Worst 3 Point Contest Performances

[@foreverfragrance7]

Scorers aren't always the best shooters!

[@AI-momo]

shooters aren't always the best scorers

[@hurricanewayne7463]

This is why they had 3 point specialists usually the shooting guard, but at least Jordan still participated in this & the dunk contest. Oh & the numbers from his 3s percentage isn't that accurate because he took more 2s than 3s

[@donnyvillamor2775]

20k dollars of first prize is not enough to call you is the best shooter in the world.. Of nba..this is just a little show

[@Ontiming2023]

I like that people do videos like this because it shows you not matter how much you practice even the best players make errors Kevin Durant missing 3s so much is crazy

[@Ty-by6mz]

U sound dumb asl scorers points mostly come from shooting the ball 😂 they are usually good shooters 😂 that’s how u fckin score unless it’s a layup

[@blueytho0154]

“I should’ve practiced a lil bit more.😅” A.i.

[@Peekul1]

Practice? Not a game. We talkin' bout practice?

[@ImaginationStudios123]

Rolling 😂😂😂

[@perfectblue8443]

😂😂😂😂

[@Alley-Mask]

PRACTICE!???

[@ahmadsugiarto4089]

Because i need more practice than him

[@DrugzMunny]

AI had 6 seasons where he averaged below 30% from 3-point range. Pretty insane to invite him to the contest at all.

[@aidanhamilton483]

In hindsight it's kind of crazy that a six foot flat player who couldn't shoot 3s averaged 33 ppg in an era where defenders crowded the paint. Probably in the top 3 most skilled paint scorers of all time.

[@fica1137]

​@@aidanhamilton483Most of his shots were midrange

[@FilmCut24]

@@aidanhamilton483Look at how many minutes Iverson has played in his career and per season. I haven't seen a single player play that many minutes; if he had gotten as many minutes as Curry, he would only average 20-22 points. He was always allowed to throw from anywhere. Nevertheless, I think he is one of the best shooting guards of all time

[@nixey738]

30% from 3 is ok during 90s-00s

[@DrugzMunny]

@@nixey738 ok isn't supposed to get an invite to the 3-point shooting contest. There were 74 players with a better 3P%. There were 24 players who both shot at a higher volume and at a higher percentage. Rodney Rogers didn't get an invite and he shot 43.9% with 262 attempts. Lindsey Hunter didn't get an invite and he shot 43.2% off of 389 attempts.

[@KyprosEc]

Durant was terrible, later to become a long-range beast. Game has evolved and everybody focuses on 3s now

[@jamespuso1627]

People tend to forget KD was a far worse 3 point shooter than even Westbrook early in his career. I think that contest was after he developed that tho

[@airyanawaejah2323]

Devolve

[@jcvandyck3537]

​@jamespuso1627 kd before 2011 was a 36% 3 point shooter, while westbrook was under 30% until his 3rd year, this vid proves 3 point contests don't mean anything

[@jamespuso1627]

@@jcvandyck3537 I did of course mean VERY early. 2012-12 was there he'd solidified his 3 ball and never went back but he was 28% his rookie year, which is below Westbrook's career mark. Shot up year two, kinda came back down to earth years 3 & 4. But yeah, they don't always mean much. Different rhythm off the rack vs off the dribble or catch and sometime different form. Also has a lot to do with which shots require the least effort and so on. Devin Booker won one of these lolo

[@jcvandyck3537]

@jamespuso1627 exactly like I'd hope no one would argue that kyrie or Joe Harris are better 3 point shooters than steph just cause of a a few contests we're they beat him

[@s.tavares3257]

AI had NO business in that 3 point contest.

[@younglove3362]

Neither did Jordan.

[@lloydjr8337]

@@younglove3362oh shutup

[@king-ghost1027]

Lol

[@Gemini050788]

That’s what made the all star weekend fun. The super stars competed just for fun sometimes

[@younglove3362]

@@Gemini050788 Stop ✋️, it wasn't fun. It was pitiful.

