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9512
03-31-2013, 05:36 PM
I am dedicating this thread to left handed players overall.

Who do you think is the best pound for pound left handed player of all time?

How about current?

Who is the best pure lefty shooter from 3 or mid range?

Who is the best dunker as a lefty?

Is there a significant advantage of being lefty in the NBA?

Personally watching lefties is interesting and fun, especially Harden and Jennings.

Here is my list:

Best pound for pound of all time? I honestly don't know.

Current: I am biased and will James Harden.

Best pure shooting lefty: Don't know either.

Best dunker: Josh Smith.

Discuss...
Nash
03-31-2013, 05:58 PM
Best lefty jumpshot: Boshstrich
Overdrive
03-31-2013, 06:01 PM
Although David Robinson weighs alot of pounds he was the best pound for pound. Harden should be the best lefty at the moment.
chips93
03-31-2013, 06:09 PM
lamar odom is the most appropriately left handed player in nba history. hes unconventional in every way possible.
ProfessorMurder
03-31-2013, 06:46 PM
Chris Mullin was one of the best shooters ever, and he is left handed.

It gives you a great advantage because the default way you're taught to guard someone is for a right handed player. If you guard a lefty the same way, your hand is trying to contest the wrong side of their body.

It's like how a left handed pitcher has the advantage over right handed batters.
Odinn
04-01-2013, 11:13 AM
Michael Redd is one of the first names popped out in my head when I saw the thread title.
fpliii
04-01-2013, 11:19 AM
Bill Russell
IknowU
04-01-2013, 11:27 AM
smh no mention of Manu yet.
pauk
04-01-2013, 11:47 AM
Chris Mullin is the best lefty shooter i ever seen.

David Robinson is the greatest lefty player i ever seen.
WillC
04-01-2013, 11:50 AM
This guy was quite good...

http://i.imgur.com/kUbQFOJ.gif
Dro
04-01-2013, 01:58 PM
Ill give the lefty mid range award to Jalen Rose...
LikeABosh
04-01-2013, 01:59 PM
Bosh's midrange jumper is sweet
hangintheair
04-01-2013, 04:01 PM
He is not the best but you can put Toni Kukoc in that category.
CeltsGarlic
04-01-2013, 04:06 PM
Aaaand you all missed Donatas Motiejunas. How convenient.
9512
04-01-2013, 04:07 PM
Aaaand you all missed Donatas Motiejunas. How convenient.

yea how xenophobic on their part.
pauk
04-01-2013, 04:08 PM
Ill give the lefty mid range award to Jalen Rose...

A shootout from any range you wish Chris Mullin will beat any lefty with his eyes closed.... Midrange was actually Chris Mullins specialty, he took very few threes... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHg736-JiWQ
Jolokia
04-01-2013, 04:19 PM
Michael Redd is one of the first names popped out in my head when I saw the thread title.
Yeah, same here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2FKlUP5N1k

Slingshot stroke
9512
04-01-2013, 04:20 PM
Yeah, same here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2FKlUP5N1k

Slingshot stroke

They called him "Smooth" or something right?

Personally I always thought his shot was ugly (it looks like a catapult like action) but it went in so more power to him.
9512
04-01-2013, 08:24 PM
A shootout from any range you wish Chris Mullin will beat any lefty with his eyes closed.... Midrange was actually Chris Mullins specialty, he took very few threes... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHg736-JiWQ

I was watching HL of Stephen Curry and saw he already had more 3s in Warrior history than Mullin, who had about 590 and Curry already over 600.

So I believe that he shot from mid range more so than from 3.

Mullin averaged over 24ppg in the process..