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  • #61
    Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

    I can think of 100 different good shooters that don't have to come flying off screens to get their shot off. That is something good SCORERS have to deal with.


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    • #62
      Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

      I hate the self-quote, but I feel like this needs repeated:

      Originally posted by TinManJoshua View Post
      All clutch shooters are good shooters, not all good shooters are clutch.

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      • #63
        Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

        Originally posted by PacersPride View Post

        rush cannot do that and that is the REASON he attempts so few shots!!!
        First of all, I find the assertion that Granger would hit 60% of his threes if given the same shots Rush gets to be hilarious. Do you remember how poorly Danny performed in the 3 point contest? He was awful. Why? Danny is a better shooter on the move than he is when he has time to think about it. He is a pull up shooter, Rush is a set shooter. Two different things. And yes, I wouldn't trust Rush with a game winner either, but that has nothing to do with his shooting ability and a great deal to do with his mental fortitude.

        Second of all, do you really believe Rush attempts few shots? That's what I want to focus on. He's well above the league average on 3 pointers attempted both over the course of a season and per game.


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        • #64
          Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

          Originally posted by TinManJoshua View Post
          Brandon Rush is not Adam Morrison. How he has transitioned into the league does not exactly mirror the circumstances of Brandon.

          If you don't wanna go that way, then how about this.

          Brandon Rush's first two NBA seasons 3pt%:

          37.3% rookie
          41.1% Sophomore

          Reggie Miller's first two NBA seasons 3pt%:

          35.5% rookie
          40.2% Sophomore


          I never claimed to be smart, I just think it's a bad idea to blindly argue against numbers.
          therefore your assuming rush is going to become the 3 pt assassain that Reggie Miller was? i think your reaching, and again i rely on the eyeball test more so than stats alone.

          the %'s may be comparable, but were the number of attempts? also, were defenders slacking off REG and letting him shoot open jumpers so they could double elsewhere. all these things must be taken into consideration.

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          • #65
            Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

            Originally posted by PacersPride View Post
            the %'s may be comparable, but were the number of attempts? also, were defenders slacking off REG and letting him shoot open jumpers so they could double elsewhere. all these things must be taken into consideration.
            Reggie was actually in a pretty similar situation to Rush his first two years. Reggie was just ballsier, and more of a scorer. And no, I'm not saying Rush will be Reggie.

            Reggie his rookie year shot 172 3s. Rush shot 209.
            Reggie his second year shot 224 3s. Rush shot 302.

            Now who's shots were more open? I wasn't able to watch, so I can't say for sure, but based off what I know of those two years in Pacers history, I'm going to say they were probably in pretty similar situations. Why? Because the Pacers of the late 80's weren't a whole lot different than the Pacers of today. They had this guy named Chuck Person who much like Danny Granger drew the focus of the defense. So I'm imagining Reggie got a lot of his looks in his first two years in a similar fashion to how Brandon did these past two.

            They were wired differently though, and thus why Reggie became a great SCORER, while Brandon will probably only remain a great SHOOTER.

            I would need someone who wasn't 1 year old then to confirm my thoughts for me, but I'm really doubting Reggie was the primary focus of the opposing defense his first two years.


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            • #66
              Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

              Originally posted by PacersPride View Post
              therefore your assuming rush is going to become the 3 pt assassain that Reggie Miller was? i think your reaching, and again i rely on the eyeball test more so than stats alone.

              the %'s may be comparable, but were the number of attempts? also, were defenders slacking off REG and letting him shoot open jumpers so they could double elsewhere. all these things must be taken into consideration.
              You made a comparison to Adam Morrison, I figured I could return the ridiculous comparison favor.

              Here are the attempts numbers:

              Reggie:
              61-172
              98-244

              Brandon:
              78-209
              124-302
              Last edited by TinManJoshua; 11-16-2010, 04:30 PM.

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              • #67
                Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

                Originally posted by TinManJoshua View Post
                I hate the self-quote, but I feel like this needs repeated:
                of which Rush is neither.. heaven forbid he get fouled in game 7 of the nba finals and have to make two clutch free throws..

                maybe he can move back to the three point line and shoot em.. might have a much better chance.

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                • #68
                  Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

                  Originally posted by Trader Joe View Post
                  First of all, I find the assertion that Granger would hit 60% of his threes if given the same shots Rush gets to be hilarious. Do you remember how poorly Danny performed in the 3 point contest? He was awful. Why? Danny is a better shooter on the move than he is when he has time to think about it. He is a pull up shooter, Rush is a set shooter. Two different things. And yes, I wouldn't trust Rush with a game winner either, but that has nothing to do with his shooting ability and a great deal to do with his mental fortitude.

                  Second of all, do you really believe Rush attempts few shots? That's what I want to focus on. He's well above the league average on 3 pointers attempted both over the course of a season and per game.
                  your going into an unrelated subject to this discussion. im stating that the majority of rush's threes are uncontested; good shooters in this league are not given the opportunity to shoot 3 uncontested 3's on average per game.

                  for example, rush may shoot 70% of his 3's over the course of a season with time to set, and get a good look at the rim; leaving the other 30% to be contested.

                  if rush were known as a consistent threat from deep like a Danny Granger, Ray Allen, or Reggie Miller.. the number of contested shots would be more like 70% and the open shots with time to set would be 30%.

                  it does not suprise me at all rush averages 3 threes a game.. because thats really all he does is camp out at the 3 pt line waiting for an open look.