[@bwink23]

Iverson made only "10 out of 30 shots". That's a neat trick, considering there are only 25 shots. You can't go by points...the points system today is not the same. You need to use SHOTS

[@younglove3362]

Considering the last color ball is worth two points.

[@MashuSlyferiux]

In fact he used the points that were used at the time not the total points of today (or am I mistaken?)

[@younglove3362]

@@MashuSlyferiux i don't know. And i honestly don't care.

[@slothbearanonymous]

better to say "scored 10 out of 30 possible points" i suppose

[@seythis]

we talking about points, not the shots, we talking about points 🤣

[@jay07261986]

Shooters and scorers are 2 different things most of the time...

[@prof3ssor178]

Wow 😲 I forgot Iverson was in the 3 point contest that one year! Thanks for this video dope nostalgia

[@P2thaR]

Paul Pierce was awful his 1st 3pt contest too. But like a champ, he later entered it again and won.

[@yoe91]

still respect guys like MJ and AI for participating despite not being great 3pt shooters. Real competitors.

[@drorig9034]

Lol makes no sense.......

[@ImJusSha]

Jordan’s 3pt percent was literally average and you you realize the 3pt wasn’t a factor in that era it’s nothing wrong with it.

[@TheRealPoPorter]

“He better ☠️ Lebron James then” Charles Barkley 😅😅😅

[@mitvpr]

Some players are better shooters while playing.

[@brando_05]

I think D'Wade said something like that. Shooting a contested fadeaway is easier than a wide open shot because you're not overthinking it.

[@_Maxten]

not only that, some ppl are better off the dribble than they are spot up

[@jcvandyck3537]

Or maybe the 3 point contests just don't prove anything

[@Walking-MY-Path]

This is true

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Cos of rhythm

[@kerryhoward804]

This just goes to show you that there's a difference between game shooting and the 3 point contest. The announcers use to always mention that players who shoot a jumpshot usually get tired quicker than the ones who shoot a set shot.

[@MRRiley-ct8my]

😂😂 Did Iverson say " I should have practice more " ? 😅😅 I wonder if Larry Brown was watching & had seen him say that?

[@Addydaddy187]

Talking about practices😅 hahahah

[@NeoViny]

MJ redeemed himself in the NBA Finals vs Portland 😂

[@illerthanu7825]

That’s the thing….people think mj fans never saw his flaws or losses but we did and watched him work and grind to over come and break through no short cuts and always was up for the challenge win or lose

[@Ljoose]

Typical MJ fan, can't except an L gracefully!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@Ljoose]

@@illerthanu7825 How is this comment an example of an MJ fan accepting his flaws?

[@illerthanu7825]

@@Ljoose I can’t speak for every fan I’m saying we no he had them and we watched him grow and over come no excuses….Lebron fans can watch the team hopping they can watch the sweeps they can watch Kyle kuzma push bron to play defense they can watch the sweeps they can watch the mavs series they can watch the zero point fourth quarters they can watch the trading team and coaches they can watch the team stacking and still say he belongs in the goat convo….i swear yall homeboy can catch yall girl cheating come tell yall like a homie should and you would try to fight your homie instead of checking your shorty

[@DannyDoGood]

​@@illerthanu7825 He won a title with Kyle Kuzma...

[@gemmy987]

Lol AI never frgn practices.. he makes that clear lol. At least he's honest about it... lol

[@baldheadkid]

"The cowards never started, and the weak died along the way" -- Phil Knight Some people prefer to try and die... others prefer to be a coward and never attempt.

[@SeymourKnots]

MJ had the worst performance in 3 pt history, stop it 😂

[@younglove3362]

Exactly, always looking for way to avoid ridiculing him. Then they wonder why I call him over rated.

