[Highlight] All 8 of Kon Knueppel’s 3-pointers tonight as he sets a new rookie record for most threes made in a season. He leads the NBA with 209 total threes made.
If he somehow gets to 300 threes we’re gonna have to have some medical staff behind the booth for poor Eric.
That would be really tough man there’s only like ~23 games left
He made 8 tonight, so multiply that by 23, easy 184 more
Really though if he averages 4 per night and plays every remaining game, he’ll hit 301
If he makes 91 in one game, he could even take the rest of the season off.
If he even got just 34 three pointers he would break Chamberlains 100 points game.
It’s incredible how much more breakable these records appear to be when you just do the math! Simple!
Unless he missed all 34 of those three pointers. Then he wouldn’t break Champerlamps 100 point game.
Oh well if that’s all
He’s missed one game this season and was averaging 3.5 going into tonight but has seen his volume increase as the season progresses.
He’s averaging 4.3 makes a game (on 47.6% from three) in 10 games across February. 300 would not be unreachable at all.
he’s averaged 4.2 3s in the last 15 games, if he keeps that up he gets over 300
Thats only 3.95 threes per game. Very doable for Kon
It’s really only going to be possible if we let him go nuts on some of the teams that have packed it up for the year. But yeah, it’s an outside shot for sure.
23 feet 9 inches to be exact.
Is it though? It’s like 4 3s a game… the way he shoots it, seems like he’ll hit that many without really trying. As long as he stays healthy that is
He just needs to score at 2016 curry levels of 3s easy for the man
Hes needs to average 4 threes a game to get there so it’s possible.
Looks like he is on pace for 284. Assuming he wasn’t shooting quite as much early, he maybe could do it!
He had 100 in his first 29 and 100 in his next 29 games. Would be tough but doable.
A little under four 3’s per night for tht
How did steph make 402 bro
Steph hit 400 before anyone had ever even hit 300…. Crazy
Curry is 1 of 1. All those clips of him warming up or in practice really do translate to in game. He is him!
https://streamable.com/mknv
https://streamable.com/cj70h
https://streamable.com/obmwwh
https://imgur.com/8xKdMcm
And KD somehow decides to shit on this guy and claim Westbrook is better, despite winning two chips with Steph
Insecure man-child
45% on 11 attempts a game for 79 games. Just outrageous. Best season anyone’s ever played.
45% on that volume is so fucking wild. There just can’t be another Steph he is otherworldly
And they were insane difficulty shots. Either crazy dribble pull ups, or sprinting around screens or deep shots
The level of difficulty of those threes was insane
That has to be the defining statistic of what the Curry Era really was.
That is what fundamentally changing a sport looks like.
There will be great shooters in the future no doubt, but there will only be ONE Steph Curry.
That’s absurd
Nope, even Curry hadn’t hit 300 when he hit 400 that’s why it’s such an amazing feat. Experts can’t figure it out.
At .45 shooting.
He shot them
And made them at a 45% rate, think about how insane that is
I never try to hate on players, but hated Curry.
Just that good, unstoppable.
Because Kon is making 3-4 per night and Curry was making 5-6.
By shooting 2000
Man might break that record too bro shits crazy
I dont know if he will. Curry gets it off the dribble more. As kon hits more he will be guarded differently. The crazy thing about curry is he still gets his while being doubled and held off ball.
Curry was also the first option on his team while the Hornets are a more balanced roster
I get what you’re trying to say but I don’t think there are many teams more balanced than the 73 win Warriors. In fact, the fact that everyone was a scoring threat, especially when they replaced Harrison Barnes with KD after that season, was what made those teams such a nightmare and helped even a shooter like Curry find space. Plus insane quickness and movement on and off the ball.
He’s already better than a lot of people thought his ceiling would be🔥
Well yeah, he’s the best shooter in the league.
Idk why more rookies don’t just do that instead of sucking
they’re stupid
Be nice they are still young!
Looks a lot like pre injury Klay Thompson.
I was thinking the same thing and I think its the quick release. It’s insane how fast he is at getting the ball out of his hands. From catch to release it looks very much like prime 2015-2019 Klay.
Not only how fast but how clean the shots are too. It doesn’t look rushed at all and he doesn’t needed to be set in a spot when you can run off the ball then catch and shoot in one fluid motion he will be good for a long time.
Ya… Just something about how he plants his feet and the smooth motion made me think the same thing
It’s the precise, extremely quick, slightly wide-footed square up. Also gets to the top of his release super super fast. Really pretty shot, a lot like Klay
Yeah, the way he plants his feet is very similar to Klay. You can really see it on the third three near the top of the key.
The nba is loaded with talent.
