These were the words uttered by New York’s favorite surly radio host, Mike Francesa. He said this on Monday and we jotted the note down, and for whatever reason, we didn’t get to it until today. Blogs are irresponsible? Radio can often be much, much worse. Often, there isn’t time – or the desire? – to look anything up. In this case, something relevant – say, Magic Johnson’s career field goal percentage – might have helped. (The discussion pertained to LeBron being an awful shooter in the wake of the Cavs’ elimination.) The great thing about the internet: Facts!

* For the first nine seasons of his career, Magic averaged less than one three-point attempt per game.
* In seven of those nine seasons, he averaged a three point attempt every other game.
* In eight of his first nine seasons in the league, Magic shot above 50 percent from the field
* In the three seasons he attempted over 100 three-pointers, he shot 31 percent, 38 percent, and 32 percent

Our point? Absolutes are annoying, and one of the highest-rated radio programs in the country can do better. Magic Johnson rarely shot the three-ball. If you want to say, “Magic Johnson wasn’t an awesome three-point shooter,” that’s fine, because his career percentage was only 30 (even though, as evidenced above, he really only shot three’s for three seasons, and his average in that duration was 34 percent).

“Could never shoot?” That phrase is reserved for statements like, “Shaq could never shoot free throws.” Or “Ben Wallace could never shoot free throws.”