So - another preseason game is under way, and as of this moment, our team's shooters(West, Stojakovic and Peterson) have managed to combine for 4-21 shooting, 2-8 from three point range. As I sputtered in disgust, I began to think about the great shooters of the past.
But - I wonder what our current stat tools would say about those players. NBA stars are made, almost exclusively, through scoring exploits. Would any of those great shooters remain as impressive after being having analysis performed on their their entire body of work? And how good does a player have to be at one thing in order to make up for them not doing anything else well?
There are a large number of easily recognizable players I can come up with that have horrible career rebounding and assist numbers - but scored at a good clip(more than 20 points per 48 minutes) and shot well from distance. Were they overrated? Did I fall for the hype? Using my limited available data, I'll try to figure it out soon(unless I can convince Dave Berri of the Wages of Wins to do it first. I challenge you, Dave Berri!).
Some of the players I'd like to evaluate who at first glance look like they may be overhyped: Chris Mullen(38 3pt%), Mitch Richmond(39 %), Allen Houston(40%), Reggie Miller(39%), Drazen Petrovic(44%), Good ol' Dell Curry(40%), Rick Barry(41%), Coach Byron Scott(37%), Joe Dumars(38%, 3 rebounds per 48 minutes. Seriously? Dude, you're 6'4"), Hersey Hawkins(39%), Dennis Scott(40%).
Still - I can't say I wouldn't welcome any of those players on the team right now, with the rock bottom shooting percentages we're seeing.
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Ryan,
Give me a specific question and I will accept your challenge. Do you want to see a list of scorers that are overrated? Are there specific scorers you want me to look at?
In general, scorers look good in terms of Wins Produced. There are those, though, that don't.
The players I listed have reputations of being great players - but seem to have done little in reality but produce efficient shooting. Were they really productive players(i.e. better than an average win score) or are they over-rated?
The Houston Rockets became an NBA team in 1967 as the San Diego Rockets, and moved to Houston in 1971. The Rockets have 26 playoff appearances, one with San Diego and 25 with Houston, and won two NBA titles (1993-94 and 1994-95). They always seem to be a good team and the Rockets, not surprisingly, have put some great offensive players on the court over the years. Here is a short list of the Rockets’ all-time leading scorers to date.
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