[@pimphandslik]

@@younglove3362 sideline watchers only ridicule and never participate

[@pimphandslik]

@@SeymourKnots does that help you sleep at night? Do you cream your pants from the thought of MJ missing shots? Why does it bring you such joy to watch people that dont know u exist "fail"?

[@younglove3362]

@pimphandslik And some participants need to stay on the Sidelines. Kiss and point, Jordan. What's next, Shaq entering the 3pt contest and y'all coddle him saying "at least he tried"? Gtfoh!

[@MrEOM41]

Players like KD , MJ and AI are scorers and usually get hot from 3 pt line not necessarily 3 pt shooters outright.

[@obarich]

KD is literally one of the best three point shooters especially at his size

[@hachiuram]

@@obarichback then he wasn’t though he developed that after 2011

[@TRJ2241987]

I’m surprised Antoine Walker 2003 isn’t in here, I was convinced it had influence in Danny Ainge making getting rid of him his first priority as GM. Only star player I ever saw get traded in the middle of preseason

[@ogbmt]

I'm surprised there was no Joe Johnson in here. He was the slowest I've ever seen in the contest.

[@2playschemeo.p.croutes724]

Imagine if AI and MJ could shoot 3’s. The league would have been begging for mercy 😂

[@SFXingful]

Well, AI hit 7 straight threes in a game for Team USA in 1999, and MJ hit 6 threes in a half in the Finals, so it's not like they couldn't shoot threes, it's moreso that they usually focused on scoring in the mid-range. Going by these contests KD should also be a bad shooter from three... or Detlef Schrempf, but Detlef Schrempf was actually one of the first stretch bigs who consistently knocked down threes (career .384 from three).

[@hainavidotcom]

​@@SFXingfulYou talking to ignorance on these threads. They have no clue about basketball

[@2playschemeo.p.croutes724]

@@hainavidotcom I was just speaking to AI and Jordan Dominance. They are the two only players with multiple scoring titles and multiple steals title. 3’s wasn’t a big part of their game. everyone knows that.

[@hainavidotcom]

@@2playschemeo.p.croutes724 we trained with NBA players and teams in the 90s and early 2000s, been watching since early 80s. The reason why is they didn't care for it. MJ purposely said he didn't want to sit there behind the line and shoot 3's. It make you lazy and too content and it really doesn't change the dynamics. Opposing teams can trade back with no D. When you attack the paint, you draw defensive fouls and get and 1s. This puts pressure n the opposing teams schematics and changes the entire dynamics. In our academies we don't teach shooting 3s. We teach them fundamentals, signature moves ATTACKING THAT PAINT! that iswide open with post moves, etc. Shooting 3s is easy, its just a freethrow extended out to the far perimeters. If you wanna learn it. I hate the 3! I rather go to the hole! you get more benefits that way and a higher percentage.

[@DrugzMunny]

One funny thing about MJ is how widely variable his 3P% was. He shot as high as 42.7% for a full season and as low as 13.2%. He shot above 35% for 5 seasons and below 25% for 6 seasons.

[@VADORT]

IVERSON's FG was EVER HORRIFIC ! " PRACTICE ! WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PRACTICE " ALL THE LOOSE OF IVERSON WAS IN ONE SENTENCE LOL

[@tonyboyd7794]

Iverson was probably seeing two baskets... Nobody partied more

[@mjsup1]

I kinda wished MJ had of done it again, wasn't like his form was bad or his pace was off just not quite enough practice.😊

[@younglove3362]

Stop ✋️ Jordan should have never entered. He entered knowing nobody would trash him. Just like very few are acknowledging that MJ was handed his second Dunk contest win. Stop coddling him That's what makes him super over rated.

[@mjsup1]

@@younglove3362 Nobody is coddling it's an option, I'm allowed to have one. Dumb-ss!, see there's another one.

[@younglove3362]

@mjsup1 Be real, the only reason you like it is because it's Michael Jordan, not his form. Everyone sees through you, even the most delusional Jordan fans (which is the fanboys that also think like you).

