3 point record - JJ Redick

[crazyduke3]

So the three point record was broken yesterday. The record was at one time, J. J. Redick's.


Fletcher Magee broke Travis Bader's record and they each have played roughly the same amount of games (about 136).

When you look at the guys above JJ and below it just stands out to me that each of them are at really small schools while JJ was at top program.

In other words, it seems to me that the only one in the top five of career 3 point made who ever face real competition was JJ.

To be clear, it is Magee's record fair and square and he earned it. But JJ did so against far better competition night in and night out. Just makes me appreciate how special JJ was because good defense's were SO locked in on him and he still got his.

 

[AlanInNJ]

I always wonder how do you think guys like Magee end up at a low profile school and not one of the blue bloods? Was he not recruited heavily? Or was it a choice he made?

 

[Thinkpositivepc2]

JJ's senior year between January 28 and February 19, Duke had 7 games. 3 of which were away at some of the TOUGHEST places to play (BC, UNC, Maryland).

JJ's Scoring:

Virginia-40
@ #15 BC-28
FSU-36
@ #23 UNC-35
@ Maryland- 35
Wake Forest-33
Miami-30

Let me know when Magee does that against same competition.

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

JJ's senior year between January 28 and February 19, Duke had 7 games. 3 of which were away at some of the TOUGHEST places to play (BC, UNC, Maryland).

JJ's Scoring:

Virginia-40
@ #15 BC-28
FSU-36
@ #23 UNC-35
@ Maryland- 35
Wake Forest-33
Miami-30

Let me know when Magee does that against same competition.

41 against Texas. Texas was the #2 team in the country at the time. JJ also put up 41 against Georgetown.

 

[dukiejay]

I always wonder how do you think guys like Magee end up at a low profile school and not one of the blue bloods? Was he not recruited heavily? Or was it a choice he made?

I don't think people factor in how players progress over time. It's possible that McGee just wasn't an elite prospect in high school, but then matured both physically and in his game.

 

[DiehardDukeFan4Life]

I don't think people factor in how players progress over time. It's possible that McGee just wasn't an elite prospect in high school, but then matured both physically and in his game.

This is true. Steph Curry is a good example, he wasn’t highly recruited by top schools and he ended up at Davidson and look at him now, he’s considered as one of the top/best players in the NBA.

 

[dukedevilz]

If you're going to connect on 450+ 3-pointers, odds are you've averaged 20+ ppg, and possibly multiple seasons. Redick is a rarity. He has a career scoring average of 19.9 ppg. Nowadays, guys that score 20 points a game in a power league are going straight to the league. Hard to imagine anyone from a power conference scoring over 2,700 points anytime soon.

Guys like Fletcher Magee, Chris Clemons, and Mike Daum could all play and start for just about any team in America. They're clearly better than their conference counterparts. But, had Magee played at a school like Florida, Clemson, or South Carolina, he probably wouldn't have started from day one. The only reason guys like Bader and Magee can reach that mark is because they're clearly superior talents for a mid-major team - but they're not quite at the NBA level. So they're going to be straight-killers for 4 years terrorizing just about every team in their conference.

 

[pisgah101]

He still had to hit the shots

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

I don't think people factor in how players progress over time. It's possible that McGee just wasn't an elite prospect in high school, but then matured both physically and in his game.

Very very true....I was lucky enough to watch JJ in high school numerous times and I could tell his sophomore year he was going to be a star.....I told my buddy that year "we are watching a future NBA player right there"....never saw a HS player shoot like him

 

[Liftee]

Having watched McGee play last night, he is an absolutely amazing player. At a major school, he might not have gotten the chance to take so many shots, and perhaps the rest of his game isn't great, but as a pure shooter, he is fantastic. I'm guessing he'll make a lot of money in Europe.

 

[DeepColor]

Fletcher McGee listed as unranked or Not Rated by any of the major sports ranking websites in 2015. He was below Huffman! Usually ol Roy sniffs these guys out but one got away.

 

[QC Dukie]

Fletcher McGee listed as unranked or Not Rated by any of the major sports ranking websites in 2015. He was below Huffman! Usually ol Roy sniffs these guys out but one got away.

They got Platek. They don’t need another shooter.,,,,