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                  • #69
                    Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

                    Originally posted by PacersPride View Post
                    of which Rush is neither.. heaven forbid he get fouled in game 7 of the nba finals and have to make two clutch free throws..

                    maybe he can move back to the three point line and shoot em.. might have a much better chance.
                    You're making stuff up now. He shoots 67% from the free throw, and 39% from three. He'd still have a better chance of making free throws at the normal line.

                    And again, numbers don't lie. If Brandon Rush's 3pt% hovers around 40% for his career, he's a good shooter. That doesn't make him a clutch shooter.

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                    • #70
                      Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

                      1.) One of your main complaints this whole time has been that he doesn't shoot it enough to know one way or the other.

                      2.) Rush's man is a lot more willing to leave him because frankly, Rush doesn't have a single other part of his offensive game that at this point in time commands attention. I guarantee you though, that every single scouting report in the NBA on Rush says that he is a 3 point threat. I mean I would be absolutely shocked if this wasn't the case.

                      And you still haven't addressed the fact that are different kinds of shooters, Danny and Brandon are two entirely different shooters. They don't even attempt the same kinds of shots. Danny looks for 3s in transition, while Brandon looks for 3s in a half court setting. We saw Danny in the 3pt contest in a more half court, feet set environment and he did miserably.


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                      • #71
                        Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

                        Originally posted by Trader Joe View Post
                        Reggie was actually in a pretty similar situation to Rush his first two years. Reggie was just ballsier, and more of a scorer. And no, I'm not saying Rush will be Reggie.

                        Reggie his rookie year shot 172 3s. Rush shot 209.
                        Reggie his second year shot 224 3s. Rush shot 302.

                        Now who's shots were more open? I wasn't able to watch, so I can't say for sure, but based off what I know of those two years in Pacers history, I'm going to say they were probably in pretty similar situations. Why? Because the Pacers of the late 80's weren't a whole lot different than the Pacers of today. They had this guy named Chuck Person who much like Danny Granger drew the focus of the defense. So I'm imagining Reggie got a lot of his looks in his first two years in a similar fashion to how Brandon did these past two.

                        They were wired differently though, and thus why Reggie became a great SCORER, while Brandon will probably only remain a great SHOOTER.

                        I would need someone who wasn't 1 year old then to confirm my thoughts for me, but I'm really doubting Reggie was the primary focus of the opposing defense his first two years.
                        it was also a completely different era in basketball as well at that time.. the 3 pt line was first adopted i believe about the same year REG entered the league.. so what may not seem like alot of 3's at the time by today's standards.. was actually more attempts than you would realize.

                        either way.. calling rush a great shooter at this point in his career is kinda hard to accept. he may eventually become a good shooter, but he has alot of work ahead if we wants to be mentioned in the same sentence as Reggie.

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                        • #72
                          Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

                          1.) I've never said he's as a good a shooter as Reggie, as clutch a shooter as Reggie, or that he will ever be Reggie Miller. You brought up Reggie first when you said Reggie had never, in his entire career, airballed an open 3. Count already proved that wrong. All I said, was that Reggie and Rush joined the Pacers in comparable situations, but they are wired 100% differently.

                          2.) You claim to be such a basketball expert, yet you think the NBA 3 point line was introduced the same year Reggie entered the league? Um, no. The NBA adopted the 3 point line for the 1979-1980 season. So basically 8 years before Reggie ever stepped onto an NBA court.

                          Originally posted by PacersPride
                          so what may not seem like alot of 3's at the time by today's standards.. was actually more attempts than you would realize.
                          I'm not sure what this means...numbers are numbers. Unless NBA 3 point shooting suffered some sort of inflationary event, is a 3 pointer today worth more than a 3 pointer tomorrow. What's the exchange rate on an NBA 3 pointer when traded for a Euro League 3 pointer?


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                          • #73
                            Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

                            Originally posted by Trader Joe View Post
                            1.) I've never said he's as a good a shooter as Reggie, as clutch a shooter as Reggie, or that he will ever be Reggie Miller. You brought up Reggie first when you said Reggie had never, in his entire career, airballed an open 3. Count already proved that wrong. All I said, was that Reggie and Rush joined the Pacers in comparable situations, but they are wired 100% differently.

                            2.) You claim to be such a basketball expert, yet you think the NBA 3 point line was introduced the same year Reggie entered the league? Um, no. The NBA adopted the 3 point line for the 1979-1980 season. So basically 8 years before Reggie ever stepped onto an NBA court.



                            I'm not sure what this means...numbers are numbers. Unless NBA 3 point shooting suffered some sort of inflationary event, is a 3 pointer today worth more than a 3 pointer tomorrow. What's the exchange rate on an NBA 3 pointer when traded for a Euro League 3 pointer?
                            your correct, i got Bird mixed up with Reggie. the 3 was introduced around when Bird came into the league.

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                            • #74
                              Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

                              Originally posted by Trader Joe View Post
                              I'm not sure what this means...numbers are numbers. Unless NBA 3 point shooting suffered some sort of inflationary event, is a 3 pointer today worth more than a 3 pointer tomorrow.
                              The Great MidRange Jumper Famine of 2004 saw a dearth of jumpers in front of the three point line. Due to this, three-pointers became a much more profitable commodity.

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                              • #75
                                Re: Is Brandon Rush a consistent 3 point threat

                                Was Reggie a consistent 3 point threat? He matched Rush's percentage 5 times in his 18 season career and didn't match Rush's 3 PT made 7 times.

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