Duncanfan wrote:Well, lets put things into perspective shall we?
I do love prespective. Let's shall, shall we?
Duncanfan wrote:You say Kapono is the only significant guy shooting 50 percent from 3, no argument there. The guy is dead eye.
However, as far as 3 pt attemtps are concerned, Jose has a lot more 3 pt-shot attempts then Jason this year, maybe Jason's percentage might slip a bit if he shot more 3's. But who's to say that? Maybe it might actually increase if he shot more.
Well, since Jason also shot over .500 the year before as well I'd say it's more of a trend than a statistical anomaly.
Duncanfan wrote:BUT your comparison with Kapono is not a good one. One guy is just a one-dimensional shooter while the other is a PG, has a very good midrage game as well and does create his own shot from time to time. So a catch and shoot shooter is supposed to be a good shooter, and in the case of Kapono, he better shoot 50% for all the cash he is getting.
Oh dear, perspective right out the window I see. Kapono is the only shooter, amongst the dozens employed by NBA teams, who's actually shooting over .500 just now, so I do hope you're not serious about that being a job requirement. I should also point out that Kapono's midrange game is fully as good as his three point game, evidenced by his .500 from the floor this season and .494 from the floor last season.
And, lest we slip entirely into the realm of fantasy, let's not talk about Jose creating his own shot shall we? Calderon is a wonder coming off screens, either to shoot or drive, but he couldn't create his own shot with a set of detailed instructions. (Sarcastic? Yes, but also mostly true)
Duncanfan wrote:However, speaking strictly in terms of percentages, Kapono was not a 50% guy in his first 3-4 seasons (going as low as 39% during one season) so who could have predicted that he would become a 50% shooter. So, if Kapono can do it, then Jose can do so too. Therefore, no need to blast another member for predicting or hoping that Jose will get there as well. Jose's shooting 6% from the 3 in February, so who knows, maybe he will end up with 50% on the year.
Ah, I was wondering when someone would bring this up. Perhaps you're unaware just how rare it is for a player to shoot over .500 from three on an entire season? Kapono is the only guy doing it this year. Last year there was only one player who managed it - you guessed it, Kapono. In 05-06 no one managed it except for a couple of guys (Dickau and Green) who only had 20 attempts. In 04-05 there was also no one who managed it. In fact, to get to the last player, before Kapono, who led the league in 3pt percentage, and was over .500, we have to go all the way back to the 95-96 season when Tim Legler shot an astonishing .522. Furthermore, the only yearly leader other than Kapono and Legler to ever shoot .500 from three is Steve Kerr in 94-95. Even if we include everyone, not just season leaders, we're talking about exactly 5 players who've ever shot .500 from three for a season.
So, when we're talking about exactly 5 players in the history of the NBA you can see why I might confess to some doubts about Calderone's ability to accomplish the same thing? (Those players, for the record, are Kapono, Kerr, Legler, Detlef Schrempf, and John Sundvold)
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