Why so few left-handed basketball players?

[lightspeed5]

Golf legend Phil Mickelson; tennis ace Rafael Nadal; boxing champ Oscar de la Hoya, all the great left handed pitchers in basketball


and the best left handed player in basketball is chris bosh? 

.. You think strongly driving left would be a competitive advantage. the only problem is that your left handed shot goes against a defenders dominant right hand, but that makes you a better defender

[WeMadeIt17]

I'd say Zach Randolph is just as good as Bosh is. Mike Conley is good. Tayshaun Prince used to be pretty good.

[lightspeed5]

I'd say Zach Randolph is just as good as Bosh is. Mike Conley is good. Tayshaun Prince used to be pretty good.

randolph was non-existent in the playoffs

[syfy9]

Bill Russell was a lefty.

[bfrombleacher]

Globally, roughly 12% of men and 10% of women are left-handed.

There is no exact known percentage of men that are over 6 feet tall. It is estimated that around 14% of all the men in the United States are over 6 feet tall.

Couple those with the fact that the comparative advantage isn't THAT much better...

Also, Bill Russell is left handed. Bird is.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180571

Apparently so is Gasol, T-Mac and Gary Payton.

_{So is LeBron James}


Edit:

T-Mac is left handed according to that forum.

Edit:

Also James Harden.

[lightspeed5]

Globally, roughly 12% of men and 10% of women are left-handed.

There is no exact known percentage of men that are over 6 feet tall. It is estimated that around 14% of all the men in the United States are over 6 feet tall.

Couple those with the fact that the comparative advantage isn't THAT much better...

Also, Bill Russell is left handed. Bird is.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180571

Apparently so is Gasol, T-Mac and Gary Payton.

_{So is LeBron James}


Edit:

T-Mac is left handed according to that forum.

Edit:

Also James Harden.

yeah the stats are crazy how few are left handed. i know the stats, im left handed myself. Lebron James plays basketball right-handed but writes left-handed... same with larry bird.... I think thats very weird.

[bfrombleacher]

Globally, roughly 12% of men and 10% of women are left-handed.

There is no exact known percentage of men that are over 6 feet tall. It is estimated that around 14% of all the men in the United States are over 6 feet tall.

Couple those with the fact that the comparative advantage isn't THAT much better...

Also, Bill Russell is left handed. Bird is.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180571

Apparently so is Gasol, T-Mac and Gary Payton.

_{So is LeBron James}


Edit:

T-Mac is left handed according to that forum.

Edit:

Also James Harden.

yeah the stats are crazy how few are left handed. i know the stats, im left handed myself. Lebron James plays basketball right-handed but writes left-handed... same with larry bird.... I think thats very weird.

Maybe because some coaches force their players to shoot right handed for a better form. I've read that some coaches do that.

[lightspeed5]

Globally, roughly 12% of men and 10% of women are left-handed.

There is no exact known percentage of men that are over 6 feet tall. It is estimated that around 14% of all the men in the United States are over 6 feet tall.

Couple those with the fact that the comparative advantage isn't THAT much better...

Also, Bill Russell is left handed. Bird is.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180571

Apparently so is Gasol, T-Mac and Gary Payton.

_{So is LeBron James}


Edit:

T-Mac is left handed according to that forum.

Edit:

Also James Harden.

yeah the stats are crazy how few are left handed. i know the stats, im left handed myself. Lebron James plays basketball right-handed but writes left-handed... same with larry bird.... I think thats very weird.

Maybe because some coaches force their players to shoot right handed for a better form. I've read that some coaches do that.

interesting.

[DavorCroatiaFan]

From 1996. TOP 50 players of all-time:
Leftys: RUSSELL, COWENS, ROBINSON, ARCHIBALD, REED,CUNNINGHAM, WILKENS...
Hall of Famers: LANIER, GILMORE, MULLIN, GOODRICH, RODGERS
All-stars and near all-stars: ANDERSON, BOSH, BARNETT, COLEMAN, CAGE, EATON, FISHER, GINOBILI, KUKOĆ, MARČULIONIS, HARDEN, JENNINGS, DEANDRE JORDAN (just kidding ), LEE, MASON, MONROE, RANDOLPH, PRINCE, ODOM, PERKINS, REDD, ROSE, VAN EXEL, RULE and future Celtics JOSH SMITH...

[Celtics Insider]

Because they're rare. Like 90% of people are right-handed. I am glad to be a part of the left-handed master race, though. Helps me dominate in football and boxing.

[fitzhickey]

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and the best left handed player in basketball is chris bosh? 

id say james harden or greg monroe are, or will be better than bosh

[lightspeed5]

ok james harden counts, had no idea he shoots left handed.

[Celtics4ever]

It's a reflection of society as a whole.

[LatterDayCelticsfan]

I drum `left handed` moslty because I do not like crossing my arms.

[bdm860]

Globally, roughly 12% of men and 10% of women are left-handed.

There is no exact known percentage of men that are over 6 feet tall. It is estimated that around 14% of all the men in the United States are over 6 feet tall.

Couple those with the fact that the comparative advantage isn't THAT much better...

Also, Bill Russell is left handed. Bird is.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180571

Apparently so is Gasol, T-Mac and Gary Payton.

_{So is LeBron James}


Edit:

T-Mac is left handed according to that forum.

Edit:

Also James Harden.

yeah the stats are crazy how few are left handed. i know the stats, im left handed myself. Lebron James plays basketball right-handed but writes left-handed... same with larry bird.... I think thats very weird.

Bird, LeBron, bdm860

That certainly is an exclusive club 

I write and eat with my left hand. Shoot and throw with my right, but bat left.  I was never pushed by coaches to use my right (by the time I got to the level where I had coaches, 1st or 2nd grade maybe, I had alreeady picked a dominate throwing hand).