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Originally Posted by BWillie
Just being devil's advocate here, he's a 50% career shooter which is a product of him being a SG that couldn't shoot threes very well. He wasn't horrible at it, but Lebron James is a better shooter than he was. If you don't shoot that many threes, your FG% will always be higher.
Jordan was perfectly suited for THAT NBA. He would of course be one of the best or best players in the NBA now, but his style may not be as effective nowadays just because NBA analytics people have determined the most effective ways to score.
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Lebron is also a career 50% shooter from the field, 73% from the charity stripe and 34% from 3, compared to Jordan's 83% on FT's and 33% from 3. So I don't know that a see a lot there to argue Lebron is a better shooter than Jordan. Bron barely better from 3, Jordan much better from FT line. If anything, I would think that suggests Jordan is the better shooter, but at worst they are nearly equals.
Except in championships, where Jordan is 6 for 6 and never choked in epic fashion like Lebron did against the Mavs.
But that's a different discussion and I'll quit derailing the thread.