Hoops

Oscar Forman's shooting

Anyone watched the Paul Stanley eyebrow fake. That's how quick he was.

No way is his release quicker than the Rat.

I would probably take Oscar as a pure spot up shooter over anyone. There are a couple of key points I think that separate him from all the greats like Gaze, Maher, etc as far as pure spot up shooting goes.

Firstly, he has one of the quickest releases I have ever seen, quicker than any of the other names mentioned in this thread.

Secondly, he is the tallest player of anyone mentioned in this thread.

This gives him a big advantage as not only is he such an impressive shooter but these two factors mean he always gets a decent look at the basket and he generally has no issues getting his shot off. Yes his offense is one dimensionsal and he is nowhere near the offensive threat of Gaze etc. but he does that one dimension better than most if not all.

Best way to assess this issue is to ask yourself who would you want to shoot a 3 for your life.........Ron Radliff was the most chilled and confident shooter I ever met I'd give him the ball next would be JR.

Another thing worth noting with the players of old vs current players is that the 3 point line has been extended in the last 5 years or so. So an equal shooting percentage in today's game is more impressive than it used to be.


I agree to a point, but great shooters are great shooters. The great shooters from previous generations like Davies, Gaze, Pearce, Rillie, Heal, Rucker, McKay etc, would have adapted and been just as effective IMO

Abercrombies 3 point percentage has been solid for most of his career, you probably didn't notice because he has constantly been surrounded with some of the better shooters in the league (Bruton, Penney, Foreman & Corletto)

Kirk Penney the best of the Kiwi's followed by Pero Cameron & Phill Jones & Abercrombie

Rillie reckoned he could take Ray Allen in a 3pt shooting contest - #deluded.

Ian Davies I believe mad 13 3's in a game.
Heal 2nd.

Gaze, Ian Davies, Radar, Heal, Paul Stanley, Pearce, and a lot more.
I would imagine that in terms of productivity and longevity, Gaze would win hands down. 1826 made 3pt's in 612 games. Forman only has a couple of hundred games to catch Gaze. Let alone be best ever 3 pt shooter.

Unfortunately the NBL's ability to produce a decent media guide and even keep their limited stats up to date rears its head again.

With feet set there are *very* few better than Oscar in NBL history IMO. But yes, most others mentioned above were less one-dimensional.

Ian Davies

Can't see him at top three maybe top 10 lots of other excellent shooters that people forget about.....Ronny 'the rat' Radliff comes to mind as one.