Top 5 GOAT mid-range scorers?

[fpliii]

Who comes to mind?

[Yankstar]

Jordon and Kobe for mid range J's :rockon:

[LAZERUSS]

McAdoo had the range and beyond...

[ArbitraryWater]

Dirk/MJ

[CHi1PriDe]

Dirk, MJ, Nash, Bird, and Miller on top of my head. Prime RIP, Cassell and Mullens were pretty deadly too.

[Horatio33]

MJ and Terrell Brandon.

[inclinerator]

dirk
bird
kobe
mj

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Alex English and Richard Hamilton.

[Warfan]

I think west may deserve a mention

[Artillery]

MJ and Dirk

[LAZERUSS]

The Ice Man...

[joeyjoejoe]

Mj
Cp3
Kg
Dirk

[#number6ix#]

Rip built his whole career off his ability to shoot those mid range baseline jumpers

Paul Pierce also does work from midrange

Kg

[russwest0]

Jordan
Kobe
Dirk
Durant
West

[#number6ix#]

Wade has a great midrange game also
UD use to have a awesome midrange jumper but after he got hurt it's been M.I.A

[russwest0]

Wade has a great midrange game also
UD use to have a awesome midrange jumper but after he got hurt it's been M.I.A

Didn't Haslem go like 8 for 8 in midrange shots one game last year in the ECF?

#Stacked

[#number6ix#]

Didn't Haslem go like 8 for 8 in midrange shots one game last year in the ECF?

#Stacked
Yup... But the key words are one game

[scott0326]

Shaq

[Cold soul]

dirk
bird
kobe
mj

Great post. Those are mine also.

Edit: Jerry West I forgot about him.

[SillyRabbit]

MJ
Bird
Kobe
Dirk
Durant

[BrownEye007]

Wade has a great midrange game also
UD use to have a awesome midrange jumper but after he got hurt it's been M.I.A
Wade's a great player but I wouldn't say he has a great midrange game. He's been improving on it basically his whole career but he never had an elite shot.

[WillC]

01 - Oscar Robertson
02 - Dirk Nowitzki
03 - Alex English
04 - Jerry West
05 - Walt Frazier

Honorable mention: Steve Nash, Hal Greer

[Combat Wombat]

MJ
Bird
Kobe
Dirk
Durant

Great list.

[WillC]

I find it completely odd that nobody has Oscar Robertson on their list.

He's arguably the greatest mid-range shooter in basketball history. I'd estimate that about 95% of his baskets were scored from mid-range, and his accuracy/efficiency was tremendous.

If anyone made a living off the mid-range shot, it was Oscar Robertson.

[Yankstar]

I find it completely odd that nobody has Oscar Robertson on their list.

He's arguably the greatest mid-range shooter in basketball history. I'd estimate that about 95% of his baskets were scored from mid-range, and his accuracy/efficiency was tremendous.

If anyone made a living off the mid-range shot, it was Oscar Robertson.

No one remembers him :no:

[WillC]

No one remembers him :no:

People need to do their homework.

[LAZERUSS]

No one remembers him :no:

Exactly. I seriously doubt that any knowledgeable fan here has ever heard of Oscar, or that he had the only triple-double season in NBA history. Same with players like Wilt (100 points in a game), and Russell (11 rings.) Completely forgotten.

[annbafan]

Carmelo Anthony deserves to be said in this thread.

[necya]

when i think about mid range, i think strangely about glenn Robinson, Jerry West, Bernard King, Horace Grant and Sam Cassell during the 2004 season haha

[jcsrplumply]

Rip

[JohnFreeman]

Duncan with the banker
CWebb

[The JKidd Kid]

Rip Hamilton

[chocolatethunder]

Bernard King.

[STATUTORY]

Wade has a great midrange game also

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[OldSchoolBBall]

Mid-range SCORER (as opposed to strictly mid-range shooter) has to be Jordan, followed closely by Bird. Both were able to work on or off the ball, pull-up, post-up, use defenders' vision and momentum against them, and just had an unparalleled feel for when and how to get shots off in the mid-range area.

After that I'd say Kobe, Dirk, Pierce (Paul and Ricky), Vinnie Johnson.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Probably Bird, MJ, Dirk and Oscar for top4 then it's hard to tell, even before it is. You got dudes like Gervin, Nash, West, Kobe, Durant right now also Curry, McAdoo, Pistol, Rick Barry, Rip Hamilton, Pierce... English was a beast from close, it's outside of the paint so I guess you'd call it mid-range, he was just insane from there even though he didn't have that much range, similar for King, at his peak his jumper from close was virtually unstoppable.


Mid-range SCORER (as opposed to strictly mid-range shooter) has to be Jordan, followed closely by Bird. Both were able to work on or off the ball, pull-up, post-up, use defenders' vision and momentum against them, and just had an unparalleled feel for when and how to get shots off in the mid-range area.

After that I'd say Kobe, Dirk, Pierce (Paul and Ricky), Vinnie Johnson.

Well said. Good drop on Ricky Pierce and Vinnie Johnson, underrated players.. That reminds me of Eddie Johnson, another great 6th man and great shooter.

[Micku]

Gott'a give Chris Paul a shout out. He's pretty good with his midrange. This year he is having a bad year with only 43%. Prior to this season, he was averaging 49% at the mid range. He had years above 45%. Usually he average 47% at the midrange.

