johanliebert wrote:Westside Gunn wrote:Once IQ gets that floater down he'll be unstoppable.
He has one of the best floaters in the NBA lol.
This is true. The floater is a bad shot. Steph Currys floater has been under 50% his entire career. A couple seasons it was under 40%.
Everyone who wanted a raptor that attempted floaters just didn't know how low percentage it is in general. They'll found out now. IQ's floater has been one of the best in the league for 2 years. Even while hovering around 50%.
One of the advanced metric advantages regarding floaters that both young and curry exploit....is that they are great shots when the guard has recognized inside rebounding position. Floater rebounds don't travel. So if your C or PF has rebounding position....a failed floater is likely an easy putback for the frontcourt.
Trae young might have an off night and miss 4 or 5 floaters in a game....but if 3 or 4 of them are immediately grabbed and dunked by his front-court....they were still good shots to take.