FIBA final statistics

[Lebron23]

I thought Davis would win the MVP cause he was leading team USA in the preliminary rounds. Props to Kyrie for stepping up in the last few games of the tournament.

[All Net]

Great balance.

[Dragic4Life]

Wall or Lillard should have replaced Rose no doubt.

[Lebron23]

Wall or Lillard should have replaced Rose no doubt.

Stop talking about him. You might get ban in this forum.

[fpliii]

The tourney really turned me on to Faried. I always knew he was a great hustle player and rebounder, and a physical specimen, but he was tremendous as a piece on a superteam in this tournament, and actually played some great defense.

Looking forward to watching him more this season.

[juju151111]

Spacing is incredibly important for jumpshooters. Having a threat like Klay Thompson playing across from you opens up the floor.

This season will be the first time Irving will be playing with anything resembling even decent spacing (and it should actually be fantastic). If the gap continues to be there in the shooting % after this season, I'll easily concede the topic.

But, for the first time in his career, Irving should be getting a lot of open looks. We'll see how it goes. I hope Kyrie is never the volume three-point shooter that Curry is, tbh, because his game should be centered around his ability to break defenses down off the dribble. But, he has a smooth, consistent, fundamentally sound shooting stroke from deep. That much is undeniable. He was the most consistent three-point shooter on this team, has won a three-point shooting competition and has been pretty much lights out every time he's had the opportunity to play with other elite guys.

Again, we'll see what happens.

Bro serious question? Do you even watch the Warriors? I think your one of the best posters on Ish but your post is full of BS. Curry makes the most difficult 3s ever to the point they rather double him coming off picks.

[KD35Brah]

61% from three? That is complete insanity for a sample size this large. Granted, the line is a bit closer on the FIBA level, but Curry and Thompson were still hovering around their NBA averages. To shoot that kind of percentage from longrange? Let's just say that I think the best pure shooter in the NBA is completely debatable at this point, and Kyrie is in that conversation. Wait until he starts getting a lot of wide open spot-up looks on a regular basis.

Speaking of Thompson, he isn't getting enough love in the post-FIBA reaction threads. He was consistently solid on both ends throughout the tourney. Props to him.

Lol no.

Not even close.

Kyrie shot 32% on spot up 3s last season.

[Booz Vivic]

what about the other teams stats?

[Myth]

Rose 4.8 25%, 5% 3pt No that 5% is not a typo.

Lillard should have made it.

[RedBlackAttack]

Now that we're 47 games into the season, it seems as good a time as any to revisit this thread.

What I said:

61% from three? That is complete insanity for a sample size this large. Granted, the line is a bit closer on the FIBA level, but Curry and Thompson were still hovering around their NBA averages. To shoot that kind of percentage from longrange? Let's just say that I think the best pure shooter in the NBA is completely debatable at this point, and Kyrie is in that conversation. Wait until he starts getting a lot of wide open spot-up looks on a regular basis.

Speaking of Thompson, he isn't getting enough love in the post-FIBA reaction threads. He was consistently solid on both ends throughout the tourney. Props to him.

Spacing is incredibly important for jumpshooters. Having a threat like Klay Thompson playing across from you opens up the floor.

This season will be the first time Irving will be playing with anything resembling even decent spacing (and it should actually be fantastic). If the gap continues to be there in the shooting % after this season, I'll easily concede the topic.

But, for the first time in his career, Irving should be getting a lot of open looks. We'll see how it goes. I hope Kyrie is never the volume three-point shooter that Curry is, tbh, because his game should be centered around his ability to break defenses down off the dribble. But, he has a smooth, consistent, fundamentally sound shooting stroke from deep. That much is undeniable. He was the most consistent three-point shooter on this team, has won a three-point shooting competition and has been pretty much lights out every time he's had the opportunity to play with other elite guys.

Again, we'll see what happens.

