Can an Average Guy Beat NBA Star Joe Harris in a 3-Point Contest? | Above Average Joe | GQ Sports
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- GQ Staff Writer Clay Skipper played some high school basketball, but 3-pointers were never really his forte. Brooklyn Nets star Joe Harris, on the other hand, is the reigning 3-point champion of the NBA and it really can't be overstated how amazingly good of a shooter he is. So, naturally we wondered if Clay, our Above Average Joe, could beat this NBA sharpshooter in a 3-point contest. Seems reasonable, right?
Starring: Clay Skipper, Joe Harris, Etienne Brower, Ray Salnave.
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I have never seen someone hit the side of the backboard so much
Baby Ninja ong💯😭
Elijah McCauley he got blocked
Just look up flight reacts and you’ll see a lot more of the backboard shots
Have you heard of Flight Reacts 😂
Amazing Marc yeah fr
He laughed at the "just breathe" advice, but thats one of the best pieces of advice he got in the video. Keep it free and easy.
breathe*
💯‼️
Yup relax and let it fly is the way to go
George Floyd should’ve listened to that too
@@garff7557 ur not funny bro
Big thanks to this man🙏🏾 he built 87 houses to help the homeless by donating each and every brick produced in this video🙏🏾
🏆
give this man a ^^^
Comment of the MF year right here
@@davidfrench1857 😂😂💪🏾
@@JayyT242 😂😂😂
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You should do “can an avarage man beat ben Simmons in a 3-pnt contest
I would pay to watch that lol
Or shaq
Atharv Rege nah, Shaq is a decent shooter nowadays.
At least pick someone who plays basketball and knows how to shoot. This guys a joke.
Vmann2103 that’s the point. He’s a pro but can’t shoot for his life. It would be fun to see
Clays shot mechanics looks exhausting
gkill24 his shot looks nice doe
@@valenfarous3150 it looks like he's trying so hard
Jumping too much. KD, Klay and Steph just bunny hop in one motion.
@@francisbawasanta6310 that's what I'm saying
@@francisbawasanta6310 they are stronger and have perfect technique tho
Seems like he stole Joe's talents before the Bucks series.
This comment aged like a fine wine
@@Machozz literally brick central
I thought he was o. The Shanghai sharks
😂
Guy: **misses first 18 shots short
Coach: "try shooting further"
Ball: **goes in
Guy: "WOW BEST COACH EVER. WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT???"
ha
‘Guy’
@Iron Arm you must be a hoot at parties
Have you ever actually shot a basketball?
@@johnjacobs6234 no never. Do the laws of physics not apply to them for some weird reason that I'm not aware of?
I couldn’t stop laughing when he hit the side of the backboard like 5 times straight
Subscribe 2 me! Nice
lmao
Actually it was 4 times
wasuuppp sebbbb
Hey Jared
8:13 so we brought ray '..'
*expects ray allen*
Same
when you watch pros play other pros in the nba its easy to lose a frame of reference of how much better they are than normal humans.
Julian 💯
I mean its not insanely hard to hit at least 10/30 man hes just really not good.
Julian i like the phrase „normal humans“ haha
@@gamezahoy712 Yes, but I practice with at least 25/30, on the court, Less than 40%.
Not even NBA, Not even in America or Europe. NBA are for gods.
This comment makes no sense. You forget when watching pro sports these are professional athletes that worked to get there ? Daft. Thats like saying so many people have went to Harvard that you forget how smart you have to be to get in ? What ?
This might be the closest thing we get to Barack Obama teaching John krasinsky how to shoot 3’s
I really appreciated this
if you watched the office you know krasinski is a hooper he don't need no teaching
😂😂😂 I thought he looked like Jim as well
Legendary comment
he looks more like an early bj novak to me
if this guy is above average, I'm an NBA legend.
Lmfaoooo
Same here
Same
Ay to be fair it is an NBA three 😂
@@ItMeRishi to be fair, my friends who don't play bball have better shot than him. A guy like me, or someone who at least play bball sometimes will cook him and don't leave a single ash of him
16:47
Joe: beats his own record
Joe: not bad...
Well he gets more on practice but when you're on the 3 pt contest it's more pressure
@@veryspyzzy6803 yep because the arena is crowded
Well the three point line is closer and there is less pressure so it’s not as hard.
