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Best Pure Shooter This Century

Who is the best pure shooter this cenutry?

  • Stephen Curry, Davidson

    Votes: 34 59.6%
  • Jimmer Fredette, BYU

    Votes: 2 3.5%
  • John Jenkins, Vanderbilt

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Jason Kapono, UCLA

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Kyle Korver, Creighton

    Votes: 1 1.8%
  • Chris Lofton, Tennessee

    Votes: 3 5.3%
  • Fletcher Magee, Wofford

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Steve Novak, Marquette

    Votes: 2 3.5%
  • JJ Redick, Duke

    Votes: 14 24.6%
  • Salim Stoudamire, Arizona

    Votes: 1 1.8%

  • Total voters
    57
Eh. In hindsight, he probably deserves a spot here. Surprisingly McDermott wasn't a truly high volume 3-point shooter like other names on this list. He had < 600 career 3-pot attempts, which is fewer than anyone else on this list. DM is a lights-out shooter, no question. I can understand and appreciate wanting him in the top 10. No arguments with that.

Think Stauskas would be on this list if he plays 4 years? His first two years were as good as others on it.
 
Think Stauskas would be on this list if he plays 4 years? His first two years were as good as others on it.

I'd be okay with him being in the top 10 if he maintained those averages. 44% is legit. I think my initial 10 is flawed a bit. I'll admit that.
 
steph and it ain't close.

First of all, you gonna try to defend your title in the college basketball draft? I've posted a draft order, but no picks have been taken as of yet. So, there's still time to squeeze you in.

If you include NBA shooting, then yes, Steph wins. No doubt. But, this is simply for the time spent in college.

FWIW, NCAA released an article that has a 3-point index for best shooters this century. Had Stephen Curry played one more year with his same averages, he would have finished second. Here was the 3-point index calculation:

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Here are the top 10 shooters from this write-up:

1 Jaycee Carroll Utah State 369 0.4653
2 Steve Novak Marquette 354 0.4609
3 Kyle Korver Creighton 371 0.453
4 Stephen Sir Northern Arizona 323 0.4688
5 Travis Bader Oakland 504 0.4045
6 Salim Stoudamire Arizona 342 0.4578
7 Micah Mason Duquesne 311 0.4635
8 Chris Lofton Tennessee 431 0.4221
9 Fletcher Magee Wofford 351 0.4432
10 J.J. Redick Duke 457 0.4059

I remember Carroll a little bit. I want to say he played for FC Barcelona alongside Terence Morris.
 
Homer pick:

Jordan Hulls. He shot 44% for his career; 49% as a junior. Dude was cold-blooded. Great shooter. One of the best to ever lace'em up at Indiana.
 
There is a difference between someone saying they like something more “and it isn’t close” and saying that objectively something isn’t close that is.


But I’ve got a college basketball draft to study for so let’s not go down this semantics rabbit hole.
 
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