Kobe and AI Never Shot Close to 50percent FG% Once In Their Career

[OneManGang]

The same defense that allowed Steve Nash to win 2 MVPs and had multiple 50% FG seasons on.

Steve Nash may not have deserved 2 MVPs but he was a fukking dog …Nash would be generational player today

 

[In The Zone '98]

Different game.

More contested 2s.

 

[DrexlersFade]

You could play defense back in the day

 

[DetroitEWarren]

Bern saying this for years, but AI did hit 47% in Denver with Melo. Kobe maxed out at 46%, but they both took a lot of jumpers.

Bron didn't shoot over 50% until like year 6, and D Wade shot a higher % damn near every season until 2010.

 

[Trojan 24]

Get this man some help

 

[Gifted one]

You really made a post at 4:04 A.M. to slander Allen Iverson and the late great Kobe Bryant like that was on your mind this early, their shooting percentage...

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

nikkas do jumping jacks on their favorite old head player , lying in this thread saying field goal % is nerd shyt and never mattered is crazy

 

[Roger king]

nikkas do jumping jacks on their favorite old head player , lying in this thread saying field goal % is nerd shyt and never mattered is crazy

They tie their self's into pretzels and come up with every excuse in the book no matter how far fetched yet this same guys have no issue critiquing and mocking every part of curry, lebrons or other players games

 

[Dwight Howard]

Superstars HAD to take low percentage shots several times a game in that era and defenses weren't concerned with ball movement just stopping 1 guy

 

[10bandz]

Damn another struggle LeGBT thread. Crashing out and going out sad

 

[OneManGang]

They tie their self's into pretzels and come up with every excuse in the book no matter how far fetched yet this same guys have no issue critiquing and mocking every part of curry, lebrons or other players games

The only people who brought up field goal percentage back then were HATERS. Kobe isn’t that good, look at the shots he takes he’s not efficient! I was one of them

The internet is the FIRST place I ever heard anyone try and slander AI bc of his FG%. Not saying it didn’t matter but context was always key and people recognized stars.

 

[Ben.]

50% is a random number. Guards generally did not shoot that well with the level of usage AI and Kobe had. Those that did are basically GOAT level scorers, Steph, Wade, CP3, and Booker types.

If you want to know how great they were as scorers, you would use relative TS%. This isn't the end all be all but its decent to get an idea. AI is well known for his terrible performances. Funny thing is the word about Kobe was he generally played well vs top tier defenses, Wade would go Superman vs all time level defenses(2003 Indy, 2004 Detroit), and MJ was MJ. Then guys like Lebron and KD would basically maintain superstar numbers vs everyone.

TS% a garbage stat, I'd say use relative eFG%

As far as the thread I'd say compare what they shot vs. the league average on FG% and eFG% cuz comparing to later eras isn't realistic

 

[cap10slapahoe]

Both were chuckers

 

[Ben.]

FG% / eFG%
'01 Kobe = 46/48
'01 League average = 44/47
'01 AI = 42/44

''02 Kobe = 47/48
'02 League = 44/47
'02 AI = 40/42

'06 Kobe = 45/49
'06 League = 45/49
'06 AI = 44/46

So Kobe has always been about the average efficiency or slightly higher and AI has been below which I guess you have a point for AI but not Kobe.

 

[NormanConnors]

Defense was back then was legit

AI was a small guard and routinely had to shoot over guys much taller than him even on the perimeter, still got buckets though

A 6'5, 6-4 AI would be at Jordan's percentage


Kobe had terrible shot selection