Habu It’s the same court as the nba courts
Keiju Desu no, it’s the same as NBA courts
Feel bad for Joe, should've got more love for winning the 3 point contest. One of the best shooters
he just doesnt have that vibe
Caleb Oberhouse he’s definitely more well known
Everyone here in New York know him. In BK he’s got some fans
if he was to be more pumped and celebrate more he would get more attention. but im still a fan of him one of the best shooters in the game today.
Lol I find it to be really hard to feel “bad” for multi millionaire that’s gets paid to play a game children play. But I get it 😂💯
challenge joe again dude, i think you'll win now
💀
this didnt age well lmao
dead
@Versatile Wolf I was drunk mate dont blame me ayyy lmao
Nah he have stage anxiety, it's why that he shoot more brick than a above average joe in the playoff 💀
Imagine defending this guy, he’d land on your feet every time
He'd roll his ankle in ten min.
He’d tear his Achilles in one minute of play if you stand right in front of him
Rad J he’d get hurt lol
James harden has entered the chat
Thats how harden draws fouls
Joe has an absolute heater lmao
English?
S A I N I tatum is the goat
Baseball 4Life he can shoot
@@rm5surf3r39 you know what he meant
Baseball 4Life how about you stop being a boomer and learn some slang
It looked like Joe was this guy during the Nets Bucks series 😂😂
It like they switch bodies, but they should’ve not let him played at all in after game 3
@@michealdukes7253 they took thunderstruck to a whole new level
I’ve never seen someone exert so much energy shooting a basketball before
Blatty26 hahaha me to the ball look like the ball is 20 pound he jump 4 feet away 😂😂
that 3pt is so far. thats near the centercourt in my gym
@@sakimtornado lol it's a NBA size court
@@nicholasmaslonka4011 I know. that would exhaust me shooting there too. lol
@@sakimtornado well not to mention that not only is he moving between racks, he is moving that whole 4 feet on his shot with how far forward he jumps. He exerts way too much energy on that shot. You see most players jumpshot is up and down, no forward movement.
I can’t believe I watched this man miss for 20 minutes and stuck around just to see joe
The red bar on the bottom is your friend
worth it lmao
That guy Clay, built a house in 1 minute with all those bricks..
lmao
And blew it right down with all that air.
lmao lmao
The secondhand embarrassment of watching him miss all of those threes in front of an NBA 3 point champ was tangible.
"infront of an nba 3 point competition champion" how can you say that and be embarrassed at the same time
@@moukhshiii7220 facts 🤣
I would be more embarrassed if a 11 y old kid beat me
@@moukhshiii7220 fr not like anybody's expecting him to win
Ehh 15 to 20 *proceeds to hit 2*
Joe thought he had some competition. He hit three in a row and then he airballs the whole first rack😂😂😂
Joe Harris: Scores 28 out of a possible 34.
Clay Skipper: “That was unbelievable!”
Joe Harris: “Not bad.”
This didn’t age well
What did Joe Harris shoot in the 2021 playoff?
@@edwinli5164 Joe's postseason (40.2%) wasn't too horrible, but disappointing compared to his regular season (46.6%). He shot 51.5% against the Celtics but really struggled against the Bucks (32.7%)
"Can I hire you?"
"I dont know if I can help you..."
That's a big oof
that coach was trash anyway like if he’s missing every shot he takes make him shoot form shots
@@ttyrone28 casual
@@ttyrone28 frfr didnt even get that man's stance right
@@PrinceGaminG-g5 No he's right
@@ttyrone28 exactly, and he never did correct his rotation of the ball either. Most coaches tell their players to start at the free throw line to perfect their form, then move over to the three.
He launches his body forward and shoots on the way down
yea horrible shot
I was waiting for the dude to tell him that
its like playing 2k in hall of fame. there's just no way ur shots are going in.
@Jay20431 jumping forward helps if you jump in one motion, and you don't jump too far. A number of good NBA shooters jump like this on their shot.
Felipe M Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
Joe: As long as it goes in its a good shot
Pandemic P:
Clay is really close to being a great 3 point shooter. All he needs to do is change the first letter of his name to K. Klay! Now he can shoot lights out.
aged badly, bc "pandemic p" made the conf finals
@@anirudh8665 game 2: the return of pandemic p 💀
@@anirudh8665 Ah yes, losing in the conference finals, the Clippers greatest achievement
Ben Simmons joined the group:
lol
I mean he made more 3 pointers then Ben Simmons has in his entire career
AJ Palmeri cause he never shot for threes
They should definitely let Simmons be in the 3 point contest one year
Chill bro that’s my point guard
i think generally he just jumps too high when he shoots
Krunckle-Spork he has to because he doesn’t have the strength to get the ball far enough.