[@mjsup1]

@@younglove3362 🎶trollin trollin trollin slowly ur ego swollen🎶

[@younglove3362]

@@mjsup1 Stop proving my point 👉.

[@yungslic5363]

I liked this video just because you put Ai in it that's my favorite player of all time 💪

[@1freedomoffgrid]

Good thing they don't do 3 point contests to decide if someone is good enough to be in the nba

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

You gotta give MJ props for even entering a 3point contest.. in the 80s!! back when it seemed taboo to shoot threes. Dude lived to compete 😅

[@dereklarner6298]

I don’t want MJ to EVER forget this….and I hope that it torments him for all of eternity.

[@foreverfragrance7]

He wasn't a great shooter back then.

[@dereklarner6298]

@@foreverfragrance7 it’ll still eat at him…along with the fact that he knows he could have ridden off into the sunset in ‘98 with the greatest ending to a sports narrative in history….and he followed it up with that atrocious run of blown dunks and multiple losses in Washington. Why to go, Air Moron…

[@Tanfo77]

He's wearing the Air jordan 5 so it's 89-90 season.

[@MillanGamesPlay]

​@@foreverfragrance7most players are better shooters when they in game you know like in 1992 against the Portland trail blazers MJ scored lots of 3 pointers

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee9531]

Crazy how the game developed. Especially within the span of 2011-now

[@williamwalker146]

Wow, I was shocked when I found out it was Iverson, Durant, and Jordan!

[@andrewcook1246]

Only surprising one was KD. Jordan and AI were pretty bad from 3.

[@bwink23]

​@@andrewcook1246So is LeBum

[@zayteer1657]

You must be 8 years old.

[@bwink23]

@@andrewcook1246 MJ shot same percentage as LeBum in the playoffs....and better in the NBA Finals...is LeBum pretty bad?

[@andrewcook1246]

@@bwink23 MJ shot 28% from the actual regulation line. In the playoffs and finals he did shoot better, but took a hell of a lot less 3's.

[@Poseidon-tv8pl]

3 point - Contest(X) 3 point - Test (o)

[@DkingE39]

This is the definition of shooter vs scorers.

[@gdv7151]

Back when players dont care if they lose in exhibition games and not afraid of harsh comments, most stars now are too worried about social media lol.

[@murcianity]

Mj fan here. I did not look away. You can't be good in everything. Actually my 2 favorite player are bad 3pt shooters. AI and MJ

[@barbahuub]

MJ at least had the guts to try and enter the contest. There are certain players who don't even have the guts to try and enter a contest 😉

[@soije4440]

Or even the dunk contest

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

True, also in the fking 80s!! When 3-point shooting where almost taboo in the league.. MJ was a competitive freak

[@JayDay32]

I’m actually shocked he didn’t come back the next year after working the entire year on shooting and destroy it.

[@buckeyez757]

Man I completely understand that MJ is that dude but y'all come up with the most pathetic excuses when he fails at something. "At least he had the guts to try". REALLY!! That's the best you could do🤷

[@barbahuub]

@@buckeyez757 still better than not having the guts to try 👍

[@2rawww4tvkd]

Salute to Mj for standing on business having the balls to compete win or lose. These dudes today only worrying about there brands they chumps

[@damianpresha9833]

Craig Hodges destroyed him

[@2rawww4tvkd]

@@damianpresha9833 at least dude competed we know a guy who to coochie to even compete in a dunk contest

[@younglove3362]

That's because nobody is going to trash Jordan. The same way you're basically giving him a pass. Stop, Jordan sucked and should have never been in the competition. Asses him the same way you asses everyone else 🙄

[@TFNARMY_2009]

@@damianpresha9833lebum got destroyed by 5’10 dudes

[@julianbashir8277]

Iverson never practiced. He was just good at playing ball and touch. Shooting a three requires practice. A 10 foot mid range not so much if you just have good spatial distance awareness.

