Best pure shooter that ever played

[THE KOD]

In the National Basketball Association's splendid history, you'd be hard pressed to find a better pure shooter than Jerry Alan West. When the game was on the line, West's Los Angeles Laker teammates always found a way to get the ball to "Mr. Clutch." His cool, calm, collected personality and leadership ability on the court was a coach's dream. In storybook fashion, Jerry West was on the fast track to stardom from the day he touched a basketball. As a schoolboy phenom at East Bank High School, West led his team to a state championship in his senior year, and in the process, became the first West Virginia scholastic player to score more than 900 points in one season. Such scoring prowess caught the attention of more than 60 college recruiters, but West remained home and became an even greater state folk hero at West Virginia University. West starred on a 17-0 freshman team at WVU, then started as a sophomore (17.8 ppg), junior (26.6 ppg) and a senior (29.3 ppg). In 1959, his junior year, West led the Mountaineers to the NCAA Finals and captured the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award. In a superlative senior season, West was a consensus All-America and led West Virginia to its third consecutive conference championship.
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Wilson

Once a homer always a homer.

 

[taoist]

...why so hostile, scottie?

...and jealous?!?!?! ...of what???? ...your ability to post pictures?!?!!? :mj07:


...dude, you have issues. :nooo: :sadwave:

 

[RexBudler]

Jerry Sichting , Brad Holland, Joe Hassett and World B Free and of course Larry Bird were awesome from the outside. Downtown Freddy Brown

 

[THE KOD]

Hey Wilson, you just wrapped my dick
around my damn leg.
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I hate when my sincere efforts to honor someone
start going in a differant direction.

 

[THE KOD]

Jerry Sichting

 

[THE KOD]

I may have to do a poll to decide this
once and for all.

 

[kosar]

Hey Wilson, you just wrapped my dick
around my damn leg.
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I hate when my sincere efforts to honor someone
start going in a differant direction.

lol- funny.

The answer to the question is Mark Price.

 

[Wilson]

Hey Wilson, you just wrapped my dick
around my damn leg.
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I hate when my sincere efforts to honor someone
start going in a differant direction.

:mj07: :mj07:

Thanks for the West Tribute...glad you agree.

 

[THE KOD]

Or could it be this guy ?

 

[Taximike]

If we are talking best pure shooter, then i have no doubt, it's mark price

 

[usbbroker]

Calvin Murphy

 

[maverick2112]

Scott........thanks for taking the time to post the tribute on the Pistol. I really enjoyed it. My vote goes for Pistol Pete.......anyone who has watched any film of his LSU days would be amazed at his moves. It seemed he could get his shot off anytime no matter how many guys were guarding him. Those of you who disagree all I can say is look at the stats..........44.2 points a game is remarkable to me........with no 3 pt shot......Unbelievable

 

[twofingers]

Andrew Toney

 

[Taximike]

yea but the category was best pure shooter, maverick. not scorer, or ability to get a shot off, (tho as far as getting a shot off adrian dantley was great at that). I guess one good way to judge it would be who made the highest pct. of free thows, and mark price is the best all-time at that.

 

[THE KOD]

thanks mav

I know there are people who read my posts that never say anything but enjoy reading it or get a laugh out of it. Thats
why I come here.

They probably even laugh at the ones that slam me. Its all good.

 

[THE KOD]

Andrew Toney

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two

I do remember games where Toney lit it up. It seems very difficult to decide on a pure shooter
of all time. There have been alot.

I don't think total points is the deciding factor.

It may be clutch, or ice water. That fits Calvin Murphy for sure.

 

[ELVIS]

if tv would have been big when he payed.....


he would be considered one of the all time greats. ahmad rashaad is very complimentary about the pistol, having seen him in person.

best pure shooter is a play on words and may be interpreted however you like. if he had played varsity as a freshman the scoring record in colleg would be staggering. :scared

he was drafted by a team of veterans that hated him, and he tried to buy their acceptance. they looked at him as arrogant,etc. all pete wanted to do was fit in. it is a shame he played in the wrong era. his ball handling was second to none, and his scoring was unbelieveable. possibly the most exciting player to watch - ever.

check the tapes, he dribbled the ball without carrying it !!!!!
what other player have you seen that could hit a 30-40 ft hook shot ?

there was never a better ball-handler than the pistol, and what other guy has come close to avg. 30 pts. a game- much less 40.

"pure shooter" that term may be where the problem is. if you want a role player i will give you several other shooters/scorers, but the pistol would deserve to be a #1-#5 draft pick any year, any era. jmo

 

[wersty]

i grew up with him---- RICK MOUNT

 

[THE HITMAN]

I saw Pete play and his ball handling skills were just amazing. I consider it a gift to have seen him, a very memorable occasion. Some of the guys that could shoot have that great ball handling skill (ala Cousy, also) that diminishes one's memory for their shooting abilities.
Best pure shooter is a tough one.........likely to get 10 different answers from a dozen people.

 

[chickenman]

Rolando Blackman.

I will never forget him coming off the screen and knocking down jumper after jumper. I will also never forget when he was robbed of the All-Star game MVP, given to Tom Chambers.

CM