Everytime he takes a shot it's so damn smooth and controlled. Not sure if he's the most accurate ever but is there anyone that has ever had a better looking jumper?

i'm biased of course, but i can't think of one off the top of my head

matt bonner

****, even i can't pull off that troll

Bonner shoots like a girl. It goes in, but it's ugly.

Ray Allen has a perfect shot.

Tall for his position, quick, high release. There's a reason he's one of if not the best 3 point shooter ever.

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6'5 is not especially tall for a SG.

Allen's shot has my vote for prettiest.

For some reason I thought he was 6'7.

Its possible he was listed that tall when he first entered the league, but I am fairly certain he was always listed at 6'5. Many players are erroneously listed too tall. Duncan was listed at 7' or Avery Johnson was listed at 5'11.

Craig Hodges, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant

McGrady had a beautiful shot.

Ray Allen has the best looking shot in the NBA, maybe ever.

Just watched Peja stroke a three pointer. He still has one of best shots in the league. And Marion still has one of the worst looking shots.

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I was just about to nominate Marion for the ugliest shot of all time. I have no idea how any of those actually go in, but he's shot with surprising accuracy.

Drazen had a pretty sweet shot.

Plus, check out this move he put on Hakeem.

Allen's shot to me is like Griffey's swing

Very smooth

Marion definitely has a fugly shot, but I will add Bill Cartwright with a pretty unorthodox and ugly jump shot as well.

Acie Law IV

Allen's is prettiest.

Durant's is pretty nice as well.

Best looking jumpshots in my opinion:

1. Ray Allen


2. Tracy McGrady (hurt to type that)
3. Eric Gordon
4. Kevin Durant (form not perfect, but he has easiest jumper)
5. Kobe Bryant/J.J. Redick


Ugliest:

1. Shawn Marion
2. Joakim Noah
3. Paul Pierce
4. Kevin Martin
5. Chuck Hayes

Dirk shoots from crazy angles, fade aways, with contact, etc. But if you look at his arms and hands, they are perfect. Absolutely pure, every time. His stroke is one of the best in NBA history.

Tim Hardaway was good player with ghastly looking shot.

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Dirk shoots from crazy angles, fade aways, with contact, etc. But if you look at his arms and hands, they are perfect. Absolutely pure, every time. His stroke is one of the best in NBA history.

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Dirk is one of the best at making shots, but his shot is hardly pure. He is all over the place, and it is amazing that he can convert at 50/40/90 consistently. But his shot really don't belong in the conversation of pure shots. Part of the reason his turnaround is so incredibly sick is that he is one of the few players that doesn't need to square up to the basket to hit. Most players do. I think that Dirk's shot is unorthodox is one of his greatest advantages.

How was Hardaway's shot ghastly looking?

Hardaway Shot

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Basketball is like poetry in motion, cross the guy to the left, take him back to the right, he's fallin' back, then just J right in his face. Then you look at him and say, "What?"

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Jesussssss

I probably shouldn't have mentioned a Maverick, which will derail the thread.

Dirk's hands and arms are in perfect position. Just like Larry Bird. The rest of their body's was herky-jerky, but the ball was cocked in right position every time.

Hardaway's shot didn't have backspin. It usually spun sideways through the air. His form looked fairly normal, but left his hands weird.

Dirk's jumper is nothing like Larry Bird's. Bird basically had a set shot and his release point wasn't nearly as high as Dirk's.

Dirk is one of the best shooters in NBA history, but his form is nothing to marvel at. His elbows are wide and his arms and release point are completely vertical. It's an amazing weapon considering he's 7'0" which makes his jumper pretty much unblockable. Effective? Of course. Pretty? Nope.

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Dirk is one of the best at making shots, but his shot is hardly pure. He is all over the place, and it is amazing that he can convert at 50/40/90 consistently.

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sounds like we need a new definition for pure. dirks shot is magic, even if the rest of his game is bottom half of the league.

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Ugliest:

1. Shawn Marion
2. Joakim Noah
3. Paul Pierce
4. Kevin Martin
5. Chuck Hayes

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Any list of ugliest that doesn't include both Antoine Walker and Juwan Howard is garbage by operation of law.

In no order:

Kobe
Peja
Reggie Miller
Allen

I'll nominate Jason Terry for one of the quickest releases.

if the quickest shot discussion is being opened as well, i'm gonna toss in brent barry. i always liked the way he shot.

Gimme a tie between Glen Rice and Ray Allen.

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Reggie Miller

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Say what! His jumper was ugly as hell.

Mark Price.

i always thought dale ellis had a pretty jumper

what about allan houston?

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Mark Price.

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never knew how that guy could lead a fast break at full speed..then just stop on a dime and bury a 3 from the top of the key..i'd be lucky just to hit the backboard doing that...

Allan Houston had a pretty shot back in the day.