I agree, if the three was present it could have been either Head or Cohen....
dave - 15 years ago
we seem to forget the great sharp shooter jimmy lee....
John - 15 years ago
I chose G-Mac from the list. I wish it was an exhaustive list. Even if the list was exhaustive, I would probably still chose G-Mac. I'm surprised Carmelo is not on the list. As others have stated, Raf was very good, and Poetry in Moten had the sweetest, softest, high arcing shot of them all. Derrick was pretty good too if he spotted up. How about the Pearl? How about Andy's dad? How about our local boy Triche? How about Coach? He was before my time.
Shumpert had the stroke vs. Notre Dame in the Dome vs. the Matt Doherty team with Troy Murphy
Mike Gillette - 15 years ago
Gerry McNamara was just a plain assassin. When a big three was needed he delivered more times than not. I will never forget the big three point shots he made in his career: the many clutch ones he drained against Notre Dame; the huge 3 in the Oklahoma State game in the NCAA 2nd round in 2003 to give them the lead for the first time late in the second half; the 6 threes in the NCAA finals; the nine threes against BYU in the NCAAs in 2004; The three pointers against Cincinnati, UConn and Georgetown in the miraculous Big East tournament run in 2006. Shumpert and Janulius had probably better three point field goal percentages but Gerry was just a killer.
shumpty - 15 years ago
Do the shumpty, mr. poetry in motion.
Mike Cico - 15 years ago
..and, Matt Roe was a whiny streak shooter who couldn't play D. Put him *on* the list would be an insult...
Mike Cico - 15 years ago
I have to second Greg "Money" Monroe...and Raf Addison used to hit 25 footers from time to time.
I'd take either of them...
Brian Thayer - 15 years ago
Wheres Rautins name anyways it depends on where that line is
IF YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH GREG KOHLS HE WAS A PURE SHOOTER, IN MY OLD MIND THE ONLY ONE BETTER TO PLAY THE GAME WAS PISTOL PETE
Mark - 15 years ago
Matt Roe not being on this list is an insult.........
John - 15 years ago
I'll bet Marty Head and Hal Cohen could have given them all a run for their money if the had a three point line back in the day.
Tommy - 15 years ago
I have to say G-Mac because he was the clutch shooter.......He made it look easy when he would throw the buzzer beaters or sink em with 4 to 6 seconds left to win the game for us.
I also stand by saying, SU wouldnt have won the NCAA title if it wasnt for HAKIM WARRICKS BLOCK
mark - 15 years ago
Greg "KID" Kohls would have been a helluva three shooter
BG - 15 years ago
You forgot to include the "original" three-point shooter for SU: Greg Monroe, THE man when the three-point line was introduced.
Also, the effectiveness of any two (shooting) guard is directly correlated to the capabilities of the one (point) guard. For example, Sherman Douglas' abilities made Greg Monroe that much better as a three-point shooter.
Mike - 15 years ago
Raf Addison - although they didn't have the three in his day, he had such a smooth release, you could tell it was in the second it left his hand.
I agree, if the three was present it could have been either Head or Cohen....
we seem to forget the great sharp shooter jimmy lee....
I chose G-Mac from the list. I wish it was an exhaustive list. Even if the list was exhaustive, I would probably still chose G-Mac. I'm surprised Carmelo is not on the list. As others have stated, Raf was very good, and Poetry in Moten had the sweetest, softest, high arcing shot of them all. Derrick was pretty good too if he spotted up. How about the Pearl? How about Andy's dad? How about our local boy Triche? How about Coach? He was before my time.
Shumpert had the stroke vs. Notre Dame in the Dome vs. the Matt Doherty team with Troy Murphy
Gerry McNamara was just a plain assassin. When a big three was needed he delivered more times than not. I will never forget the big three point shots he made in his career: the many clutch ones he drained against Notre Dame; the huge 3 in the Oklahoma State game in the NCAA 2nd round in 2003 to give them the lead for the first time late in the second half; the 6 threes in the NCAA finals; the nine threes against BYU in the NCAAs in 2004; The three pointers against Cincinnati, UConn and Georgetown in the miraculous Big East tournament run in 2006. Shumpert and Janulius had probably better three point field goal percentages but Gerry was just a killer.
Do the shumpty, mr. poetry in motion.
..and, Matt Roe was a whiny streak shooter who couldn't play D. Put him *on* the list would be an insult...
I have to second Greg "Money" Monroe...and Raf Addison used to hit 25 footers from time to time.
I'd take either of them...
Wheres Rautins name anyways it depends on where that line is
IF YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH GREG KOHLS HE WAS A PURE SHOOTER, IN MY OLD MIND THE ONLY ONE BETTER TO PLAY THE GAME WAS PISTOL PETE
Matt Roe not being on this list is an insult.........
I'll bet Marty Head and Hal Cohen could have given them all a run for their money if the had a three point line back in the day.
I have to say G-Mac because he was the clutch shooter.......He made it look easy when he would throw the buzzer beaters or sink em with 4 to 6 seconds left to win the game for us.
I also stand by saying, SU wouldnt have won the NCAA title if it wasnt for HAKIM WARRICKS BLOCK
Greg "KID" Kohls would have been a helluva three shooter
You forgot to include the "original" three-point shooter for SU: Greg Monroe, THE man when the three-point line was introduced.
Also, the effectiveness of any two (shooting) guard is directly correlated to the capabilities of the one (point) guard. For example, Sherman Douglas' abilities made Greg Monroe that much better as a three-point shooter.
Raf Addison - although they didn't have the three in his day, he had such a smooth release, you could tell it was in the second it left his hand.