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KG can hit the 20 foot jumper, or the occasional 3 pointer, but just because he CAN hit it doesn't mean hes a good outside shooter. I'd say he is ok at best. Duncan I find is a bit better than KG from mid range, he can hit an outside shot with consistancy, but he almost never takes the 3 ball, so you can't really judge him there. Yao is pretty good as well from outside. From midrange, he is almost automatic, and his height allows him to shoot over a lot of ppl. But Dirk is the best outside shooting big. While guys like KG, Duncan and Yao can shoot ok from outside, Dirk is a better outside shooter than most guards are. His game 15-20 feet is probably the best in the NBA because of his ability to shoot over people in traffic, and his 3 point stroke is automatic if he's left open, or if you put a smaller defender on him.
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Alright, I was all set to answer Drewbs about the KG/Duncan jumper issue, when I saw that statistical thesis by TylerDurden. Pretty much everything I planned to say was covered there, but I'll say it in a bit more basic language.
KG and Duncan both shoot about 50% from the field. Duncan spends more time inside than KG does, and in general one shoots a higher percentage inside than out. Therefore, if Duncan shoots a higher percentage of shots inside than out but KG still has the same overall FG%, he must be hitting more of the mid-range jumpers than Duncan.
Not nearly as statistically convincing as Mr. Durden, but I hope it makes sense to everybody...