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<blockquote data-quote="Samuel S" data-source="post: 129444883" data-attributes="member: 1754664">If attempts remained constant,&nbsp; a person who shot 50% for a 1/4 and finished at 36%, shot 31% for the remainder. 31% is not a good % for a designated shooter. The fact that he is shooting below 22% this year means that&nbsp; in the 34 games sandwiching his 9 game&nbsp; hot spell he has shot well below 30%. Again, this demonstrates the meanings of &quot;inconsistent&quot; and &quot;unreliable.&quot;&nbsp; Nothing is impossible, but to think the 50% shooting spell will prove to be anything near his future norm is wishful thinking. Optimistically, one might hope he moves closer to his career 32.6% by the end of the season. If Holton or Adrian shot that, that would be good enough to make them helpful given their position. A &quot;shooting&quot; guard with that % is a weakness.&nbsp;&nbsp; One way we could improve percentages and improve the team is for people who are not particularly good at it to do it less frequently, and especially much less frequently when there enough time on the shot clock to get a better shot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samuel S, post: 129444883, member: 1754664"] If attempts remained constant, a person who shot 50% for a 1/4 and finished at 36%, shot 31% for the remainder. 31% is not a good % for a designated shooter. The fact that he is shooting below 22% this year means that in the 34 games sandwiching his 9 game hot spell he has shot well below 30%. Again, this demonstrates the meanings of "inconsistent" and "unreliable." Nothing is impossible, but to think the 50% shooting spell will prove to be anything near his future norm is wishful thinking. Optimistically, one might hope he moves closer to his career 32.6% by the end of the season. If Holton or Adrian shot that, that would be good enough to make them helpful given their position. A "shooting" guard with that % is a weakness. One way we could improve percentages and improve the team is for people who are not particularly good at it to do it less frequently, and especially much less frequently when there enough time on the shot clock to get a better shot. [/QUOTE]

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