I'm actually going to say Kurt is our best shooter, which annoys me so.

Posted by diderotn:

Kurt??? he is only good from one spot on the court

Posted by MaTT4281:

I'm actually going to say Kurt is our best shooter, which annoys me so.

and don't forget..only when he's wide open which is rare during 4th quarters

Posted by diderotn:

Kurt??? he is only good from one spot on the court

Posted by MaTT4281:

I'm actually going to say Kurt is our best shooter, which annoys me so.

He's good from anywhere on the floor within 18 feet. This is actually a pretty good shooting team. If you're talking three point shooters, then no, we don't have a lot and Tim Thomas is the best. But almost half of our offense is running pick and rolls which result in open jumpers. The key to the team is Marbury who gets his teammates so many wide open/high percentage shots it's sick. This is why I get sick when I hear people say he's not a good point guard or team player. That's so unfair.

But, as for pure shooter: Allan Houston. hahahahahahahaha. Just kidding, I'd say Tim Thomas which is why he's so frustrating. His jumper is actually better than KVH's. I wish he could play a whole season like he has for the past month.

Posted by gunsnewing:

thats why i said TT being your best shooter is not saying much

but when you say that, you make it sound like this isn't a good shooting team. I have to say we are a pretty good shooting team and that we actually take too FEW three pointers. Tim and Marbury should shoot more, they are good shots.

Kurt/Marbury are one of the best pick and roll combos in the league, mainly because Kurt's 15-18ft jumper is so automatic. Marbury is a very underrated shooter. I know he gets a lot of layups, but he's shooting 46% this year while shooting a lot of jumpers. Look at other guys who play the way Marbs does. Iverson could never shoot 46%.

Mo Taylor has a pretty sweet J for a big.

Ariza, Rose, Sweets and JYD are inconsistant shooters (though Ariza is improving), but they aren't offensive focal points, they're garbage men.

The one regular you can argue is Jamal who is streaky as all hell. But that's why Herb has reeled him in more and it's improved the team. Jamal is a great playmaker and streaky shooter, so it makes sense to use his playmaking more.

Our best shooter is TT. Sweetney shoots a good percentage because he is closer to the hoop. If we are going to look at stats then Butler might be shooting 100%.

Order of precedence.


TT
Sweet
Kurt
Marb
Mo



Crawff is the worst shooter on our roster...He is too much in-love with the 3s....

It's actually pretty close - and our guys aren't that bad. I sorted yahoo's stats by 3 pt shooting, but you can re-sort it any way you want. TT does look the best, but not by much.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/nyk/stats?year=season_2004&sort=22

Posted by VDesai:

If Crawford is set, I think he's a better shooter than TT. Most of his misses and bad shots are ones that come off the dribble/off balance that he shouldn't take anyway.

maybe but not by much. Crawford airballs or bricks his fair share of wide open 3's.

bottomline is no one is a good shooter on this team but all in all shooting is not the problem because they shoot well as a team. Now thelack of a Center and perimeter defense is a major problem

good shooters shoot with defenders in their face something Kurt Thomas can't do during 4th quarters when defenses get serious. There's a reason why the Knicks have been trying to trade Kurt for years but no one wants him unless they are sending us their garbage which is why the Knicks haven't traded him. A good team looking for a solid bench player might give us a mid to late 1st round pick for Kurt which is whatI'm praying for come draft day. I don't want to have another 36 collapses next year with Kurt's inability to get off a shot in the 4th quarter. I'm sick of last second losses where Kurt bricks a shot because the defender was in his face and he's too unathletic to shoot over him or get by him.