[@antoniobonebeatz]

We should also say the 3 point shot was not shot a lot Maybe 15 combined from both teams lack of reps it was a big man league back then

[@ejackson290]

Durant form and shot has changed over the years. Much improved

[@TheRealPoPorter]

If lebron had the lowest score in contest history ppl would clown him all day

[@dashikibraxton5537]

Glaze.

[@New__TranZ__Order]

Yeah, there'd be no praise for having "the heart" to attempt.... And you have clowns yelling GLAZE everytime his name is mentioned.... I'm starting to think they glaze their own donuts with their own special recipe just by thinkin' about the guy!!!!

[@einarasruibys1250]

Yes. Because he is Goat. Better than MJ

[@Kingchasethebag-yeah]

@@einarasruibys1250in Lala land

[@zone15ai50]

Hella glaze

[@JohdyeLaFlame]

Bro Jordan can slip on a banana peel and fall in dogshit and people will be like “there’s that mj falling in poop like no one ever, such an inspiration “ 🤣

[@Milt-g4f]

Facts 😂😂😂

[@joepermenter7228]

And Lebron would copy the shit out of that too.

[@SmokeDog1871]

Nah he just won 6 rings, at the end of the day all people remember is who won

[@younglove3362]

And Bill Russell won 11 and pretend like it doesn't matter. Jordan is over rated.

[@Mo-lm1jh]

What has King JAMES copied from MJ? besides sharing the same #? King James plays nothing like MJ. KING JAMES married his hs sweetheart and is still married to her. King James didn't marry a Cuban model. King James hs friends are all rich,everytime that you see King James he's surrounded by Black people. When you see MJ he's surrounded by White people!​@joepermenter7228

[@johnjones442]

I just knew the MJ stans wouldn't disappoint in the comment section 🗣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dsavage6618]

Word🤣. If that was Lebron it would’ve been the end of the world for him

[@TFNARMY_2009]

rent free lmao, you know mj the goat when they gotta bring up lebron. cry little fan boy mj the goat

[@TFNARMY_2009]

@@dsavage6618yeah cuz he isn’t the goat, claims he is the goat but he isn’t keep coping

[@dsavage6618]

@@TFNARMY_2009 He is buddy now get over it…..It’s a different era now, Stop living in all the expansion era 90’s myths and lies that you’ve been told. Lebron is the GOAT simple 🐐🤫

[@TFNARMY_2009]

@ No he isn’t bud, MJ is the GOAT, since you literally have to bring up LeBron in a non-LeBron related video just shows you’re rent free and that MJ is the GOAT. MJ leads in every major talking point to determine the GOAT, keep coping.

[@chaselochamire313]

Every KD shot looked like cash until it wasn’t.

[@PillCosby-g3q]

I respect Mj for even having the balls to compete not being afraid to fail he not scared to compete like the other dude

[@GR8NE55]

Jordan was NEVER known for his 3s. Always his dunks or spectacular plays close to the basket. His best jumpers are all mid-range ones.

[@Will203_]

Dang MJ shot look broken 😂 but I guess he gets credit for even competing in it?, 😂😂

[@TFNARMY_2009]

yeah cuz lebron never competed in one and mj had a higher overall season from three over 40%, slow ah

[@TFNARMY_2009]

hmm, lebron isn’t worse at offense, defense but is better apparently, u aren’t smart huh?

[@ulaszayfoglu5686]

Did you see The Great Lary Bird in this contest in this contest? I just don't understand people can compare him with some of these guys. I think a great player is always ready for this challenge. I love the working discipline of Black Mamba.

