ALL 3 great shooters, All 3 pretty much only shootersALAN HOUSTONRAY ALLENRIP HAMILTONRay for me but I think Im baised.
I gotta go with Ray as well, he's the most consistent out of the three in terms of shooting, but Rip is not too far in second place. Allen's production has never dropped, and he seems to show up in every game(mainly because he's the leader of the team). Rip has a great supporting cast that doesn't require him to handle the scoring load like Seattle does
ray allen, rip and houston are both mainly spot up shooters, nothing more nothing less, even though they are great at what they do, now ray allen on the other hand, can shoot the spot up j, the jumper in transition, and can drive to the basket, and in his youthful days, he finished above the rim most of the time
Ray Allen- One of the greatest pure shooters in NBA history and has not been the most selfish player in the world when scoring. Great free throw shooter as well, and his defense is decent enough.Rip Hamilton- Like SFG said, he plays defense and is good shooter. His three point range has improved as of late too. Allan Houston- Allan Houston in his prime could score in bunches all over the floor, but he was definitely selfish at times and would just toss up treys. His defense wasn't great either.
Ray Allen - No need to explaintie - Allan Houston/Rip Hamilton - Houston was better on offense, Rip is better on defense than Houston ever was.
nice comparison|Ray is much better than both because he is more consistent offensively, and he is not that horrible on defense as people say.| His man to man defense isn't pretty good but he will pick the ball from his man.| He shoots the 3 much better than Rip.| Houston in his Prime... wow don't know if yall seen him play but, he could possibly be better than ray cause his shots are dangerous.| What ray can do is break down defenses by slashing and getting to the hole nicely, besides just shooting mid range jumpers or hitting 3's all the time.| Lastly, Clutch.| I'm picking ray or houston with 3 secs left behind the arc.Rip I would say is second because of his balance on offense and defense.| He is the the best with man-man defense.| His mid range shots are excellent but so are Ray and Houstons.| He is not the better shooter of the 3 either. I do understand the fact that he is on a balanced team.| Allan houston is 3rd because that no defense sh*t don't fly with me.| Allan houston in his prime is a VERY Dangerous shooter.| Hitting shots in the defenders face was like a routine to him. His driving skills are not that good.| He was a problem to defenders and that was basically it.|
This is pretty obvious, no need to debate 1. Ray Allen 2. Rip Hamilton 3. Allan Houston All Allan Houston did was shoot, he literally nothing else.
Ray Allen, then Richard Hamilton, then Allan Houston. I think Ray can create better for himself, doesn't rely on using screens to get a shot off as much a Hamilton does. And both are better than Houston, who was a very good shooter, but didn't do anything else. Literally.
ALLAN HOUSTON is mine in my opinion then rip then ray allen. Allan houston is one of my favorites he was like on fire every time he was healthy and played. Rip is not just shooting and he has got his team to the finals.RAY ALLEN is only a shooter and hasnt got anywhere
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NYK @ Jun 21 2007, 09:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>ALLAN HOUSTON is mine in my opinion then rip then ray allen. Allan houston is one of my favorites he was like on fire every time he was healthy and played. Rip is not just shooting and he has got his team to the finals.RAY ALLEN is only a shooter and hasnt got anywhere</div>Allan Houston was an incredible shooter, but that's it. He couldn't create his own shot, and he played very little, if any defense. Yet you go and say Ray Allen "is only a shooter" What else did Houston do that Allen doesn't do, and do it better? Although I respect your opinion, I think you're being a tad bit bias.And Hamilton's been fortunate to have guys like Chauncey, Tayshaun, Rasheed and Ben Wallace, he didn't necessarily "take his team to the Finals" You have to believe if Ray was in his position that the results wouldn't have been any different.
That's Rays fault that he isn't on a good team. Anyways, he actually has rashard lewis look ridnour Damien Wilkins some good players.I think if Allan Houston adn rip had that team they at least could have made it in the 2nd round of th playoffs. Alan Houston was unbelevable on Detroit and on the knicks and if im not mistaken brought them to places!
The Sonics aren't going anywhere with Luke Ridnour. He's a solid PG, but how far can they really go with him running the show? And Damien Wilkins has shown flashes of his potential, but has been inconsistent, and hasn't really been much more than a role player.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Alan Houston was unbelevable on Detroit and on the knicks and if im not mistaken brought them to places!</div>He was a terrific shooter, but you won't even acknowledge that of the three of them, he was by far the worst defender, and the most one dimensional player on offense as well.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NYK @ Jun 21 2007, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That's Rays fault that he isn't on a good team. Anyways, he actually has rashard lewis look ridnour Damien Wilkins some good players.I think if Allan Houston adn rip had that team they at least could have made it in the 2nd round of th playoffs. Alan Houston was unbelevable on Detroit and on the knicks and if im not mistaken brought them to places!</div>Can you at least try not to be so biased?? Coming up in here looking like Big Knick. Yeah sure Allan Houston hit shots in bunches when he got hot, but his defense was almost nonexistant and poor for a guard. Ray Allen does the things Houston did offensively, plays D, can set up his own shot, and his driving skills are underrated. And you definitely cannot say it was Ray Allen's fault that they aren't succeeding; his supporting cast is poor. They have had poor coaching the past few years and their post players are mediocre at best in a conference where having good big men is almost a must...He has pretty much stayed consistent while everyone besides Rashard Lewis around him hasn't stepped up.
If your comparing who is the best shooter, then its by far Ray Allen, but overall player I'd have to say is Rip. He is a decent shooter, and a great defender.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NYK @ Jun 21 2007, 11:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>ALLAN HOUSTON is mine in my opinion then rip then ray allen. Allan houston is one of my favorites he was like on fire every time he was healthy and played. Rip is not just shooting and he has got his team to the finals.RAY ALLEN is only a shooter and hasnt got anywhere</div> We are comparing players, not team success. Why do Knicks fans always have to be mildy retarded.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jun 21 2007, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>We are comparing players, not team success. Why do Knicks fans always have to be mildy retarded.</div>well I should take that into offense seeing I am a silent knicks fan, but you're pretty much true about a lot of knicks fans and his reply was "mildly retarted".| -maybe even more than mild-The knicks were a good team as a whole, kind of like the pistons now.| Allan houston did his job and made his shots thats it.| He would shoot too much at times but he shot the ball well overall.| That was basically all he did.|
In terms of pure shooting, Allan Houston wins the department. Mid-range, long-range, close-range. He can shoot from anywhere. He was one of the best pure shooters in the history of the league. People forget how unstoppable on offense this man was. You just give him the ball and he's gonna score. The only problem was that's all he did....score. He did nothing much of anything else. In terms of who's the better individual player, the best is Ray Allen obviously. Rip Hamilton relies too much on team play to be successful. His one-on-one play isn't the best. He's more of a poor man's Reggie. (A very poor man)
This is my order....Richard HamiltonAlan HoustonRay AllenI dont really like Ray Allen at all...He is a poor defender, and although is offensive weapons are great, he has never been a winner...I cant remember the last time that he made it out of the first round of the playoffs. Alan Houston was one of the major 2 players when he took his team to the finals, and Richard Hamilton was one of the go to guys when the Pistons won it all....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Jun 21 2007, 06:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This is my order....Richard HamiltonAlan HoustonRay AllenI dont really like Ray Allen at all...He is a poor defender, and although is offensive weapons are great, he has never been a winner...I cant remember the last time that he made it out of the first round of the playoffs. Alan Houston was one of the major 2 players when he took his team to the finals, and Richard Hamilton was one of the go to guys when the Pistons won it all....</div>I couldnt have said it better lol. It's like you took the words right out of my my mouth