What they said:

Why would you include something that happened internationally into an NBA conversation ? He was on the US national team and playing under a different set of rules/style than the NBA.

Kyrie shot 36% from 3 last year on 4.8 attempts in 71 games. 39% on similar attempts the year before, and 40% on one less attempt his rookie season. He's an 86% shooter from the FT line for his career and obviously a really good midrange shooter too.

Curry destroys those numbers. He blows Irving away %'s and volume from 3. Shoots better from the FT line and is at the very least comparable from midrange. Not sure how some international tournament changes any of that. I mean I get the bias, Faried lit it up. Gotta be a little objective.

Bro serious question? Do you even watch the Warriors? I think your one of the best posters on Ish but your post is full of BS. Curry makes the most difficult 3s ever to the point they rather double him coming off picks.

Lol no.

Not even close.

Kyrie shot 32% on spot up 3s last season.

Where things stand...

Three-point percentages:

Kyrie Irving - 40.8%
Steph Curry - 39.5%


Like I said, Irving is easily one of the best pure shooters in the league and it is showing with the Cavs' improved spacing. I'm not saying he is better than Steph, but he's in the conversation. And he's still only 22.

[Dr.J4ever]

Now that we're 47 games into the season, it seems as good a time as any to revisit this thread.

What I said:







What they said:








Where things stand...

Three-point percentages:

Kyrie Irving - 40.8%
Steph Curry - 39.5%


Like I said, Irving is easily one of the best pure shooters in the league and it is showing with the Cavs' improved spacing. I'm not saying he is better than Steph, but he's in the conversation. And he's still only 22.

Good call

[UK2K]

Good call

Got eeeeeem

[RoundMoundOfReb]

No he isn't in the conversation with Steph really, but he is a great shooter. Steph Curry is the best 3 point shooter in the history of the sport. This is somewhat "down" year and he's shooting 40 freaking percent.

[RedBlackAttack]

No he isn't in the conversation with Steph really, but he is a great shooter. Steph Curry is the best 3 point shooter in the history of the sport. This is somewhat "down" year and he's shooting 40 freaking percent.

A lot of people seem to hold the view that Curry is the greatest three-point shooter ever. First of all, I think that has to be qualified as the best "volume" three-point shooter ever. Otherwise, a specialist like Steve Kerr who shot over 45% from three for his career and over 50% in a season would deserve serious consideration. Then, there is Kyle Korver who would qualify as both a specialist and a volume shooter. I'd have a hard time taking Curry over either of those guys as a pure shooter.

He may have the greatest range I have ever seen, but if my life is on the line and I'm picking one guy to make a three to save it, Curry isn't beating out those two guys. They are/were in the NBA solely because of their insane shooting ability. Curry is a great player who is also a great shooter.

And, I do think Kyrie is in the conversation with Steph. I'm standing by it. Since the Cavs made the trade that further improved the floor spacing, Kyrie is shooting over 50% from three. Plus, he performed better from long range in FIBA play and he has already beaten Steph once in a shooting competition. He will have the chance to do so again this year.

Steph is an all-time great shooter, but there are a few of those guys in the league right now, imo. I think Kyrie has the chance to be one when all is said and done.

[Heavincent]

A lot of people seem to hold the view that Curry is the greatest three-point shooter ever. First of all, I think that has to be qualified as the best "volume" three-point shooter ever. Otherwise, a specialist like Steve Kerr who shot over 45% from three for his career and over 50% in a season would deserve serious consideration. Then, there is Kyle Korver who would qualify as both a specialist and a volume shooter. I'd have a hard time taking Curry over either of those guys as a pure shooter.

This is kind of ridiculous. Put Curry in Kerr's role and he would shoot 50% from 3. Maybe even better. The fact that he's a 43% career 3 point shooter with the type of shots he takes is absurd. He's a volume shooter who also happens to be incredibly efficient.

Give me Curry over anybody. No doubt in my mind he's the greatest shooter ever.