Jay the higher you jump makes it harder to shoot far
La Tortuga Picante That’s why you jump higher, you don’t need to shoot as far if you’re jumping when you shoot. Some people are leg shooters, which means they’re short and need to use their legs more, or they’re just not strong enough to get the ball far enough.
@@actinglikejay9241 dude you is dumb
Ray allen jumps high too, works for him..
Side of the backboard exists*
Clay: It's free real estate
You forgot the * in front of exists
He looked like he was throwing his back out every shot
Dustin T would u be kind enough to sub to me
loool
Subscribe to deed nutz
Something about his mechanics was taking a lot of force away. None of his leg push was going into the ball.
Yeah I think he really wanted his shot to look better than actually making the shot.
He goes “MONEY BALL” and completely airs it lmao you’re a good guy Clay
title: can an average guy beat joe harris in a 3 point contest
me: well definetly in the second round against the bucks 😂😂
😂🤣
Side of the backboard: *exists*
This guy: Are you challenging me?
LMAAAAAOOOOOO
edboy484 would u be kind enough to sub to me
"And I took that Personal”
Looks like Jim Halpert got his dream job
policemofo knew i wasn’t the only one who thought this
Looks like Ryan too a mix of both
I commented about that too
policemofo Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT
Who here after joe was shooting like Clay in the series against the bucks🤣
LOOOLL
Clay rubbed off on Joe. Weird. No bueno
1:00 “i played pf in high school, which is not a position that takes a lot of three point shots”
Dirk Nowitzki: “am i a joke to you?”
In high school they dont take many
Piper Lickteig dude... wow
John Doe Jr. wow what he’s right
Traditionally they didn't until the last 10 years
I mean most PF’s aren’t shooters and aren’t taught to shoot
Clay: Shoots 3
Right foot: I’m boutta end this mans whole career
How is this in any way related to this video you idiot?
Joe Harris switch bodies with this guy in Game 7
Joe: “I think you’re gonna score between 15 and 20”
Clay: *proceeds to score 4*
2
You spoiled it dumbass
He actually got 2
@@bradleygreen1986 How about not reading the comments before watching the video dumbass.
Bradley Green you miss the whole point of comments. Comment aka spoiler section
Clay looking like the 19-20 warriors
😭😭
Better*
Watch the warriors games. They are going to have a top 3 bench next season
Lookin like Clay Thompson, Klay’s younger brother
Tahaha
Tips for a better jump shot.
1. One-motion shot ( Less energy and much faster release).
2. Elbow and front leg alignment.
3. Knees bent relative to shot distance.
4. Try having a straight back similar to a deadlift.
5. Flick of the wrist, pointing middle finger down and in the direction of the net.
6. Good grip and guiding hand for support.
17:55 Did this dude just try to euro the ball rack? lmao
Lol
Lmaoooo
yooooooooo
Direct Yo Feetza Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
pretty mych
Bro was really throwing bricks up 💀💀💀, form was cold asf though 😭
UhHaha 89 lol big facts his nerves got to him
Fax bro his form made it look so good
😂😂😂
nah his form is trash man shoots the ball as he’s going towards the ground.
he has terrible form what are you talking about LMAOO
I shot 3s in HS and college and breathing and staying focused was the simplest and biggest initial helpful tip when starting out. Great video!
Missed opportunity. Title should have been:
Can an Average Joe Beat NBA Star Joe Harris in a 3-Point Contest?
Not a star
That is the title basically
Da Turtle
It's a play on words genius
I like "Can an average Joe beat the NBA's Joe in a 3-point contest?
Yeah. Above average joes are ppl who can play consistently for a team or someone who has good mechanics. He only worked on his shooting
Let’s be real..this is an absurd question and very very unrealistic
It is realistic I'm pretty sure there is people out there who can shoot better than harris
@@BIGDADDYRAY18 normal people "shooting 3s 15 hours a day"
@@BIGDADDYRAY18 not non professional basketball players lol. 25 nba three in a minute is ridiculously tough
@@BIGDADDYRAY18 idk, there isnt any many guys who can casually get 28 lol
I think people forget how hard it is to shoot this far out(nba range) and hit consistently
Whose here after his bricks 🧱 this series
Man y'all could've gotten someone at least competent at shooting if they going up against Joe Harris lmao
DANtheMANofSIPA Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
For real lol
Should’ve brought in LethalShooter to coach him
Karl Roseus lol that’s what I was thinking
“STAY LOCKED IN 🔒🔒🔒”
Karl Roseus ion think even he can fix this
Agents Towel if he can fix drake
Karl Roseus Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
We should have known Nets were in trouble when Joe took so long to beat this guy
took so long? it was a minute they had the same amount of time lol
"Can an Average Guy Beat NBA Star Joe Harris in a 3-Point Contest?"
