The posters here would have you believe either McGrady or Alston (and they would be right I think) but.. this guy is very ticked at JR Smith. http://theangryt.com/?p=512 The NBA All-Chucker Team Compiled Using TheAngryT Chucker Index J.R. Smith is one of my favorite NBA players, and he should be one of yours too. Despite being an absolute freak athletically, he loves, and I mean loves, to jack up threes. J.R. is a “chucker”. A “chucker” is described as someone that loves to shoot, whether in the flow of the offense or not, no matter where they are on the court. “Chuckers,” almost by definition, are primarily scorers, and offer absolutely nothing else but their ability to throw so many shots up, that some are bound to go in. Go ahead and take a look at the chart below. I have taken the liberty of including “minutes per game”, and the extra special “threes per minute” per minute stat, which I calculated all by myself. Look at J.R. (#23) and compare that number to all the rest of the leagues’ prolific three point shooters. The following charts will help you realize that J.R. wants nothing more than the throw shots at the backboard. He is the most prolific “chucker” or volume shooter, in the league. BA Three-Point Shooting Leaders Code: RNK NAME 3PM 3PA 3PM 3PA Min 3PA’s/Min 1 J. Richardson, CHA 2.9 7.2 215 535 38.0 .18 2 R. Lewis, ORL 2.7 6.8 200 496 38.6 .17 3 B. Davis, GSW 2.1 6.5 156 471 39.4 .16 4 S. Jackson, GSW 2.6 6.9 168 443 39.7 .15 5 P. Stojakovic, NOR 3.0 6.6 202 440 35.0 .19 6 J. Crawford, NYK 2.2 6.2 156 439 40.8 .15 7 R. Allen, BOS 2.5 6.3 164 416 36.7 .17 8 J. Johnson, ATL 2.1 5.4 154 403 40.9 .13 9 R. Bell, PHO 2.4 6.0 158 399 36.0 .17 10 R. Alston, HOU 2.0 5.6 137 390 34.4 .16 11 L. Barbosa, PHO 2.0 5.2 148 386 37.3 .14 12 H. Turkoglu, ORL 2.1 5.2 156 385 29.6 .18 J. Navarro, MEM 1.9 5.2 142 385 25.7 .20 14 M. Ginobili, SAS 2.2 5.5 155 378 31.4 .17 15 A. Harrington, GSW 2.0 5.2 143 374 27.2 .19 K. Bogans, ORL 1.9 5.1 138 374 27.4 .19 17 D. Stevenson, WAS 1.9 5.0 139 371 31.8 .16 18 K. Bryant, LAL 1.7 5.0 129 369 39.1 .13 19 D. Granger, IND 2.0 5.1 145 365 35.6 .14 20 R. Gay, MEM 1.6 4.8 120 348 37.6 .13 21 S. Nash, PHO 2.3 4.8 168 347 34.8 .13 22 S. Battier, HOU 1.7 4.7 126 342 36.7 .13 23 J. Smith, DEN 2.1 5.2 138 340 18.9 .28 45. D. Jones 1.7 4.1 115 272 19.7 .21 That last figure is the most important. Basically, that .28 figure says that JR Smith shoots threes at a 33 percent higher (.28 per minute vs. the next highest, .21 per minute) rate than anyone else in the league. If he were to play 40 minutes a game, he would average 11.2 3PAs, which is a full five threes more than noted chucker Jamal Crawford and four shots more than league attempt leader Jason Richardson (Although Jason would take around 7.5 threes per 40 minutes according to my math above). Even George McCloud, who holds the record for three point attempts in a season with 687, hoisted only 9.6 threes point shots per 40 minutes. Now let’s look at another stat that proves J.R.’s love for chucking. (If you needed one) This is a look at what percentage of a players’ total field goals (2 point attempts plus three point attempts) are three point field goals, here are the Top 10. (For players with over 100 3 point attempts) 1. Damon Jones – 77.4 % of his shots are 3s 2. Keith Bogans – 69.3 % 3. James Posey – 66 % 4. James Jones – 63% 5. Shane Battier - 60.5% 6. Raja Bell – 58.3% 7. J.R. Smith – 57.4 % 8. Daniel Gibson – 57.3% 9. Juan Carlos Navarro – 56.1 % 10. Sasha Vujacic – 56 % Let’s throw one more out there, average shots per minute, and let’s take a look at our top 10 above. (For reference, Lebron James averages .54 shots per minute (League leader). Only the top 4 players on this list average over .50 shots per minute) 1. Damon Jones - .27 shots per minute 2. Keith Bogans - .27 3. James Posey - .22 4. James Jones - .26 5. Shane Battier - .21 6. Raja Bell - .28 7. J.R. Smith - .48 8. Daniel Gibson - .27 9. Juan Carlos Navarro - .36 10. Sasha Vujacic - .38 Now, it is time to calculate “The Angry T Chucker Index.” We will take the threes per minute stat + percentage of total field goals that are threes (in decimal form) + field goals per minute, and that will equal our index. Here are the top six chuckers in the league. (Again, for reference, Kobe Bryant’s “Chucker Index” is .90. Despite the fact that he seems to be shooting every five seconds, his index figure is a full 47 percent lower than J.R. Smith) J.R. Smith - .574 + .28 + .48 = 1.33 Damon Jones - .774 + .21 + .27 = 1.24 Keith Bogans - .693 + .19 + .27 = 1.15 Juan Carlos Navarro – .561 + .20 + .36 = 1.12 James Jones - .63 + .16 + .26 = 1.05 James Posey - .666 + .15 + .22 = 1.03 Congrats to J.R. Smith, you are the leagues’ best chucker and frankly it isn’t very close. J.R. takes the most threes per minute by 33 percent, he also takes the most shots per minute of anyone not named Bryant, James, Anthony, and McGrady. It takes determination, courage, balls, and an absolute disregard for team basketball to reach the levels that J.R. has reached. Similar congratulations to Damon Jones, who refuses to take two point field goals unless absolutely necessary or a family members’ life is on the line. The Angry T
To me, a chucker chucks away with the sole purpose of chucking. The chucker never knows when to or when not to chuck. A chucker does it for the glory and not the team.
To me, the word "chucker" lives and dies with Antoine Walker. That guy REVOLUTIONIZED chucking. I mean, it's almost a life-altering moment to see him catch the ball 35 ft from the basket, and hoist it up like it ain't no thang. JR Smith is definitely coming up in his chucking ways, but Walker is still the king. Maybe Smith will surpass him if he continues this trend for 5 more years though.....I can only hope.
Looks like the guy is just trying to invent stats to seem cool/smart. Oooooh, an "index", I'm impressed.
I wonder who wins, historically? My money is on Glen Rice. Antoine Walker may be a close second. EDIT: Looking at the stats, I reverse my previous prediction. Walker is actually worse.
Yeah, my first thought was Arenas, though I do agree with most of the others, including JR Smith. Arenas just drives me crazy seeing him take all those shots and shoot at just over 40%. Honorable mentions: Antoine Walker Ben Gordon Pugs
I think J.R. Smith would be the leader if he got started minutes. All that guy wants to do is shoot threes. The first play he is subbed into a game, as soon as he touches the ball he shoots. This drives George Carl crazy.
The artist formerly known as 8 ball has been known to have nights where he is hoisting way with something like 8 for 29. 11 for 33. 9 for 27.