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On media day this September, Nets head coach Avery Johnson was asked about the shooting stroke of his new guard, Anthony Morrow.
“It’s effortless,” Johnson said. “He makes threes in his sleep.”
Morrow doesn’t have the prettiest form or the quickest release, but it’s the results that count. And Morrow’s jumper gets results.
As an undrafted rookie playing Nellie-ball two seasons ago, Morrow led the league by hitting 46.7 percent of his threes. Last season, he increased the volume (from 184 to 307), but kept shooting at an efficient rate, ranking fifth at 45.6 percent.
The best 3-point shooter over a two-year span, Morrow earned a three-year contract with the New Jersey Nets, where he has been asked to spread the floor for Devin Harris and Brook Lopez. He made an immediate impact, nailing a game-winning three in the Nets’ opener against the Pistons.
And now with 246 threes made in his career, Morrow is about to earn his place among the greatest shooters of all-time.
To qualify for the all-time 3-point shooting list, you need to make 250 threes. So Morrow is four bombs away. As he stands, at 45.1 percent, he would rank second all-time, but if he were to go 4-for-4, he would be shooting 45.45 percent and rank No. 1, ahead of Steve Kerr.
That may be tough to pull off, but as long as Morrow hits four threes in his next 20 attempts, he’ll rank ahead of Hubert Davis and qualify as the second best 3-point shooter in NBA history.
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The best thing about his record is that he makes the highest number of 3 pointers per game of anyone on this list. Let’s see if he can sustain it over his career. One knock I have against him is his inconsistency. I have him on my fantasy team and I never know what he will provide. It can be a passive output or quite nice one. If he were a bit more assertive, which I hope will come as he adjusts to the new system.
Morrow is the latest graduate of the Golden State Warriors NBA Star prepartory school they run here in Oakland. Recent graduates include; Matt Barnes, Michael Pietrus, Baron Davis, Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson and Antawn Jamison off the top of my head. Alumni include Wilt Chamberlain, Robert Parish, Jamaal WIlkes, Mitch Richmond, Tim Hardaway, Chris Webber, Latrell Sprewell,
Y DIDNT YOU INCLUDE CHRIS MULLIN????????????
What’s amazing is he has that high percentage with that ugly looking shot
Ugly? Not at all. It’s all about basketball shooting mechanics.
He squares up his shoulders, uses one fluid motion, keeps his right elbow in, elevates at the same time as he draws up his arms, releases at the peak of his jump, and he uses a full follow-through every time. He’s got nearly perfect mechanics, but it just doesn’t look as pretty as Stephen Curry’s does.
wow look at steve nash, so many 3fga and such a high %
I wish this article had pointed out that, great a shooter as Steve Kerr is, the three-point line was closer to the basket for a lot of the time he was in the league. And Drazen Petrovic, I believe, was shooting bombs from even farther out than Morrow. Kudos to Anthony Morrow, and Go Nets!
steve nash is the best 3 point shooter of all time i think, considering everyone on that list are spot up shooters(open 3 pointer) non of them have to create their own shot, while nash rarely gets to spot up because he is the play maker on the team, he shoots from mismatches, around screens and on the dribbles most of the time and he is able to achieve such a high percentage and with the most 3s on that list. he is completely on another level against these guys.
It will be interesting to see were his percentage ends up if he reaches 910 games played. I will bet my socks that it will be no where near steve kerr’s mark.
BUT HELL HAVE MADE 3 OR 4 TIMES AS MANY 3S AS KERR
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Where is Ray Allen and Reggie Miller on that list? Why they’re not on the top 10…
Don’t worry I realized it’s 3 point percentage leaders not 3 point made. I’m a douche
and Larry Bird??
This is the guy that Miami Heat needs to spread the floor aside form James Jones.