3-point efficiency for all games where MJ had 3+ attempts

[3ba11]

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1985...... 4-18
1986...... 3-6
1987...... 5-22
1988...... 1-3
1989...... 16-49
1990...... 75-187
1991...... 11-30
1992...... 13-39
1993...... 68-185
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total....... 196-539 (36.4%)


TLDR: Jordan shot well from three whenever he had 3+ attempts including:

1) 539 attempts in the 1985-1993 regular seasons from games where he had 3+ attempts (36.4%)

2) 135 attempts from the 1985-1998 playoffs in series where he had 3+ attempts - regular line only (39%).. see the stats in the highlighted series here

3) 245 attempts in the 1990 season (3.1 attempts at 38%)

4) 230 attempts in the 1993 season (2.9 attempts at 35%)

CONCLUSION: Jordan would shoot well at today's higher volume since he always did so 30 years ago when he played.

[1987_Lakers]

1-9

[dankok8]

I wouldn't call 36.4% shooting well. He'd be a solid shooter hovering around league average.

[ShawkFactory]

I wouldn't call 36.4% shooting well. He'd be a solid shooter hovering around league average.

Right

Marcus Morris shot 36.4% from 3 last year. Good for 97th in the league.

[sdot_thadon]

Right

Marcus Morris shot 36.4% from 3 last year. Good for 97th in the league.

[ImKobe]

I wouldn't call 36.4% shooting well. He'd be a solid shooter hovering around league average.

For his era that's well above the average. Teams shot like 32-33% average from 3 back then.

[1987_Lakers]

For his era that's well above the average. Teams shot like 32-33% average from 3 back then.

What's Kobe's excuse?

[ImKobe]

What's Kobe's excuse?

Kobe was a decent volume 3PT shooter in his prime.

[1987_Lakers]

Kobe was a decent volume 3PT shooter in his prime.

33% career 3 point shooter. Below average.

[ImKobe]

33% career 3 point shooter. Below average.

He was a 35% volume 3PT shooter in his prime but fell off once he injured his shooting hand in the late 2000s. Shot 35% for the 3-Peat and 36% for the B2B titles.

[1987_Lakers]

Shot 35% for the 3-Peat and 36% for the B2B titles.

In the postseason, which is a smaller sample size.

Shot 29% in the 1st 3 peat
Shot 34% in the B2B seasons

Pretty mediocre

[1987_Lakers]

without practicing or focusing on the shot at all

it's kind of a big factor that you guys completely ignored.

he was shooting at today's standard without practicing the shot or even wanting to be good at the shot - night and day compared to how players are today

And he shot 36% in the regular season but that includes 1985-1989 where he had almost no games of 3+ attempts and shot horribly in the few games that he did - he basically didn't shoot threes until 1990.. And of course he shot 39% in the playoffs for series where he had 3+ attempts from the regular line.. It's a pretty clear trend when you sort his playoff series by 3-point attempts - he shot 40% in his highest volume series.

He practiced 3 point shots, we have actual footage of it.

[3ba11]

I wouldn't call 36.4% shooting well. He'd be a solid shooter hovering around league average.

The 36.4% figure includes his first 4 years where he barely had any high-volume games and his overall jumpshot was developing - he basically didn't shoot threes until 1990.. At that point, he shot 40% or more when he had 3+ attempts.. And in the playoffs, he shot 39% at 3+ attempts.. If you sort Jordan's playoffs series by 3-point attempts, there's a clear trend where all his high-volume series show him shooting 40% or better (see stat link in OP).. The trend is clear as day - when Jordan had material attempts, he was literally a 40% three-point shooter.

Btw, the biggest factor is that the 36.4% figure is without practicing or focusing on the shot at all.. why would you ignore this major aspect?.. Since Jordan always shot at today's standard when he had 3+ attempts and this was without practicing, then he would do far better with today's hyper-focus on the shot and endless hours of practice and getting shots up.. This is intuitive..

[1987_Lakers]

Did this dude just delete his post?

[3ba11]

He practiced 3 point shots, we have actual footage of it.

that isn't practice obviously and it's infact evidence that he never practiced

thanks for showing the evidence of his lack of practice

btw, if you have to deny obvious facts that Jordan didn't practice the shot and didn't think it was good, then you're on the wrong side of the argument.. MJ was a 40% three-point shooter when he took 3+ attempts.. The stats show that clearly.