Scoring Zone Leaders (Last 25 Years)

[Ed Monix]

[Who]

That graphic is awesome.

[Roy H.]

Ariza? 

[trickybilly]

Dirk missing the 15 ft straight makes me 

[jpotter33]

TP. That’s super cool. Love the trends you see - the dominance of Dirk’s midrange game, Curry’s prevalence from the wings but not the top of the key, Allen’s corner three focus, etc.

[Kiorrik]

I think this might be my fave' basketball graphic, ever. TP.

[gouki88]

Ariza and Jason Terry next to one another makes me laugh, surrounded by the greatest shooters at the PG, SG and PF spot of all time.

Kobe Bryant scored 33,643 points over this time period yet only appears once. Implies (to me at least) just how versatile his scoring was.

[gift]

Very cool graphic. I'd like an interactive version where you could slide the scale to change the years and see how it changes.

[Redz]

TP. That’s super cool. Love the trends you see - the dominance of Dirk’s midrange game, Curry’s prevalence from the wings but not the top of the key, Allen’s corner three focus, etc.

That's a whole lotta Dirk!  Good for KG sneaking in there with that baseline magic.

[gift]

TP. That’s super cool. Love the trends you see - the dominance of Dirk’s midrange game, Curry’s prevalence from the wings but not the top of the key, Allen’s corner three focus, etc.

Good for KG sneaking in there with that baseline magic.

72% of those points were scored over Antawn Jamison.

[sgrogan]

Looks like Shaq is wearing a Celtics jersey.

[Who]

6 zones = Dirk
3 zones = Duncan, Steph, LeBron
2 zones = Shaq, Lillard, Harden
1 zone = Kobe, KG, R.Allen, T.Young, Ariza, J.Terry

My goodness, Dirk Nowitzki. Way to dominate.

[Smartacus]

6 zones = Dirk
3 zones = Duncan, Steph, LeBron
2 zones = Shaq, Lillard, Harden
1 zone = Kobe, KG, R.Allen, T.Young, Ariza, J.Terry

My goodness, Dirk Nowitzki. Way to dominate.

Actually funny enough. Ray had 4 Zones.

[smokeablount]

6 zones = Dirk
3 zones = Duncan, Steph, LeBron
2 zones = Shaq, Lillard, Harden
1 zone = Kobe, KG, R.Allen, T.Young, Ariza, J.Terry

My goodness, Dirk Nowitzki. Way to dominate.

You have to slide over to the right a bit to see it all. It’s actually:

6 zones = Dirk
4 zones = Ray, Steph
3 zones = Duncan, LeBron
2 zones = Shaq, Lillard, Harden
1 zone = Kobe, KG, T.Young, Ariza, J.Terry

The guys with 3 zones or more (Steph, Ray, Lebron, Dirk, TD) would make an absolutely ridiculous starting five.

Not only the 5 best shooters but they can each operate in their preferred areas while sharing the court. Duncan near the basket, Dirk in the midrange and high post, Ray in the corners and Steph closer to the middle, with Lebron handling the ball and penetrating.

[gift]

6 zones = Dirk
3 zones = Duncan, Steph, LeBron
2 zones = Shaq, Lillard, Harden
1 zone = Kobe, KG, R.Allen, T.Young, Ariza, J.Terry

My goodness, Dirk Nowitzki. Way to dominate.

You have to slide over to the right a bit to see it all. It’s actually:

6 zones = Dirk
4 zones = Ray, Steph
3 zones = Duncan, LeBron
2 zones = Shaq, Lillard, Harden
1 zone = Kobe, KG, T.Young, Ariza, J.Terry

The guys with 3 zones or more (Steph, Ray, Lebron, Dirk, TD) would make an absolutely ridiculous starting five.

Not only the 5 best shooters but they can each operate in their preferred areas while sharing the court. Duncan near the basket, Dirk in the midrange and high post, Ray in the corners and Steph closer to the middle, with Lebron handling the ball and penetrating.

what is this "near the basket" you speak of?