JBSouthpaw wrote:pepe1991 wrote:thelead wrote:One HUGE problem with our offense right now is WCJ. He's taking 1.5 less 3's per game than last year and is shooting 20% from deep instead of 36%. I HATE his early shot clock top of the key 3's but if he's not going to be a big that can stretch the floor, his value greatly diminishes. The coaching staff needs to figure this problem out.
You are knees deep in pile of s*** if you expect this player to space floor for you
He is career, 2 thees taken, 31,9% shooter. Expecting him to be new Towns is silly. His career high was still below league's average.
ignoring the trend in your own picture and reverting simply to "career average" is very drab.
I'll agree with your premise though, our center shouldn't be our 3pt shooting savior.
32,7% was in season where league average was 35,4%
35,6% was in season where league's average was 36,1%
That's whole problem , leagues' average is made out of some of the worst shooters out there- shooting. That percentage includes all 3 point shots, half court, full court, under pressure, late shot clock, wide open etc.
You can't be considered "floor spacing" player you can't even be mediocre shooter. If league's average is 36% ( just for argument sake) you aren't really "good " shooter if you are below some 38% mark.
Just to showcase this:
around 400 nba players played ( 30 teams, 9 men lineup = 270 serious rotation players).
Do you know how many of them:
played at least 11 games
shot at least 1 three point attemp a game
and shot over 35% ?
208. If you consider 300 players ( 10 per team) rotation players, it means only 92 out of 300 didn't meet that criteria.
Do you know how many players shot above 38% ? 149 players. Basically half of serious league shoots over 38% . Yet league's average is 35% . Because 35% ( averge) is also made out of guys like Giannis who took 171 threes ( and shot 27% off it).
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