Devil Plisken…CMS
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Jason Williams was shooting 30 footers 10 years before Bron...What separates anyone who came before Steph was he was a RELIABLE shooter from that range
MooseMouthMthafuga
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Thunder Dan Majerle was pulling up from 35 ft in '92
Devil Plisken…CMS
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You're right he would on occasion
murksiderock
Superstar
This guy is the greatest basketball player of all time. He has every tool in his offensive bag, cats misconstrue the fact that others may be more talented in a particular area, as meaning LeBron lacks that particular talent...
He could always shoot, it was never true that he couldn't shoot, it's just his shooting wasn't his strong suit and was weak initially, and gradually became stronger. But he always showed the ability to hit long j's, j's off the dribble, pull up j's, catch and shoot j's, all of it...
It was never true that he "couldn't" do these things...
He could always shoot, it was never true that he couldn't shoot, it's just his shooting wasn't his strong suit and was weak initially, and gradually became stronger. But he always showed the ability to hit long j's, j's off the dribble, pull up j's, catch and shoot j's, all of it...
It was never true that he "couldn't" do these things...
Came to say this. These clips are before he stopped shooting end-of-quarter shots altogether to protect his FG%.
Devil Plisken…CMS
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staticshock
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The fukkin GOAT 
my favorite video of all time
my favorite video of all time
FunkDoc1112
Heavily Armed
LeBron was a streaky kind of shooter but by no means was he good early on...his shooting form before 2008 was legitimately ugly.
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It's crazy how 09-10 was the peak of LeBron's athleticism. 08-09/09-10 he was like the goat athlete.
Project Pooch
All Star
That 2009 season 
in here. Cant believe Bron and Melo are still playing and competing at a high level.
Steph Currys normalized it though.
It's not that Curry started logo threes and pull up 3s. Its that he normalized that shyt to where it is common at all stages of the game, and for even role players to do it
LeBron did deep threees, but mostly when the the shot clock or quarter clock was winding down.
Kobe and TMac did pull up threes, but mostly on a heat check.
Currys legacy is in how you see A LOT of players do it CASUALLY - not just when they have the hot hand or late in games. Curry made this shyt a normal part of an offense.
Pull up threes, logo threes, off the dribble iso threes, off balance fade away threes, etc. Used to be situational/circumstantial, but now it's in afterthought. Role players are expected to do them now.
Lebron's main flaws offensively are that his handles/crossover abilities are not great, and that his post game is still limited moves wise. He still gets it in at a good clip, but the lack of a sheer bag prevents him from doing it consistently.
I feel like as he has put on size, he has lost his mobility and nimbleness.
