Ray Allen has made 3.5x more career 3pt FG's than Larry Bird.....

[Fishhead]

but obviously, LB is/was the better all-around player and a forward, not a shooting guard.

Still, had to look this stat up tonight just out of boredom/interest.........Allen is a remarkable 3pt shooter.

Other stats

Bird has 8974 rebounds to Allens 4181
Bird has 5605 assists to Allens 3545
Bird has 1556 steals to Allens 1140
Bird has 21791 points to Allens 19661

Thinking about this, somewhat amazed that Bird only made 649 3pt shots.

I betcha you ask 100 sports fans in a bar and 90+ would guess he had more than that.

 

[Fishhead]

The info that I just gave is a good example of why I have close to 67,000 posts here at TheRx...............geezus, what a life.

 

[Cubsmac]

The thing is it's the Celtics and they are eliminated, so nobody gives a rats ass in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Sammy439]

One reason too is that Bird played in an era when I believe 3 point shooting wasn't as prevalent as it is today.

If Bird had played the same time period as Allen I think the numbers would be closer.

 

[Fishhead]

The thing is it's the Celtics and they are eliminated, so nobody gives a rats ass in the grand scheme of things.

??

Allen made the majority of his 3pt FG's not wearing a Celtic uniform.

 

[Fishhead]

How many years does Allen have remaining in his career?

 

[Boxer22]

Bird only made 649 because he only attempted 1727. Allen has attempted 4,050 more three point shots then Bird did in his career. As an overall player Bird is light years ahead of Allen.

 

[festeringZit]

In 1988, Red Auerbach said he thought Larry Joe Bird was the
greatest player of all time.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1998/bird/flashbacks/1988flash.html

 

[wilheim]

NBA 3 Point FG Trivia

Chris Ford is credited with scoring the NBA's first three-point shot on October 12, 1979 while playing for the Boston Celtics in a game against the Houston Rockets at Boston Garden.


wil.

 

[wilheim]

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[Boxer22]

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Before that three point contest started Bird walked into the locker room and asked everyone who was getting second place.

 

[Boxer22]

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