Bursting at the fucking seams with talent.
might break the condom its so full of talent
Y’all are making my knipples hard!
Hol up
All that talent from the rookies are just oozing out, where the cream rises to the top.
Randy Savage has entered the chat, high af on cocaine
Gushing and oozing and dripping with talent
Except “DA’s crunk juice”
top to bottom probably the most talented the league has ever been
expansion teams LONG overdue…
Seattle… 👀
That first Sonics vs Thunder game gonna hit like crack
People will still say mj is better than LeBron
ITS AT ITS LIMIT WITH TALENT
He’s gunna hold the career 3pt made record one day. Calling it now.
If he stays healthy he certainly has a shot. 1 and done so already has that over Steph’s longer college career (plus getting this greenlight day 1 which Steph did not start with).
Especially if he follows the trend of nba players playing at a high level well into their late 30s. He’s got 20 years to drain em
And a 3 point sniper can have a really long career even after a decline just coming off the bench and draining corner 3s.
Exactly
!remindme 15 years
I’ll be damned if Reddit is still around
We’ll be deep into the Water Wars by then
*Earth
Steph might wind up with 5000 career 3s…
300 threes over 17 years gets you that. Very difficult but not impossible in the modern NBA.
Even very difficult is an understatement. But if anyone can do it, its kon
“17 years” sounds so insane when you talk about a basketball career… We are so spoiled by these aging legends, making a 17 year career look relatively normal😭
Steph being absolutely batshit talented and one of a kind is exactly why his records will be broken
theres a whole world of kids that want to be him
Easy call to make with how young he is and this blistering start. All he has to do is keep doing this and not get hurt. He could improve even.
for 17yrs
y’all are being absurd.
Hate to say it but this has been a historic season for Kon. He should be ROTY
Flagg is a close runner up, his all around ability has been unbelievable and he’s going to be a superstar 100%, most impressive and complete 18-19yr old I’ve seen since LeBron but his injury has lost him the momentum.
Respect. Flagg is unreal though, y’all got one
There’s a 90% chance Flagg has a better career, but I don’t think you can say he’s had a better rookie year
It’s not hard to imagine Flagg being more valuable over time with everything he brings to the table. But this particular season so far Kon has contributed more.
Hornets players have always been on the wrong side of “well the team is bad” discourse, so it would be sad if the difference in team record got ignored this time.
He’s a superstar. He’s literally gotten better throughout the season not even just shooting wise. All star next season and all NBA the year after.
All-NBA next season
He went straight Wrath of Kon on our ass
Very cool. Very cultured.
KONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!
Best shooter in the league
Why is he so open on all these shots
Off ball movement and screening actions the Hornets run. Our offensive is elite when its on.
the Hornets offense is a machine. You have to watch all three guys on the wing because any of them can drop 30+ points any night.
the Hornets offense is a machine.
I’m still not used to reading these words in the same sentence in that order.
The Hornets machine is an offense?
The machine offends a Hornet?
Most 3pm since Jan 1st:
Lamelo Ball - 99
Kon Knueppel - 92
Brandon Miller - 90
Just to clarify that’s for the entire league, they just happen to all be on the Hormets lol
Is this real?? That’s ridiculous offensive firepower
its real
He’s runnin
In fact he runs the most per possession on offense in the league
How do they track that and where can I see it
Its on nba.com someone had posted it here a while ago. He seems to have fallen down the leaderboard but is still quite high
The Hornets offense looks a well oiled machine just based off these clips
That’s a sexy looking stroke (no pause)
Fast as hell, too. But I digress, keep going.
This guy is gonna be a menace for the 28’ Olympics squad
Bill Simmons just came
Kon, Coop, Cade, Ant, Chet, J Dub, Book, Tatum, Brown etc??? Yeah it’s over already
I think Steph might give it one last go then retire after the Olympics , so him too.
Announcer is insane lmao
Can you imagine the unbridled joy of being a super fan of a recently good team that has been historically bad to kind of ok essentially forever? Every bucket must hit like crack man. Not just good, really good. Pretty dangerously good.
I would be willing to trade serious draft capital for Eric Collins to call every broadcast
We really are spoiled as fuck on that front. It’s about the only time you can say Hornets fans are spoiled lol
Absolutely beautiful shooting form. Could hang a picture of his jumper in the Louvre.
Spurs shoulda drafted him. Hes the perfect fit with this roster
Dylan’s looking pretty good, but if Spurs had Kon and Wemby they might be unstoppable
Kon provides exactly what the Spurs need, but nobody saw this version of Kon happening so soon.
He WILL break the single game three point record. Not only in his career but I give it by year 3
Can someone bring the math’s on how this would be possible?