[@big_steve_o5129]

Won 3 in a row

[@johnny6610]

Reggie Miller never won this competition, he’s the one who should be embarrassed

[@pimphandslik]

why? its a meaningless competition

[@SteveGellerMusic]

W....why would you have them in this order? I can see why Iverson would go first, his comment is the funniest. Keeping the momentum rolling with Durant is fine. But the two lowest scores are Schrempf and Jordan. It's a dream come true to be able to have Michael Jordan at the climax of your video--doing something infamous, no less. It writes itself--"Detlef Schrempf was a great player having a bad night, but you'll never guess what the GREATEST player did." Instead, you show Jordan and then Schrempf scoring 5, and then end with some rando who made 6. So it wasn't even the worst performance, and it makes the end of the video totally forgettable. Radmanovic should have been buried in the middle, and then you obviously end with Jordan.

[@ljtv8231]

AI Era was Era of Hype😂

[@siapnotsiap]

There's a reason this event was a joke in the past and the dunk contest was 🔥. Look where we are now.

[@younglove3362]

The three pointer contest is still as relevant (technically more because this was the worst) and the dunk contest had ups and downs. Stop ✋️

[@MenacinglyUnstable02]

Would you have been saying that if Jordan did good in it ?

[@h-k7804]

Hodges is still shooting like this till this day in his mid 60s

[@FTRHOODFRESH8984]

Imagine being so cold u dont need threes

[@jp23x]

but see at least these superstars competed. nowadays they don't enter any competition. they're too scared to lose. this is why all star weekends used to mean something.

[@firegodmiguel]

Say that a little louder for the ones in the back AI? You should've done what a little more?

[@MacDeeDrumz]

The thing about stars and 3’s is that that is not their game they only have it in case they need it.

[@__JJN__]

A.I. made 10 of 30 shots which is 33% which is pretty much exactly what the opening stat said 😂

[@proudtobeanindian709]

Real face of Jor-dick without team support 😂

[@Seattlegrungescene]

They were not afraid to participate unlike todays players. I can respect that.

[@matthewc3488]

AI should have just imagined four teammates wide open out there.

[@armour8834]

At least they were brave enough to get out their comfort zone.

[@TheRealAllenIverson]

THIS IS NOT ME

[@Reneica1]

I am so glad A.I. & Jordan 🐐 participated

[@ArtisticControl1985]

i remember that Iverson one... it was my first All-Star weekend.... it was horrible haha

[@andregunn4073]

Kenny predicted the future about Durant

[@oskarlonnqvist7074]

Man! In that Schrempf contest it had the most annoying squeeling guitar soloing in the background, no wonder you lose focus! I would have said straight up 'No guitar for me please'!

[@JS-xu1so]

Another record for MJ! How brave! how competitive! truly intrepid! 😆

[@edwingustilo6594]

Lobron no skills in skills challenge loses 2x 🤣

[@younglove3362]

He lost. What are you talking about?

[@king-ghost1027]

​@younglove3362 he still participated

[@younglove3362]

@@king-ghost1027 And lost, what's your point 👉?

[@king-ghost1027]

@@younglove3362 The point is,,, he's competitive,,, he knew he wasn't gonna win the 3 point contest because that's not his game,, doesn't matter,, he still participated anyway, took the criticism & wasn't scared to lose,, unlike your favorite player that was scared to participate in anything besides the allstar game,, that's my point !

[@tawithmmk4800]

Wow. So shooting unguarded is actually easier than being guarded? Who knew lol.

[@ArtVandelay-u8k]

I couldn’t imagine putting up that kind of performance. I would have to redeem myself!

[@JPuncut]

You missed Mario chalmers who got eliminated for touching the line

[@slothbearanonymous]

MJ , got 5 pts out of a possible 30. let that sink in lol.

[@tucsonbandit]

You don't have enough time to really shoot all those 3-pointers with a full jump shot, you have to jump less or shoot more of a set-shot or you will never get all the shots off

[@derekgoodejr8788]

Right.

