Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame?

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Better Shooter All Time

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Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#1 » by Hussien Fatal » Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:04 am

Both are all time great shooters and scorers, which of these guys do think will go down as a better shooter on the all time shooters list? Their career 3pt% is pretty close as well as their career ft%.

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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#2 » by HardenGoat » Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:50 am

Dame is the better shooter from a pure shooting perspective. What Harden did in scoring is goat worthy at his peak.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#3 » by California Gold » Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:20 am

Lillard easily.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#4 » by Saint_Killa » Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:35 am

Better shooter: Dame;
Better scorer: Beard
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#5 » by BruttoNostra » Sun Apr 16, 2023 10:40 am

Dame easily.
Harden's % are affected by his foul-baiting, basically tons of shots he missed aren't counted as shot attempts just because he flopped/screamed/etc. He's still a great shooter, but not as great as Dame.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#6 » by UglyBugBall » Sun Apr 16, 2023 2:05 pm

Dame. Harden relies on ref baiting, and would struggle to actually score on his own. He would likely struggle to score in a local pickup game assuming the opponent's are big and somewhat decent (like a Bronx pickup game where everyone is tough, he would probably dominate the soft Manhattan scene tho). Harden is a better scorer because he has mastered ref baiting but as a shooter and honest scorer Dame is miles better
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#7 » by yungsuessi » Sun Apr 16, 2023 2:17 pm

UglyBugBall wrote:Dame. Harden relies on ref baiting, and would struggle to actually score on his own. He would likely struggle to score in a local pickup game assuming the opponent's are big and somewhat decent (like a Bronx pickup game where everyone is tough, he would probably dominate the soft Manhattan scene tho). Harden is a better scorer because he has mastered ref baiting but as a shooter and honest scorer Dame is miles better
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#8 » by MVP1992 » Sun Apr 16, 2023 2:19 pm

UglyBugBall wrote:Dame. Harden relies on ref baiting, and would struggle to actually score on his own. He would likely struggle to score in a local pickup game assuming the opponent's are big and somewhat decent (like a Bronx pickup game where everyone is tough, he would probably dominate the soft Manhattan scene tho). Harden is a better scorer because he has mastered ref baiting but as a shooter and honest scorer Dame is miles better


FTA per game this season...

Harden 6.2

Lillard 9.6
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#9 » by GSWFan1994 » Sun Apr 16, 2023 2:42 pm

Come on everybody, let's all reply and vote for Harden, that's what our guy Hussien Fatal wants to hear.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#10 » by dirkdiggler4177 » Sun Apr 16, 2023 2:49 pm

MVP1992 wrote:
UglyBugBall wrote:Dame. Harden relies on ref baiting, and would struggle to actually score on his own. He would likely struggle to score in a local pickup game assuming the opponent's are big and somewhat decent (like a Bronx pickup game where everyone is tough, he would probably dominate the soft Manhattan scene tho). Harden is a better scorer because he has mastered ref baiting but as a shooter and honest scorer Dame is miles better


FTA per game this season...

Harden 6.2

Lillard 9.6


It's kind of funny looking at it because the number of free throws is clearly connected to average points. So when Lillard is averaging 32 points he is just right below Harden when he averaged around 32. You can't argue that there is a clear cap.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#11 » by og15 » Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:48 pm

UglyBugBall wrote:Dame. Harden relies on ref baiting, and would struggle to actually score on his own. He would likely struggle to score in a local pickup game assuming the opponent's are big and somewhat decent (like a Bronx pickup game where everyone is tough, he would probably dominate the soft Manhattan scene tho). Harden is a better scorer because he has mastered ref baiting but as a shooter and honest scorer Dame is miles better

Harden didn't just drop into the NBA playing basketball, and to think anyone in local pickup games can even stay in front of him or prevent him from getting whatever he wants is laughable
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#12 » by Bergmaniac » Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:53 pm

UglyBugBall wrote:Dame. Harden relies on ref baiting, and would struggle to actually score on his own. He would likely struggle to score in a local pickup game assuming the opponent's are big and somewhat decent (like a Bronx pickup game where everyone is tough, he would probably dominate the soft Manhattan scene tho). Harden is a better scorer because he has mastered ref baiting but as a shooter and honest scorer Dame is miles better

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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#13 » by The High Cyde » Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:02 pm

Better shooter is probably Dame but Harden is no slouch either. Pure scorer, Harden is a solid tier ahead of Dame, James’ peak as an offensive engine is only rivaled by the true greats.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#14 » by ANTETOKOUNBROS » Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:03 pm

Dame is the better clutch shooter.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#15 » by NZB2323 » Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:29 pm

Harden is better at drawing fouls and playmaking.

Dame is a better shooter.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#16 » by scrabbarista » Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:57 pm

Easily Dame, who I think belongs in the conversation for second-best shooter ever. Harden's been a much better player, though.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#17 » by MrGoat » Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:42 pm

As a pure shooter, definitely Dame
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#18 » by picko » Sun Apr 16, 2023 10:07 pm

Harden has been a better player and overall scorer but Lillard is a better shooter.
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#19 » by Deshaun Taden » Mon Apr 17, 2023 2:28 am

Dame is the better pull up shooter, but Harden is better at every other aspect of basketball (including defense).
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Re: Better Shooter All Time Harden or Dame? 

Post#20 » by NBA4Lyfe » Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:16 am

UglyBugBall wrote:Dame. Harden relies on ref baiting, and would struggle to actually score on his own. He would likely struggle to score in a local pickup game assuming the opponent's are big and somewhat decent (like a Bronx pickup game where everyone is tough, he would probably dominate the soft Manhattan scene tho). Harden is a better scorer because he has mastered ref baiting but as a shooter and honest scorer Dame is miles better


James Harden used to average 40 in summer pickup and drew league games all the time, plus harden was even more dominant in FIBA back in 2014

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