He was a great shooter and underrated defender who contributed to winning. But he was not “one of the greatest NBA players of all time,” lol. They just named top 76. He wasn’t on it.
NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for 3-Pt Field Goal https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg3_pct_career.html
Hold up. Look at that list. With the exception of Nash and Curry, that’s like a who’s who of role players.
Nothing too crazy. The questions weren't that deep. IMO these was the most noteworthy items: He said when he was coming up with offensive sets, the two players in his career that he worried about on the defensive end were KG and Sheed because "they could really screw up our sets". Noted how much length they had and how smart they were. He said he really valued the stats on specific lineups. Not 5 man, but 2 and 3 man combos. He was sensitive to roster construction and over-stepping a GMs role. He had no input on the NBA draft because he felt the scouting department was better suited. He sometimes got asked his opinion when they were down to 1-2 guys. The host asked if he would want to come back and spend 30 minutes talking about defensive philosophies and Stotts responded "after my last two years in Portland, I'm not sure if you want me." Everyone laughed.
Funny--just glancing at the list and seeing Curry at #3, I think "yeah, that makes sense"...then keep skimming and seeing Curry right below Nash, and I have to look back up at the top and realize that it's Seth at #3, 9 spots above his more-successful brother. Again, not really a surprise that both are near the top; it just took me a moment to realize which Curry I skimmed over initially.
He's two full percentage points ahead of the the players of this era. Who all work and focus on the 3 ball a LOT more than in Kerr's era. How many of those other players have 5 championship rings? Kerr is different than nearly all of the players on that list. In a good way.