[sd3035]

MJ, Durant

[CHi1PriDe]

Wade has a great midrange game also
UD use to have a awesome midrange jumper but after he got hurt it's been M.I.A

Lol seriously?! Bandwagon Stan at its finest :oldlol: :roll: :oldlol:

[ArbitraryWater]

Wade has a great midrange game also
UD use to have a awesome midrange jumper but after he got hurt it's been M.I.A

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[pauk]

Accuracy?

Reggie Miller
Chris Mullin
Larry Bird
Dirk Nowitzki
Rip Hamilton

Productions?

Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Kobe Bryant
Jerry West
Chris Mullin

Overall?

LARRY BIRD

[ballup]

What about Pistol Pete?

[ArbitraryWater]

Accuracy?

Reggie Miller
Chris Mullin
Larry Bird
Dirk Nowitzki
Rip Hamilton

Productions?

Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Kobe Bryant
Jerry West
Chris Mullin

Overall?

LARRY BIRD

Production you got Chris Mullin but not Dirk? :confusedshrug:

[pauk]

Production you got Chris Mullin but not Dirk? :confusedshrug:

I know, it was a close choice, went with Chris because i just so happened to catch his peak a bit in the early 90s... the guy was nothing but midrange jumpshots... some seasons you would rarely even see him take 3PT shots (unlike Dirk)... it was all midrange... up to 27 ppg... up to 54% FG.... hence at his peak i think he might have been more productive from midrange than Dirk....

[Fudge]

Accuracy?

Reggie Miller
Chris Mullin
Larry Bird
Dirk Nowitzki
Rip Hamilton

Productions?

Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Kobe Bryant
Jerry West
Chris Mullin

Overall?

LARRY BIRD
You forgot LeBron, dude.

[La Frescobaldi]

If you got down to it the legendary 3 ball guys might be the best shooters, if they are open it's swish. Guys like Kiki, Steve Kerr, Reggie, Curry all might have an argument. But guarded... double and triple teamed?

mcadoo and bird, oscar, jordan and west.

sam jones of course is right behind. But Bernard King is right there, so is Elvin Hayes, when he was on he had amazing accuracy from anywhere. Dan Issel had a sweet jumper. Gervin & Calvin Murphy could score in torrents.

That said, that's all older guys. Current players who are RIGHT THERE but still have to put in the work are Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Marshmallow, Dirk.

edit ~ that old man Ray Allen was pretty much amazing in his days.

[davehos]

Who comes to mind?

Jordan
Mullen
Gervin
Bird
Miller

[fpliii]

If you got down to it the legendary 3 ball guys might be the best shooters, if they are open it's swish. Guys like Kiki, Steve Kerr, Reggie, Curry all might have an argument. But guarded... double and triple teamed?

mcadoo and bird, oscar, jordan and west.

sam jones of course is right behind. But Bernard King is right there, so is Elvin Hayes, when he was on he had amazing accuracy from anywhere. Dan Issel had a sweet jumper. Gervin & Calvin Murphy could score in torrents.

That said, that's all older guys. Current players who are RIGHT THERE but still have to put in the work are Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Marshmallow, Dirk.

edit ~ that old man Ray Allen was pretty much amazing in his days.
Thanks for the response, when you have a chance I'd be interested in your thoughts for this thread:

www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329252

:cheers:

EDIT: Fixed the link.

[fpliii]

01 - Oscar Robertson
02 - Dirk Nowitzki
03 - Alex English
04 - Jerry West
05 - Walt Frazier

Honorable mention: Steve Nash, Hal Greer
Yours as well:

www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329252

Haven't seen you on in a while, thanks for the response.

EDIT: Fixed the link.

[WillC]

Accuracy?

Reggie Miller
Chris Mullin
Larry Bird
Dirk Nowitzki
Rip Hamilton

Productions?

Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Kobe Bryant
Jerry West
Chris Mullin

Overall?

LARRY BIRD

Jerry West but no Oscar Robertson?

[WillC]

Yours as well:

www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330483

Haven't seen you on in a while, thanks for the response.

The link goes straight back to this thread - did you copy the wrong link? Happy to help with other similar projects/discussions.

[fpliii]

The link goes straight back to this thread - did you copy the wrong link? Happy to help with other similar projects/discussions.
Oops, my apologies:

www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329252

[pauk]

Jerry West but no Oscar Robertson?

Except for some 30 sec. highlight i havent seen him play. Ive seen a couple of games with Jerry West though, that pull-up J from midrange was nasty & plentiful.

[bizil]

Mid-range SCORER (as opposed to strictly mid-range shooter) has to be Jordan, followed closely by Bird. Both were able to work on or off the ball, pull-up, post-up, use defenders' vision and momentum against them, and just had an unparalleled feel for when and how to get shots off in the mid-range area.

After that I'd say Kobe, Dirk, Pierce (Paul and Ricky), Vinnie Johnson.

Great post! I view the question as who has the best arsenal in the midrange area. Not to diminish a guy like Rip Hamilton who ranks on a list. But he isn't on the level or dominance as guys like MJ, West, Bird, Kobe, Big O, and Gervin. Perimeter wise, those are my top six guys. Other greats perimeter wise are Pierce, King, English, Dantley. Big man wise, Dirk and McAdoo take it for me.

[Dro]

Surprised nobody mentioned Ewing as far as big men go...

[ArbitraryWater]

Oops, my apologies:

www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329252

Why'd you narrow it down to Top 5 in the Title though? Could you edit it to simply best/greatest? Sounds&Is better :cheers:

[fpliii]

Why'd you narrow it down to Top 5 in the Title though? Could you edit it to simply best/greatest? Sounds&Is better :cheers:
I did start this thread a while back:

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=313089&page=4

maybe I'll bump it.