2010 NBA All Star 3-Point Contest
February 8, 2010 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment
The 2010 NBA All Star 3-Point contest will feature All Star players battling to see who is the best from beyond the arc. This year the 3 point contest will have 6 players including defending 3-Point contest champion Daequan Cook, who isn’t shooting the 3 that well this year.
In the 3-Point Competition 5 ball racks are placed in fixed positions around the arc and each ball rack contains 5 balls. The players will have 1 minute to make it from rack to rack and shoot all 25 balls. Because of the time limit players with a quicker release have a clear advantage.
Below are the participants and their 3-point percentages for the 2010 season so far.
Daequan Cook – 30%
Chauncey Billups – 41.5%
Stephen Curry – 42.9%
Channing Frye – 43.8%
Danilo Gallinari – 40.3%
Paul Pierce – 46.7%
Looking at the percentages you would think that Paul Pierce has a clear advantage, but he is not known as a 3-Point shooter and has a slow shot release. I think Chauncey Billups will win the 3-point competition for 2010.
2010 3-Point Contest – Day & Date: Saturday – February 13th 2010
2010 3-Point Contest – Location: American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
2010 3-Point Contest – TV Channel: TNT
