re: Would the Pelicans have been better off with Nerlens Noel?

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Which is 42.7%. Lillard is a better shooter than Payton, but he also settles for the 3 way more than he should. Lillard averaged 15.9 shot attempts per game, and 6.8 were from 3. That's a bunch.

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His % is low because fg% is flawed for guards or anyone who takes a decent # of 3s. Considering that a 3 is worth 1.5 times as much as a 2, his 39.1% from 3 gives you just as many points as someone shooting 59.4% from inside the arc on the same number of attempts.

If someone shoots over about 36% from 3, it's not a bad thing to shoot from that range.