Oso planning to go pro
Novak was a better pure shooter. I don't think this is debatable. I think people are forgetting the Mizzou tournament game when he was a Frosh and the UCONN performance. I was able to relax when Novak had an open look.
Nobody is forgetting anything. You’re arguing against statistics with pure feel and memory. Sam shot basically 45% from 3 at MU. Acting like you could relax when Novak had an open look and not Sam cause he wasn’t as good of a “pure shooter” is just silly
The 5 best pure shooters in MU history?Would Novak, Howard, and Rowsey be top 5?
Excuse me JWags but I'm well aware of situations that cause me stress vs being able to relax. If my life depended on an MU player taking an open 23 footer, I would take Novak over Sam 100/100 times. Regardless if I have some bias.
Any discussion here starts with the Grafton Gun, hey?
Novak was a better shooter. Arguing otherwise, or that Sam was his equal, based on three-point percentage minus context would be a mistake. Sam had the benefit of almost always being the second, and sometimes the third, most dangerous outside shooter on the floor. That provided him with a lot of clean looks. And, unlike Steve for a season-plus, slowing down Sam was never the focus of an opposing defense. But if you insist on stats, maybe compare True Shooting percentage for a more accurate measure.None of this is to say Sam isn't a great shooter. He is. But again, his NBA future will come down to whether he can get clean looks, not whether he can make them.
First question answer question was humoroushttps://www.nba.com/warriors/video/teams/warriors/2021/06/07/343252/1623110956436-predraftworkouthauserv01-343252
Sam listed 75th best available by ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/nba/draft/bestavailable/_/position/ovr/page/4
But they only draft 60 or so.
My gosh, if we had a three point shot in the Al era, Gary Rosenberger would have started as a freshman, Earl Tatum would have been among top five beat Warriors and BT’s rep would have been a lot better.Bo would have been a completely different player — more in the Novak mode. The game would have been very different but Al would have adapted.
Has Sam axed Markus four advice as he tries out fore teems, hey?