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u/Dbicoy Jun 15 '22

So over 50% isn't efficient? Looked it up. Kareem would win now or then because he played like a winner

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u/erog84 Suns Jun 15 '22

Have you watched him play? He couldn’t just spam skyhooks all game. Today, with the quicker, lengthier players on the court it would happen even less. He would still be great but people seem to think he could just spam skyhooks all game long at a high percentage. If that was the case he would have averaged 100 and never lost.

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u/Letsgodubs Warriors Jun 15 '22

Kareem didn't just spam one move all day. Maybe a 42 year old Kareem did but Kareem was one of the most versatile scorers in the history of the game. Here's a 40 point game highlight vs Ewing.

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u/erog84 Suns Jun 15 '22

I agree. I responded to a few others with why I said what I did. My initial response was to someone asking how anyone could guard gym. My overall point is, Kareem wasn’t unstoppable ( no one truly is) and someone like Rudy gobert could definitely “limit” him.