What is Natural Scorer and Scoring Mentality?

[Reggie]

Duran would be someone who is a natural scorer while someone like JR Smith would be someone with a scoring mentality.

 

[Trip]

This is what I've always thought of as a natural scorer. Somebody who you can just give the ball to anywhere and they can go get you buckets. They may have certain areas of the game where they are better at scoring but in reality they can get you buckets from anywhere. Another trait of it is you don't necessarily know how they're going to attack you on offense because they have so many ways of scoring.

A thing I think separates a Lebron (whose a smart scorer who mostly sticks to his offensive strengths since you can't stop it) versus a Durant, Melo, prime Kobe.

The problem Melo gets into (and now declining Kobe) is they generally cant come to grips with their limitations during the course of the game.If shots arent falling( ie jumpshots) its probably a good idea to stop shooting. A missed shot has zero value obviously.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Yes they are

@Gil Scott-Heroin

Griffin does both.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

griffin is a natural scorer

@The Taxman

 

[Tony D'Amato]

@The Taxman

Blake is not a natural scorer. @KOBE is confused like u

 

[Trip]

wt

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Blake is not a natural scorer. @KOBE is confused like u

How can you say he isn't a natural scorer, when you keep changing the criteria on what a natural scorer is.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

How can you say he isn't a natural scorer, when you keep changing the criteria on what a natural scorer is.

N1GGA that has no post gm and just learned a jumper is not a natural scorer. Stop it

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

N1GGA that has no post gm and just learned a jumper is not a natural scorer. Stop it

Why do I even bother.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Why do I even bother.

I don't know. U confused azz n1gga

 

[Millions]

A.I. had both...

so does Kobe and KD

Curry as well

u gotta have both to be a great scorer imo

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Natural scorers score in the 4th qtr

@Gil Scott-Heroin

 

[WOAHMYGOODNESS]

looks like people are confused with having a "scoring mentality" and being a "natural scorer".


natural scorers can score with easy in a multitude of ways and make it look easy regardless of what the defense is doing.

a scoring mentality is aggressively attacking the defense to put up point as that's what you think your view is on the offense.


players that have a scoring mentality aren't always natural scorers(kemba) and natural scorers always don't have a scoring mentality(lebron).

Average 25ppg over 13 seasons and be the youngest to 25k and have a scoring title and finish top 10 in scoring yearly...but dont have a scoring mentality

 

[DaRock]

Yes. Watch Pierce's footwork. Watch his ability to use leverage to create angles and space. You can't be unathletic to execute the moves he used to make and sometimes still does.

I swear dudes think being athletic only refers to running a 4.3 40 and having a 40 inch vertical....

 

[Tony D'Amato]

I really hope @Gil Scott-Heroin watched this Rocketa/Clippers gm.

How anyone can think Blake Griffin is a natural scorer. U should be banned n1gga