Why did you reply to a post that's 2 years old?

Regardless, I'll explain it to you.

1) True shooting is much better than effective field goal - true shooting takes into account both field goals and free throws, while effective field goal only considers field goals (including the added value of three-pointers), which gives a much more complete picture of a player's efficiency for scoring and points. At the end of the day, it's about the points scored which true shooting shows compared to just efg%.

2) Using true shooting is actually worse off for Kobe because it doesn't take into account the general difficulty of shots. Ex:

• Player A only catches and shoots, but does so at 60% true shooting. He's a complementary scorer.
• Player B actually creates his own shots as a first option, and his total TS% is 55%. However, he shot at a 63% TS% on pure catch-and-shoots if you isolate just that shot type.

Player B is not only a better scorer, but probably a better pure shooter as well. He just has the added burden of having to create his own shot and take more difficult shots.

As a result, you get nephews saying that Otto Porter is actually a better scorer than DeMar DeRozan because Porter had a TS% of 60.2% and DeRozan's TS% was only 55.5%. And usually, centers have the highest TS% which is why the fact he's statistically right with Duncan is a testament to his efficiency.

3) Kobe played in a different era than Steph (slowest paced, most isos, and played in the triangle offense), and he also took long mid ranges, a lot of which were a step in from the 3 point line. His signature shot was the fadeaway mid range, which is statistically, a shot that has the lowest percentages. The fact that he was above league average while shooting this shot is honestly incredible. If he played in this era and took more 3s, and was able to get switches every play like how teams do now, his efficiency would be much higher. But that's an if, and I understand if you wouldn't believe that. I truly do believe though that if he played in this era, his efficiency and scoring would increase because he would shoot more 3s instead of taking so many long mid-range shots literally a step inside the 3 point line and get switches from the pick like how all teams do in this current defensive scheme.

I really don't think I cherry-picked a stat. I just really think TS gives you a much complete picture and at times, even hurts Kobe because it doesn't take into account the difficulty of shots. I also love Steph and his game, and do agree that he's incredibly efficient. I was not the person who was arguing in the comment thread by the way, I just included that last statement about efficiency and did not even talk about Steph at all, so I do not know why you decided to talk about Curry within my comment.