It’s probably unfathomable to most people how good most NBA shooters are. We praise 40% three-point shooters, but guys that hit at that rate in games are just absolute marvels to watch shoot in an open gym.
Plenty of your favorite shooters will routinely hit 40+ out of 50 three pointers while shooting around and guys like Jason Kapono and Ray Allen probably drop like 47 or 48 out 50 at times without even really noticing. Basically, take the best shooter you’ve ever met in your life and realize that even a guy like Troy Murphy would make him or her look like Rajon Rondo.
With that in mind, how many free throws do you think Steve Nash, a guy whose name really needs to come up more often in the “best shooter of all-time discussion,” can make in a minute? (via TrueHoop)
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