Originally Posted by
Zeb
No I'm not. Are you really trying to argue that Yao Ming was a great three point shooter even though he only made 2 in his entire NBA career? Yes you are.
Why don't you keep believing that "fundamental basketball strategy" made it smart for Yao to not shoot threes, and I'll keep believing that he didn't take three pointers because he and his coaches knew he wasn't good at making them.
Originally Posted by
kAzE
You obviously didn't read anything I posted . . . . I've said over and over that he actually WAS a great 3 point shooter in the CBA (based on fact), with the international 3 point line, and WOULD have been a great 3 point shooter if he had played D1 NCAA ball with the college line. I've been arguing that he was a really good mid range shooter in the NBA, but you conveniently chose to ignore that, while citing other guys like Aldridge who very nearly shoots the same percentage (21%) as Yao (20%) from 3 in the NBA. You clearly never watched a single game the guy played.
And the point of this is colloquy is, what? This playground repartee seems like material for Private Messages, if that. Please spare us.
Sage Grouse
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