I Feel Devotion wrote:Since some posters here are saying Spanoulis can't shoot (I doubt they have ever seen him play even a single game), he just hit 6 threes against Turkey and led Greece to knock Turkey and Hedo out of the EuroBasket.
His shooting percentages during the EuroBasket are:
53.1 FG%
54.5 2PT FG%
51.6 3 PT FG%
89.2 FT%
It's quite interesting how some are swearing he cannot shoot.
I've always maintained that Vspan is a good player. My impression of him was based on his stint with the Rockets where he couldn't hit the ocean with his long ball. Eventho he didn't shoot well, i could still see that he had enough nifty skills and potential to be a valuable player in the NBA. Hell, even JVG said "billy has alot of good qualities." However, the 3 point shot was not one of Billy's strengths. I believe he shot 17% from the 3 during his career in the NBA. Its not a big sample but neither is your Eurobasket shooting percentage. How many games is that? 5? 10?
Every scouting report i've read on Vspan states that he had a very erratic jumpshot. With the Rockets, his long ball was so bad that the opposition didn't even bother checking him at the 3 point line. Maybe he struggled trying to adapt to the longer 3 point line in the NBA. I dont know. All i remember was that he had a very unorthodox looking shot.
Like i said, he very well could've improved his 3 point shot over the past few years. I haven't seen much of him lately.