[@gokublack3107]

It's 2024 ...I catch it very strange that there no full footage of the 1990 3 point contest instead the highlights of MJ 3s attempts and his teammates Craig Hodges... knowing that Reggie Miller,Mark price , Larry bird also competed but there's no highlights of them 🤔...

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

Meanwhile Larry in his warmup outfit 😅

[@M-DVD]

I would not be surprised if Craig Hodges was bullied by Jordan since that day.

[@EddieG-x2g]

I thought Iverson would have been good at the three-point.

[@gitara2D]

I would like to see Shaq and Rodman 3 point contest. :D

[@mattsell2361]

I think the nba legit needs to do that. Have a fun contest with the worst shooters. It would definitely intrigue people

[@SabriAmoud-dv5kp]

Stephen Curry'shoot is too perfect

[@Luvmysippi]

I didn't read much MJ slander and that's good. But I do wonder what would've been said about LeBron if he only had 5

[@maybedustin]

its acc insane how ai is one of the worst 3pt shooters yet he averaged 26ppg

[@mikeevery2459]

Just goes to show you that Larry Bird kicked his ass at the 3 point contest as well.

[@joelb9]

Michael Cooper did play 3 point contest in the Philippines at 40 plus 😂

[@einarasruibys1250]

Lebron>>>Kobe>>>>>>>MJ

[@younglove3362]

I'm not a Jordan fan, to me he's the most over rated player in the NBA, but please, stop.

[@s0meguy09]

i think they should have a teammate have the rack and pass them the ball. i bet more shots go in

[@Matrixtruesaiyan]

Sometimes it is not your day. Same as lifting weights, you can’t be lifting heavy all the time.

[@bitw434]

0:55 how come every ninja spoke like this in the 2000s

[@bangmanjae9024]

Kd jumper changed 😭💯

[@CalebH-u8j]

Its hilarious to think that I would most definitely beat these guys even sick and out of practice

[@TomatoTomato911]

The Bulls ball boys look like white blood cells at work.

[@Drunkingdunking]

Pick the ball from a rack and shoot , and creating your own shot is totally different

[@akSlim]

Craig Hodges doesn’t get enough respect I promise

[@bernardobernal6903]

Larry Bird was the goat of 3 pointers.. No other player like the Bird.

[@visoy6877]

During 80s the 3point shot was relatively new to the league and wasn't a major emphasis during that time. The ave. team attempting 3point shot has a grand total of 3.1 per game compared to modern NBA teams are shooting over 10X 3point attemps per game. To say MJ was a bad 3point shooter in 80s would be objectively incorrect. Because he was quite literally better than most of the 3point shooters within the league. In 90s MJ had 3point shooting percentage that was actually better than the league average. MJ has 35.4% from 3s compare to the league average that was 34.1%. As usual with MJ he was better in the playoffs and even better in the NBA Finals. MJ 3point career is 32.7% in the regular season and in his playoffs career he shot 33.2% and in the NBA Finals specifically MJ shot 36.8%. Kobe in 3point percentage in the NBA Finals was a career 31.4%, Lebron was a career 35.2% and Kyrie was a career 36.2% in the NBA Finals. In 1992 NBA Finals where MJ famously set the NBA Finals Record for most 3 pointers made in a half and tied the NBA records for the most 3 pointers made in the game. Most of you focuses on regular season but MJ was better when the games mattered the most. He was better than Kobe, Lebron and Kyrie on the game's biggest stage by a mile. MJs critics choose to ignore this facts.

[@GodSon91]

You can’t expect Players Like MJ & A.I. KD to win these type of contests when they was pure scorers the 3 around this time was not important so showing this pointless show some more 2010s 😂

[@michaelbaker5]

This is why MJ would struggle in today's era, and is not the goat

[@messityler4121]

wow never thought that MJ holds the worst 3pt contest points LOL

[@Lippeyman23]

Hersey Hawkins. Detlef Schrempf. Dan Majerle. Jeff Hornacek. That is who Jordan faced in the finals.... I'm dead 😂. The best player Jordan went up against in the finals was Karl malone... who Rodman neutralized. Sounds like some some great individual matchups. Lebron James in the finals... stacked spurs teams... stacked dallas team... golden state... KD russ harden ibaka thunder.... literally none of Jordan finals opponents compare to any of those teams. Not one.

