GUN TO YOUR HEAD: One NBA Player can take a 3 pointer to save your life, and they make 1 million dollars... Who are you choosing?

[Couchpotato]

Sunni Man

Whats there to disagree with. Curry has taken more than 3 times the shots and made them at a higher percentage than Bird. That’s not an opinion it’s just the stats.

 

[The_Lyrical_Miracle]

I mean there are only 169 other guys who have played in the NBA who would be a better choice percentage wise but ok.

Well, you're going to leave out context of what the NBA was in the 80's and what it is today.

people didn't practice or build offenses around the 3 point shot like they do today. Once again, you're comparing people from different eras without any context.. like a 7th grader.

 

[Couchpotato]

Well, you're going to leave out context of what the NBA was in the 80's and what it is today.

people didn't practice or build offenses around the 3 point shot like they do today. Once again, you're comparing people from different eras without any context.. like a 7th grader.

So if Bird had practiced more he’d have been a better 3 point shooter. But he didn’t so he isn’t. Got it

 

[The_Lyrical_Miracle]

So if Bird had practiced more he’d have been a better 3 point shooter. But he didn’t so he isn’t. Got it

Did the game demand it back then? No.

A 7th grade student you are.

 

[Mac-7]

Larry Bird

best of all time

 

[The_Lyrical_Miracle]

Larry Bird

best of all time

People talk about some mythological "Micheal Jordan will to win"... Larry Bird would hit a pressure shot more than MJ any day of the week IMO

 

[Couchpotato]

Did the game demand it back then? No.

A 7th grade student you are.

What does that have to do with anything? Whether or not Bird could have been a better 3 pt shooter had the game demanded it is irrelevant he wasnt. And there are a bunch of guys from his era who are better shooters than he is. You're confusing famous top 10 basketball player who was white with all time great shooter.

Unless you want to change the question from who would you choose to make a 3 pt shot if your life depended on it to given enough practice and the proper motivation who do you think would hypothetically be the best shooter. If it's the first question the answer isnt Bird.

 

[Hellbilly]

I'll take Larry Bird in a heart-beat, and I'll be alive.

If its just one three point shot, it doesn’t make any difference who takes the shot.