Sorry. Single game record
The closest thing we’ve seen to prime Klay Thompson. Dylan Harper’s awesome but I can only imagine how good the Spurs would be with Kon Knueppel shooting open 3s.
They’d be going to the conference finals at the minimum if they had him this year. I honestly feel like they have a good chance at the chip this year anyways tho
He is way better than what I thought he’d be
He’s a different breed
He’s better as a rookie than Lavine ever was, and might have an argument over Demar because of his style of play
He runs and runs and keeps getting good looks..he is my guilty pleasure and has been since the start of the season
No guilt about it
ROTY
Reminds me of Klay Thompson. I’m just imagining if Spurs picked him as the 2nd pick how he’ll open up the floor for Victor, Fox, Castle, maybe Spurs couldve held on to Sochan.. But then Spurs offense is not built like this Hornets lol plus top teams like OKC, and DET has such pesky defense that Spurs really need the ball handling because of all their TOs
Some things you just know
Other things you guess at
IT NEVER STOPS!
Kon about to have a better career than Larry Bird.
Most likely not lol. Larry was different
These kids will never know
Larry put 46 on these boys every night in this era. I love Kon but he reminds me more of Chris Mullin.
As someone who grew up watching Mullin, Kon hasn’t crossed my mind as a comp for him. Klay is the best match.
You’re prolly only watching him shoot then. Are you watching every game?
No - I don’t watch every Hornets game. Did you watch all of Mullin’s games?
Not all of them but im nearly 50 so ive seen enough to know they are very comparable. If youre just looking at clips of Kon shooting 3’s I can see the Klay comparison. But his all around game is closer to Mullin.
Kon is him
RIP Keegan Murray’s record.
i dont get why teams passed on this guy when his ability was pretty obvious.
Flagg harper no brainer VJ has been playing out of his mind too. Kon went 4th there’s not many who passed on him.
True, lol, mymooint is kind of weak. But think Kon and flagg are hall of famera. Harper and vj might getnthere
He went 4th in a loaded draft
literally klay
A few weeks ago, Leigh Ellis on the no dunks podcast said that kon might become the all time 3pt leader and everybody was like whoa whoa let’s not get crazy now. But damn he might just do it
Klay 2.0
That’s Klay Thompson reincarnated
But….. Klay’s not dead yet!
I need to watch some Charlotte games
Such a promising young star. By the time he retires, could his three-point count actually catch up to Stephen Curry’s?
Most likely, if he plays for another 15+ years and keeps his volume and efficiency.
“Most likely?” He hasn’t even finished a single season, calm down.
you right, im getting carried away. He needs to maintain elite longevity.
It has always been inevitable that someone will break Stephs all time 3 record just due to volume increasing across the league and a lot of dudes coming into the league with a green light. The efficiency of stephs 15-16 season with 402 3s at 45% will be a much steeper hill to climb.
If he stays healthy, it’s not a matter of if but when he becomes the all-time leader in threes made.
Holy shit
He’s gonna be special😤🔥
he already is
He’s the ghost of Larry bird
gg nba
Hornets fans.. do you guys call yourselves Konheads? Can I be one?
That one where he pump faked looked exactly like prime Klay Thompson.
I’m glad we got Harper and he looks like he will become a great player.
But damn, imagine Knueppel’s shooting with Wemby’s gravity…
My word! Reminds me of the Klay quarter where I’m just wondering how he’s so open for these shots.
Klay Thompson variant
The white Klay
The next one’s gonna be ultraviolet
His shot is so damn smooth.
Reminds me of Peja
What strikes me is just how full these stands are considering how far the Pacers have fallen. People in Indiana are both loyal and bored it seems.
none of them looked forced, crazy
ROTY.
I’m calling it now, we winning a chip with this core.
Goat announcer. Collins is the best.
Roty
Some of our fans really thought Knecht would be like this
If Knecht is even half as good, Lakers might have a decent chance of contending lol. That backsie trade really messed him up I think and I really feel bad for him.
Stop doubling, dude can shoot.
What a shooting touch.
Myyyy Nickel, puhnickle.
They really gave Eric Collins a 3 point sharpshooter whose last name rhymes with triple.
His nickname should be “The Misnomer” because he’s the opposite of a Con man. He’s the real fucking deal.
The new klay thompson same stroke too
That is such a sweet release.
I will never get tired of watching this dude shoot. Yes, I feel the same way about Klay.
very few rookies in NBA history can transition from college to the NBA and shoot this well from 3 immediately…
ROTY? Very close between him and Flagg
His release reminds me of Mark Price’s.
Yeah I have no choice. Im gonna get a Kon jersey now.
The new steph 🧑🏼🍳
with the threes this league made it is National Basketball Circus at this point , rename the league to NBC now