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Booker best shooter?

Originally posted by 3rex:

hmmm

one guy actually saw Dampier play....while another who apparently never did basically calls him a liar


i'll go with the guy who was there & saw the games

call me crazy
Yes, because eyewitness testimony is incontrovertible - the best evidence you can find! - and because nearly 50 year old memories are infallible, especially about something as precise to the naked eye as shooting distance. Nostalgia plays no part in any of this, no sirree. I won't call you names. You've been called a lot worse than crazy, and that's just on these pages......and BTW, I didn't "basically call him a liar", that's a pretty serious charge, I wouldn't do that lightly. Big difference between "lying" and "exaggerating a 50 year old memory." I presume no ill will. I know, that's crazy in internet world...
 
Originally posted by Mojocat:

Originally posted by 3rex:

hmmm

one guy actually saw Dampier play....while another who apparently never did basically calls him a liar


i'll go with the guy who was there & saw the games

call me crazy
Yes, because eyewitness testimony is incontrovertible - the best evidence you can find! - and because nearly 50 year old memories are infallible, especially about something as precise to the naked eye as shooting distance. Nostalgia plays no part in any of this, no sirree. I won't call you names. You've been called a lot worse than crazy, and that's just on these pages......and BTW, I didn't "basically call him a liar", that's a pretty serious charge, I wouldn't do that lightly. Big difference between "lying" and "exaggerating a 50 year old memory." I presume no ill will. I know, that's crazy in internet world...

we're not talking about generalities...we're talking about this one UK fan who saw him play

and, to be accurate, you didn't say "exaggerating a 50 year old memory." You said it was a "gross exaggeration," and opined that "...it would be stupid to take that shot."
Call it what you want.

And, just because someone chooses to go with the player from way back, as I do as well, doesn't mean it has anything whatsoever to do with "nostalgia." It is an opinion.
 
Originally posted by kywildcat_nation:
Ever at kentucky? I mean just imagine him playing 35 minutes a game. Could he work his way to a top 5 pick? Why not?
People forget about Jodie Meeks too much. His percentage was right around 42% for his senior season, but when you take that and combine it with the fact he was receiving double/triple teams on the perimeter and could create his own shot, its hard to argue anyone was a better shooter
 
Originally posted by rhstoess:
Originally posted by kywildcat_nation:
Ever at kentucky? I mean just imagine him playing 35 minutes a game. Could he work his way to a top 5 pick? Why not?
People forget about Jodie Meeks too much. His percentage was right around 42% for his senior season, but when you take that and combine it with the fact he was receiving double/triple teams on the perimeter and could create his own shot, its hard to argue anyone was a better shooter
He shot 40.6 % his last year and shot 38.6% for his career at UK.
 
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