Originally Posted by yamaneko

But does it translate to his overall game? Were talking about in referece to being a tar, and being elite at your position. Hes a decent shooter in that, if you give him an open shot, hes great at making it, as can be seen from his percentages. But i dont think hes as pure a shooter as redd, nor can he get off shots with the ease or regularity of redd. Otherwise hed be more than a single digit scorer in the league.



I bet there are 45 year old gym rats who could probably do that...that doesnt mean much. What this whole discussion is about is being a star, and during games being considered one of the best shooters in the world from your position. There are plenty of shooters out there that can do great in 3 point contests, but if they are single digit scorers in the league, we cant really call them elite.



What are we talking about this entire thread? Were talking about where redd ranks among the top SG's of the world, what makes/doesnt make one a star, and which components of redd's game make/dont make him a star. One thing people are not agreeing with me on is how good of a shooter redd is, which is one of my main criteria in calling him a star.

So, instead of posting crazy opinions from the general board here, i wanted to post what just this week, a respected media outlet had to say on the matter. Low and behold its some of the things that ive been saying for the last week. Still not to be taken as gosphel, but goes to show that my point is, my opinion is also shared by many in the media world as well.

Originally Posted by yamaneko

"his left handed shooting stroke is probably the quickest in the game."
"One of the game’s most prolific shooters "
"Has one of the quickest, purest, and most consistent releases in the League"
"One of the best catch and shooter players around."