got a sweet jumper for a big man and hit difficult shots all the time… just not as consistant as dirk though
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 7:18am #477323

mj23mj23bestever
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hes the best shooting big ever karl malone really? he only had range up too 19 ft at best not even in dirks league gotta give sum love to bill laimbeer he had a sweet jumper back in the day great range for a 6 11 guy
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 7:44am #477329

Sonny Red
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Sam Perkins was the best three point shooting big man I ever seen play. He shot was ugly though.
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 7:53am #477334

gone
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If not for dirk id say KG he is basically automatic from everywhere inside the 3
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Posted on: Fri, 01/21/2011 - 8:41am #477339

Platypus
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the worst one was Ben Wallace
3 pt percentage: 11 %
Free Throw: 42 %
From the Feild: 48 %
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