[@jayrodriguez9211]

Standing still just shooting like that isn’t Iversons style but I’d still be good with him taking a game winning 3 anytime

[@d.anthony4363]

Iverson is just an inefficient shooter we all know it he can score 50 but he needs 40 shots to do so

[@c-bulletstheblackjesus4230]

So inefficient that d.wade and steph curry modeled their games after him...I swear some of u KZbin dudes need to stfu

[@southbeachtalent]

Lmao "inneficient" like Kobe in 2004-2005 when he had no talent around him. That was Iversons whole tenure in Philly. I don't want to hate you for the Green Ranger pic but you have no idea what you're talking about

[@Youngster543210]

​@southbeachtalent All the GOAT scorers spent multiple years with "not talent around them" but none if them were bricking like Iverson. He just wasn't that good, get over it. He was 6'0 and couldn't shoot.

[@SFXingful]

@@Youngster543210 he was a very good shooter. He just took terrible shots. Same as Kobe, but Kobe was 6-6. Falling away and leaning sideways off the dribble, that type of ish is the hardest to make and at Iverson's size against the trees it's just logical that he had low percentages as the focal point of an offense night in, night out, in a league that still did not reward point guards for driving. He was one of the toughest and best scorers ever, period. He‘d feast in todays league on higher percentages, 100%. When he was in Denver his percentage went way up, why do you think that happened? He magically became a better shooter this late in his career?

[@Youngster543210]

@@SFXingful He was not a good shooter. The mf shot 30 percent on mostly wide open threes and couldn't even crack 80 percent from the line 💀. His form was awful too. He had 1 season in Denver where he didnt shoot awful, on a loaded roster where all the double teams went to Melo 😆. Meanwhile, MJ, Kobe, Lebron, Harden, Steph etc all have elite efficiency seasons even with no help as the only threat in the team. Jordan no help in 1988, 61 percent TS. Kobe no help in 2006, 57 percent TS. Steph no help in 2021, 64 percent TS, Lebron no help 05-08, 57 percent TS. If you need the entire defense to be focused on someone else just for you to score on 55 percent TS for ONE season you're trash, period. The mf was 6' and couldn't shoot a lick, all he had was a first step, that's it. He wasn't a great scorer, he was a Jamal Crawford level scorer who played 45 minutes every night and jacked up 28 shots. The end.

[@BrandNameLess]

im surprised MJ didn't make it a career goal of his to win a 3 pt contest

[@younglove3362]

He's not dumb. He stayed in his lane. Mid range is easier and more effective.

[@satrialesporkstore7889]

MJ needed an opponent to piss him off to get going! He can't take the rim personally!

[@younglove3362]

Or he just sucks at 3's like the contest showed. Stop with the phony excuses.

[@brooklynopinion2946]

And yall say iverson better then curry,,,,

[@younglove3362]

Yes

[@JigglesLovely]

What does that have to do with anything? Let me ask you this, is Steve Kerr better than Michael Jordan?

[@younglove3362]

@@JigglesLovely That's a rhetorical and a dumb question Kerr and Jordan are not comparable to Iverson and curry. Iverson and Jordan are a better comparison.

[@JigglesLovely]

@@younglove3362 You missed the point, he’s obviously saying this with the context that Curry is a better 3 point shooter, so that makes him better than Iverson, not sure where your anger came from, but I think you need to wait for it to subside before attacking someone

[@younglove3362]

@JigglesLovely Because we're comparing overall players, not shooters. Everyone and their mom knows that Curry is a better shooter. You and him saying dumb stuff is what makes me angry 😠 😡 👿