Your counter argument works against you. In 96/97 Jordan shot an absurd 49% on an absolutely ridiculous 14.7 attempts per game. That is 588-1202 (49%). That's more midrangers ALONE than most players in today's game have field goals attempts
Did you really just ignore the link I sent you from the 90-92 showing Jordan shot over 50% from midrange with absurd volume with the regular 3 pt line ? I need to dip to the gym so I dont have time for round-aboutery if you're not going to address the evidence posted.
The numbers you posted for Kawhi's midrange percentages are clearly bloated due to the fact that you simply cherry pick which years you want to prove a point while ignoring his mediocre sub 30% shooting from midrange this season or his not so special shooting from 2013/14 for instance. Its like me cherry picking Jordan's shooting from his Wizards years to prove a point.
Jordan was arguably a superior midrange shooter in the 80's than he was in the 90's, especially taking into account the 2nd 3 peat era. You're one of those people who assume Jordan got progressively better as a midrange shooter when in truth, he just relied on midrange shooting more as he got older due to his loss of athleticism and an ability to get to the rim almost at will.
Kawhi having one peak season shooting 88% from the freethrow line means nothing. He's a career 85% free throw shooter like Jordan was (even taking Jordan's Wizard's years into account). Kawhi in the playoffs is a career 80% free throw shooter while Jordan shot 82% from the line for his playoffs career DESPITE playing in way more games.
Now address my stats. Jordan shot 51% from Midrange:over a span of about 2.5 seasons from 1990-1992. On
Isolation midrange jumpers he shot 744 from 1385 FGA with an insane 53.7% clip.
When has Kawhi ever come close to matching that volume? It's virtually unheard of today for a player to attempt 1385 isolation midrange jumpers. And Jordan was shooting them at almost 54%.
That alone puts him above any midrange shooter to ever play. Dirk, CP3, Kawhi, Klay simply don't have the volume to match Jordan's midrange game. They may have similar FG%'s but they shoot far less. It's like arguing JJ Reddikk is a better 3 point shooter than Curry. It's absurd.
I can also elaborate on more of the data above but what's the point of arguing something that doesn't matter that much anyway. I'm about to dip to the gym. Next time try and debate points to have a worthwhile discussion.
I used practically every Kawhi season since he became an elite player excluding last year's injury riddled season. This season Kawhi is shooting nowhere near 30% from midrange where are you getting that from?
He's shooting 53% from 10-16 feet and 48% from 16 feet to the three point line, 86% from the line, 36% from 3 and this year he's taking more pull up and off the bounce threes than stationary C&S opportunities. Also, Kawhi obviously can't match MJ's volume from midrange it was the 90's and that was his bread and butter. Kawhi still has a significant volume taking nearly 600 midrange jumpers in '17 and adding nearly 450 threes on top of that which he hit at a 39% clip.
Also, in '14 Kawhi was elite from midrange not sure what you talking about he torched the Heat in the Finals from the perimeter, he shot 48% from 10-16 feet and 49% from 16 feet to the three point line in the regular season. I simply didn't use that year because I didn't feel like going back that far. I also don't know about MJ being a better midrange shooter in the 80's than he was in the 90's. Also, you're ignoring the rise of zone defenses and the fact that MJ could isolate without shading or help defense in those days.
Jordan shot 83.5% from the line for his career and peaked at 85.7% in his best season. Kawhi so far has shot 84.7% from the line and peaked at 88% with another season where he shot 87%. He's better from the line and he's the better three point shooter, while also being cream of the crop from the midrange. I said Jordan was the better midrange shooter off the dribble, and I'm willing to concede that Jordan is the better midrange shooter, but Kawhi is better overall as a shooter.
