📄️ Who is Better?
The Ultimate Question
📄️ Total 3pointers Made in a Career
When people say something like "Curry is the greatest shooter ever," they get to say this confidently primarily due to the following stat: total 3pointers made in a career. This tactic would often be effective in winning arguments, but it assumes the other person doesn't know or care about the history of the NBA.
📄️ Are Shooters Today Better?
Are they really better today?
📄️ Larry Bird & Craig Hodges
Early 3pt Shooting Experts
📄️ NBA 3-point Shootout Points Confusion
Comparing by Points total is unreliable
📄️ Most Shots made in NBA 3-point Shootout
Comparing by Points total is unreliable
📄️ NBA All-Star 3-point Shootout Timeline
Rule Changes (Points, Time, # of shots)
📄️ NBA 3pt Shootout Contest Detailed Analysis
Let's get back to the idea that the players today are simply better at the shot. There aren't many reliable ways to test this. Obviously, there is video that shows that the players back then were just as capable of making the shots, we just don't see the volume like today. That means we don't have enough information to really tell. To extrapolate and interpolate is not possible either. It's not possible to say if Curry played in the 80s how would it be, or if Bird played in 2019 how it would be. There is, however, one thing that can be compared across eras: the All-Star game 3pt Shootout. Why is this good?