No, not even close. Saved you a watch.
RPGillespie it’s for entertainment lol, everyone knows the outcome, and you clicked on the video and decided to comment, even though you knew the outcome as well
It was pretty fun though.
i'm honestly not sure why i clicked on this video, it just popped up on my recommended, but thanks i guess
RPGillespie would u be kind enough to sub to me
God that showed me what the difference is
I'm actually crying at how he hit like 4/5 shots off the side of the backboard at 7:12
Ikr
Paul George's Spirit took over him for that moment..
I swear this guy took joe's talent at that moment
I don’t believe for a second this guy played high school basketball
It s ridicoulous
he couldve been a benchwarmer
@Ben Franklin he said that he played power forward and didnt shoot a lot of threes lmao, shooting 25 straight threes is exhausting especially with clay's form too
he could also be many years removed
@Ben Franklin Yet if we put your idiot self in the same situation in front of an NBA player with cameras recording you and like 10 people watching you I bet you’d embarrass yourself even more
Clay: 2 Airballs
Aslo Clay: This is going great
CXXTION ItzGxd It was sarcastic
That was the joke
That’s so crazy! You found the joke
CXXTION ItzGxd it’s called sarcasm. Ever heard about that?
Aslo
I played a lot basketball growing up, and still play at gyms for fun. I consider myself pretty decent. I did a 3-point contest 1 time, and got 12 points. It's insane to me that these pros can consistently get 20, 25+. Absolutely crazy. (Note: Mine were college distance not pro).
"Can an average human beat a person who has over a thousands hours of practice in their area of expertise" quality content guy
🤣🤣 so stupid if you think about it.
yeah I mean, ofc he would never beat any 3pt especialist of the NBA, as bad he could be still an NBA player, so cmon JOE HARRIS? One of the top shooters in the league?
I mean kevin hart beat draymon in a 3pt contest
himbo does stuff, people click. That's the whole concept
I mean, dude made a video of him constantly failing and with a premise he was guaranteed to lose just because it's fun to watch people fail. Respect as far as I'm concerned, at least it was presented honestly and not edited to be flattering
7:18 "Money ball!"
*ball casually hits side of backboard*
like a boss😂
🤣🤣
fu##
lol the last ball is the money ball btw and its worth bonus pts
Honestly that guard who helped him seems like a great dude
fr, not many tips u can give on how improve ur shooting, u gotta pratice thats it
@@Henrique-gh1wf not really true. This would've gone way better if they actually helped his mechanics. Just lowering his set point would've done so much
18:23 "This is hard to watch" lmaoo
who was that 🤣
LOL facts
Ben simmons at practice 🤣
Am I the only one that noticed that clay’s foot was always on the line!
Because the tack was too much in front
You’re Welcome Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
Last night I couldn’t tell which was playing
He actually made ZERO 3’s because his foot was on the line for every single shot 🤦🏾♂️
casmithosoicy32 Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
nba’s line is farther away than the ones at high school.
Subscribe 2 me! stop advirtising ur games
foot on the line still counts buddy lol. foot OVER the line doesnt
@@utopianvisionary that's not accurate. Foot has to be behind the line.
This is like that old show "Pros vs. Joes" or in this case "Joe vs. Joe".
Your One Black Friend Who Gave you the N Word Pass Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
Who’s joe?
Your One Black Friend Who Gave you the N Word Pass asy7
Michael Marchetti *boss music starts playing*
Joe mamma
I think this other guy stole Joe’s shooting ability during the Buck’s series because he was a non factor. Especially in Game 7!!! Joe Harris cost the Nets the series
One man cant cost a team a series especially when you have three all stars on that team injury or no injury
One man cant cost a team a series especially when you have three all stars on that team injury or no injury
Why does the coach look and sound like Jackson hays
😂😂
haha fax
He looks like a bold robin van persie
Man looks like Jonathan Sins
How do you know what Jaxon Hays sounds like? Interviews?
