Best NBA 3pt % ISU players

[EvilBetty]

without looking it up, match these players with their ranking/%: nba all time.
matt thomas didn't have enough attempts for this list but I threw him in where he would have landed.

Tyrese Haliburton
Fred Hoiberg
Jeff Hornacek
Monte Morris
Georges Niang
Matt Thomas

#24 @ 40.86%
#33 @ 40.50%
#35 @ 40.40%
#36 @ 40.29%
#58 @ 39.64%
#72 @ 39.22%

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crazy ISU has this many on the top 75 considering the general lack of players making it in the NBA. and 3 of them played on the same team.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I had Thomas and Hornacek swapped, but I got the others right.

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I was actually surprised Monte's percentage was that high.

 

[ClonesFTW]

That's extremely impressive.

 

[Clyde4cy]

It is crazy that Niang already has over 100 more made threes than Fred had in his career.

 

[Prone2Clone]

And now we have zero reliable 3-point shooters on the roster.

 

[Jer]

It is crazy that Niang already has over 100 more made threes than Fred had in his career.

I think ISU fans have always unknowingly inflated Hoiberg's NBA success. Because he had a long and steady career, and we had few NBA players up to that point, people focused a lot on it and it built it up to something is really wasn't.

It was a decent career, it just wasn't what I would consider amazing. He averaged 18 mins, 5 pts, 2 boards, and 1.6 assists.

 

[VeloClone]

I think ISU fans have always unknowingly inflated Hoiberg's NBA success. Because he had a long and steady career, and we had few NBA players up to that point, people focused a lot on it and it built it up to something is really wasn't.

It was a decent career, it just wasn't what I would consider amazing. He averaged 18 mins, 5 pts, 2 boards, and 1.6 assists.

The one thing Fred could hang his hat on was leading the league with a 3 point percentage of .483 in the '04-05 season. Not only was it the best percentage that season it was the best percentage of any qualifying player from 2000-01 through 2005-06. He was just starting to figure out that his niche in the NBA should be as a 3 point specialist so that he could have a really long career - ala Hornacek - when the heart issue forced him to retire early.

It is still a travesty that he led the league that season but was the first player to do so and still not get invited to the 3 point contest at the All-Star game.

 

[IASTATE07]

It is crazy that Niang already has over 100 more made threes than Fred had in his career.

I think ISU fans have always unknowingly inflated Hoiberg's NBA success.

It definitely doesn't have anything to do with how many more three point attempts teams are taking today compared to the early 2000s.

 

[CyJack13]

The one thing Fred could hang his hat on was leading the league with a 3 point percentage of .483 in the '04-05 season. Not only was it the best percentage that season it was the best percentage of any qualifying player from 2000-01 through 2005-06. He was just starting to figure out that his niche in the NBA should be as a 3 point specialist so that he could have a really long career - ala Hornacek - when the heart issue forced him to retire early.

It is still a travesty that he led the league that season but was the first player to do so and still not get invited to the 3 point contest at the All-Star game.

He averaged less than one made three a game that year. He was an end of the rotation guy who barely had enough attempts to qualify for being on the leaderboard.

 

[mjhavlo76]

Hornacek was REALLY fun to watch growing up. Getting a better vibe with Haliburton…

 

[VeloClone]

He averaged less than one made three a game that year. He was an end of the rotation guy who barely had enough attempts to qualify for being on the leaderboard.

I get he wasn't a starter, but he had the 8th most minutes on the team. It's not like he was at the very end of the bench.

But you are right, volume was more valuable than accuracy in getting selected. See Ray Allen getting invited while only shooting .376 (40th).

Vashon Lenard was invited despite playing only 3 games and hitting 4 threes at a .333 clip. I have to assume it was an auto-invite from winning it the previous year?

Steve Nash only hit 94 on the season 1.3 per game at a .431 clip.

I guess it just goes to show that there was no consistency whatsoever on who got invited.

 

[Mr Slip Wiggles]

I watched this the other day and it seems relevant to share here. It's rediculous how good shooters are in the NBA these days.

 

[boone7247]

I think ISU fans have always unknowingly inflated Hoiberg's NBA success. Because he had a long and steady career, and we had few NBA players up to that point, people focused a lot on it and it built it up to something is really wasn't.

It was a decent career, it just wasn't what I would consider amazing. He averaged 18 mins, 5 pts, 2 boards, and 1.6 assists.

His career in today's NBA would be different the way they crave shooting. It is actually amazing he was in the league as long as we he was then because his game really didn't help him stay.