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K. Malone had an absolutely devastating 15-17 footer. And Rip might be the GOAT at coming off screens and getting of a quick, accurate midrange shot.
But as others have said, you really needed to be efficient from the midrange before the popularity of the 3ball because that's where guys took a lot of their shots. So most guys were very efficient from the midrange.
Gail Goodrich Jerry West and Rick Barry
Elvin Hayes was a beast from midrange also.
Randy Smith had a sick midrange jumper also.
Havent read through the thread but for me Dirk is easily number 1. Not only was he very accurate he could shoot it with a guy right in his face.
Among older guys Bernard King was money will his pullup J.
Bosh deserves a mention. His elbow jumper is as smooth as it gets.
Kobe
Ray Allen
Mo Williams
Bosh
Garnett
[QUOTE=GrapeApe]Bosh deserves a mention. His elbow jumper is as smooth as it gets.[/QUOTE]
agreed
I'm on board with Bosh too. Among the PF's, I think he's in the top 10 of all time for the midrange shooting. And in terms of his scoring skillset, Bosh could have the most swingman style skillset of the 6'10 and up PF's. He has the great midrange game, is a legit threat from the three ball area, and is very effective slashing to the rack. A guy like Dirk is a better shooter BUT Bosh is much more athletic and better slashing to the rack. When he was coming out of college, many analysts thought Bosh had the necessities to play some SF in the NBA if he had too.
[QUOTE=stalkerforlife]Tried sneaking it in. :roll:[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=3ball]NBA.com defines "[I]midrange[/I]" as all shots outside the paint that are inside the 3-point line.[/QUOTE]
Mid-range is pretty much considered 12-17ft
18ft to the 3pt line is considered a long 2