When talking about greatest shooter in PBA history, no doubt its the TRIGGERMAN Allan Caidic and he's incomparable to no one. He has that smooth shootimg touch that comes in bunches when he's all fired up. On the other hand, James Yup is a player destined to stardom. He's got that superb athletic ability that earned him the monicker "The Man w/ a million moves" by our sports commentators. But is he as great a shooter like Caidic? My opinion is a big NO! wala sa kalingkingan ni Caidic when it comes to shooting. In salitang kanto, matigas tumira. he also has to throw a lot of shots until he gets his feel. he scores a lot because the offense is anchored on him. Try to put him in a team like Alaska Aces- where the a a lot of option in their triangle offense. lets see if Yap could score like what he's doing w/ his team. Looking at their shooting strokes, you could already notice that Caidic is a better shooter. he can also be a jump shooter or do a catch and shoot and if he gets tired, would just be a spot up/ set shooter. Thats technique for you. While Yap does his thing through slicing in the middle and taking off with that off-timing jump, Caidic does pure shooting and sometimes playing at the post.
Question is, WHO IS THE GREATER PLAYER? Its still Caidic bcos he already had that reputation of being one of the best shooters in Asia. and has lead a Philippine team to an ABC Title(now FIBA-Asia Championship) while James Yap is hardly a presense in Tianjin joust. Miller and Baguio even had the bigger impact and you would hear commentators of ESPN being wowed by their moves.
James Yap could be great someday no doubt but no in the caliber of the one and only TRIGGERMAN of Philippine basketball.