Who was the better pure shooter Kevin Grevey or Ron Mercer
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Ron Mercer was a very good scorer and a mediocre shooter.
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Like asking who was taller AD or Ronnie Lyons?
IMHO, the only players who are reasonable to include with Grevey in this question were Dampier, Minniefield, Macy, Givens, Mashburn, and Doron Lamb. Jim Dinwiddie was a really good shooter too, but Jim didn't take nearly as many shots as the other players whom I've mentioned. For the money shot, I'd flip a coin between Grevey and Dampier. Give me Grevey by a nose over the others. As Doc said ... give me Grevey goin' away against Mercer.
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Shidler gets an honorable mention if we are shooting 23 feet+
considering the fact that Mercer shot 1% better from 3 then Wheeler did....................................you tell me
Mercer wasn't even best on his teams, Delk Anderson Epps Sheppard were better
Mercer was more of a slasher and midrange shooter. He got a lot of his points cutting across the lane at the foul line.
#35 was one of the very best to EVER play at UK. Had they won the UCLA game thus a national championship, he would NEVER be left out of the conversation of the best to ever play here. He was $.
Kevin Grevey was a great and pure shooter. Most beautiful jump,ever.
Grevey was my favorite player because he was a lefty and as much as I like him he was more of a volume shooter than "great" shooter. Dont get me wrong, he was a good shooter and better than average and had great range and could go on great streaks, but he could go on some dry ones too, so I wouldn't say he was a deadly shooter. But he definately never passed up a shot.
If we're talking about a game of Around the World...I'm taking Grevey.
This really shouldn’t even be a question. The answer is Grevey.
However, if you’re looking for UK‘s best at working off the ball at getting a 17’ jumper…and knocking it down, then Mercer is your guy. Chris Miller wasn’t too shabby either.
However, if you’re looking for UK‘s best at working off the ball at getting a 17’ jumper…and knocking it down, then Mercer is your guy. Chris Miller wasn’t too shabby either.
Ill buy the other 3 but Epps? I dont think so.
I remember thinking it was a miracle when Epps sent the Arizona Title gm into OT with a very late 3.
He finished career 40% from 3. 155/391
Yes he was
Would take a boatload of 6'5" left hand shooters like grevey
Interesting thought (probably fact) involving Ron Mercer. Had the ping pong balls bounced right (they had 2 of the top chances in the lottery) and the Celtics would have got Tim Duncan (instead of Chauncey Billups and Mercer), Rick Pitino would never had ended up at U of L.
Grevey. I saw Mercer at least 20 times in High School. Very average shooter but 10 times the athlete. Grevey was a very talented intelligent player who was a great mid range shooter. This was before the 3 point shot so mid range was the game.
You might want to include Travis Ford
Both fantastic, you leave Ford open I considered it money! Wow great memories of both
Yeah Ford was a helluva lot better his JR yr when he had Mash.
He turned into primary guy his SR yr and it proved to be too much... especially after Dent with down with knee.
To answer the OP's question....sorry, not sorry it is Mercer.
1. 51.74 vs 48.30...,but no 3 point line for Grevey and guarantee you that would have pulled his percentage down a bit.
2. Mercer went for 20 in NCAAT game on 8/12 and 3/4... immediate legend status
3. Go watch Mercer tape lighting up Tim Thomas coming off curls in '97
Game over
1. 51.74 vs 48.30...,but no 3 point line for Grevey and guarantee you that would have pulled his percentage down a bit.
2. Mercer went for 20 in NCAAT game on 8/12 and 3/4... immediate legend status
3. Go watch Mercer tape lighting up Tim Thomas coming off curls in '97
Game over
Mercer was an assassin off the curl. Deadly. Loved his game.
Grevey’s left handed jumper was as smooth as room temperature butter my dad used to say !!
Epps is one of the most underrated players to ever play at UK tbh. Amazing PG and was perfect fit for some of those stacked teams in '90's.
40% 3FG
544/189 assist to turnover...incredbile
2nd all time in UK assist history
6th all time in UK steals history
19th all time 3 pt %
12th all time 3 pt makes
23rd all tIme FT % (82%)
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