If he shouted KOBE before every shot he would’ve won
@Caleb Patrick "of" go back to class
FOR Kobe
Caleb Patrick What would your say Caleb Patrick?
GAME, BLOUSES!
hank hmmmmmm
Good time time to recommend joe Harris 💀
"For all you youtube haters out there, I really can shoot a basketball" - The guy who jumps on freethrows
Yea, then there are me in my 14 y/o who can without jump and my normal technique. Like, this guy's biggest problem is that he is leaning back, have like over head shot and plus he don't have strength but still shoot a ball on peak of his jump. He just don't know about mechanics, maybe he would do it if he knew and practiced a little
This guy jumped his way forward so much he covered a 5K race...
krunkas3 Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
I would’ve taken him over joe Harris in the bucks series
Shoulda got lethal shooter on here he would've had him greening em every time
Clay looked like he was shooting some 2s 😂
me watching this video 1 year later while Joe harris is messing up agaisnt the bucks in the playoffs.he needs to remember to "relax,let it fly"
what’s your opinion on joe now after game 7
@@ASMjaiy china
@@ASMjaiy he still didnt relax enough,missing freethrows,well next season he will be fine
4:10 he almost killed him with that brick
😂😂😂
lol!
I couldn't see, I had a banner AD that blocked my view. SMH
Philip Lewis Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
“Can a person without arms and legs beat Michael Phelps in a 100m freestyle?”
Pretty much this lol
You should watch special Olympics swimming competition. Its so funny!
Sang Phachit that’s messed up ngl
He shoots like when he’s on the way down, he’s losing distance and velocity
11:33 Shoots an orange ball and a striped ball hits the rim.
tennisdude52278 wow ur extremely observant
tennisdude52278 and they didn’t even show a made shot 😂
bruhhh how u even notice that💀
Landon Punsalan Eagle eyes 😏
That's cause he didn't even hit the rim with the first ball. Lol
If there was a side of the backboard three point competition this man would be a 6x champion.
I suck at basketball but this guy makin me feel like a GOD lmaooo
8:26 Ray: focus on breathing
Average Joe: *exhales profusely*
Lmaoooo
I never laughed harder when joe said he’s get 15 and then my guy missed everything
Call Me Youl Look at my 3 points ua-cam.com/video/3cV3inKrwbg/v-deo.html
POV: You're here because Joe Harris is going to be on the Shanghai Sharks next year
The title should have been joe harris vs the average “joe”
Joe: “I think you’ll get between 15 and 20”.
Clay’s final score: 4
MidnightSlayz 2
MidnightSlayz 1
Joe's the guy who you're going to think a guy who plays mostly in local gyms but is actually an NBA player.
Joe winning the 3 point contest back to back
Large Marche nahh i got Davis Bertans, he got a burner
Almightii Dee fax I was jus boutta say that
Davis Bertans has entered the chat
I genuinely thought I was watching buzzfeed till he brought out the GQ Jersey
Wait hol up yoo this is not buzzfeed
Same 💀💀💀
If it would be Buzzfeed i fell they would find someone who knows a liiiiiiittle bit more about shoting
I just had Along Came Polly in my head every time he shot “LET IT RAIN!!!!” Haha
This guy's got a Michael Redd slingshot shooting form, minus getting it in.
18:20
Clay: shoots
camera: literally nothing
It kills me when he hits the side of the backboard 😂
Fr I looked and was like how bad he miss
Missed so badly, the ball ghosted on him
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Nets Bucks series brought me here... Answer is YES.
He’s missing one important step.....you gotta yell “KOOOBBBEEE”
lack of arm strength, stamina AND he doesnt know how to bend his knees.... clay literally has the worst shot mechanics...
hiu hiu k
It’s really not the worst. He just needs more practicing.
Strength and stamina are not a part of mechanics he’s just not in basketball shape. I’ve seen worse jumpers
Lol my shot form lowkey ugly asf but it’s quick and I rarely miss at all
@@smjjwk then why aren't you in the NBA?
I wish this guy average Joe was taking those shots instead of Harris in 2021 for the Playoffs
8:25 "just focus on breathing"
Literally wheezes out all of his breath
1:33 is he looking at his palm lol
Script maybe
His shooting form looks exhausting 😂😂
He jumps forwards too much
When he called Ray, I thought Ray Allen xD
Ah, yes, lemme just call up Ray Allen real quick😂
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