Which type of player would you rather be? Would you rather be a dynamic, flashy slasher type that cuts to the basket, gets in the lane and takes a lot of punishment with usually a shorter career or would you rather be primarily a shooter that obviously works the perimeter game, takes less physical punishment and typically lasts in the NBA much longer? With the "slasher" mold you usually risk losing effectiveness as your athleticism wears. Just ask the Shawn Kemp's, Desmond Mason's and Steve Francis's of the world. With the "shooter" mold you're usually unable to or weak at taking over games when it counts the most. Somebody like Ray Allen could play til he's 40 if he wanted but as you saw in the playoffs and before in his career, he typically wilts down the stretch and falls victim to the streaky, hit-or-miss nature of being primarily a shooter. With the "slasher" mold you're always capable of improving your jumper. You can teach better form on a jumpshot. You can't teach an explosive first step or 40-inch vertical. Those a few examples of what i'm talking about. Any thoughts?
Maybe not so much last year, but I think you underrate Ray Allen here. In his prime, he was a very good all-around scorer. Reminiscent of Brandon Roy, with a purer jump shot.
i think you overrate him....roy plays point for portland, no one ever thinks of jesus shuttlesworth as a point
I was referring to Allen's all around scoring ability, though I do think he has been an underrated ball-handler as well. A very solid all-around offensive guard. He's not just a glorified Michael Redd.
He's a very good all-around player in terms of fundamental skills but even in his prime was still mainly a perimeter oriented player. That's all i'm saying. There are players that catch the ball, take a power step then dare anybody to stop them on the way to the basket. He's not one of those guys.
I would rather be a shooter. Less chance of injury since I'm standing outside waiting for a pass. Slashers can get hurt on any play that they drive. Plus shooters are always wanted. You can never have enough shooters on a team.
Let's see . . . .Ultimate shooters: Dale Ellis [I would love to have his shot .. coming off a pick no one was deadlier . .well not to the rockets] Steve Kerr I prefer to be slasher they make more money . . more highlights and most important to me just seem to have more fun with the game shooters get excited . .couple of fist pumps etc but Slashers seems to be more into the game . . more adreniline just seem to have more fun Rocket River
I would much rather be a slasher than a shooter because I hate shooters. Especially the ones that are 'centers' or 'power rolleyes: ) forwards'. Above all, I love to play in the post however (probably because I'm a center in a point guard's body ).
That's not fair. If you say you can always teach a better jumpshot to a slasher, you have to say that a deadly jumpshooter can always get space to drive. You're telling me you wouldn't bite on a Ray Allen/Reggie Miller/etc. pump fake? If you don't, you'll get burned. Teach a shooter basic ball handling and he will get around his opponents all day. It goes either way. I guess if you *had* to be one, I'd probably choose shooter. Personally, I think it's easier to guard a slasher rather than a shooter. Simply because, you can give yourself ample space if the guy can't shoot, and if you still get burned, it's easier to help on (and double) a slasher rather than a shooter. A deadly shooter will have suckas jumping all day. Just ask me. Just kidding I'm not deadly, i'm decent though.
Does shooter list include people, like Reggie Miller, Larry Bird, Rick Barry, Joe Dumars, Rex Chapman, Jeff Hornacek, and even Irk? If I can be that good, I'll say a shooter. F all of that dunking, if you can find a good dead eye shooter....you can have someone who is very valuable in crunch time and tense moments in playoffs.
All else being equal (for example, equal defense), a good shooter with below average slashing ability has a easier time contributing to team success than a good slasher with below average shooting ability. If your shooting ability is below average, you'd have to be a hell of a slasher to make up for the fact that defense can leave you alone and use your man to help on yoru teammates. On the other hand, a shooter with below average slashing ability has to always be accounted for.
slashers: Kobe, MJ, Dr. J, Dominique, Kemp shooters: Barry, Allen, Kerr, Bird, Dirk, hmm...I'm going with the slashers.
Kobe and mj are shooters too. If your a shooter its far easier to contribute to a teamm and be valued then being a slasher.
Well generally IRL I play a more sort of slasher-type role than shooter. But that's really only because I prefer driving and cutting, etc compared to just taking jumpers most of the time (lol and now my jumper is like just average, if not below). Not that there's anything wrong with shooting though lol. But really in the end I think shooters contribute more to the team. Though both are sort of important I guess, shooters have more options I suppose.
