AW's shooting

[Fung Yee Danny Lim <dlim@utkux.utcc.utk.edu>]

I love AW's play. Let me say that straight off. But to compare his play
with that of Barkley and Jordan is premature, to put it mildly. He is a
good all around player but his shooting definitely needs improvement. To
me, I think field goal percentage is the best determinant of how efficient
a shooter a player is. The higher the point average, the harder it is for
a player to shoot at a high percentage. Jordan shot over 50 % his first
year in the league and Barkley over 58 % several times in his career.
Bird, at the lowest point of his career, shot over 45 %. The improvement
in Iverson's play, in a big part be seen in his FG %. He's shooting a
fantastic 53%+ this year. Last year, he was shooting 41.7%. Antoine was
shooting at a 43.7 % clip last year and this year, he is shooting under 40
%. This is not acceptable for a rising star. - Danny

On Mon, 17 Nov 1997 birdrogy@popd.netcruiser wrote:

> 
> > 
> >   I don't think Antoine Walker shoots like a superstar.  He is scoring a lot
> > of points,
> > but he isn't really a good shooter.  He does better on long three's than on
> > long two's.
> > He is however, young and  can learn.  I just can't think of a superstar that
> > isn't a
> > really good shooter, can you?
> > Steve Huffman
> Michael Jordan was not a great perimeter shooter his first few years 
> in the league either.He just found ways to score points.That is what 
> Walker does.I am not comparing Walker to Jordan.I am just stating 
> fact.Also just off the top of my head Barkley has NEVER been a good 
> shooter.
>