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We're talking about a skill where the elite miss roughly 55%-60% of the time. Nearly every 3 point shooter is going to be streaky by definition. I think LilWezyAna is right and you think the Pels are streakier than normal because they're the team you watch enough to see the 62% of the times they miss.

I’m taking that into account, I have a league pass device specifically because I like to follow lots of basketball. Which I think helps get fans out of their tunnel vision about their own team and see the landscape more clearly. we are still filled with individuals that are more streaky than teams others have mentioned. Good teams, even great ones, make up any of that difference through synergy. We are elite the way we are in that area because of how we have used the roster and how we have been mostly really smart in our three point shooting. If Jrue isn’t hot we aren’t pushing him to shoot 10 a game like D’Antoni might. And like you say, you kiss more than you make, even with more reliable threats synergy is still important.

I agree with what you are saying about needing more consistent generators of scoring, my initial point before having to defend a widely understood concept is that one of the ways that would really improve that and more importantly Zion’s game, is finding a rim protecting five that can space the floor. Less so about ticking us from 38 to 39%, but more about pulling a defender away from the lane so guys like Ingram/Lonzo/and especially Zion can go to work more easily. Ideally, and almost non-negotiable, that five needs to be an excellent rim protector and defender on the other end. There a rare beast, but at this point it seems clear how teams are trying to defend Zion and having four shooters around him, some of which can generate their own individual offense, while not getting gouged defensively is going to be important.

So I really hope we make another play for someone like Turner. Someone that most think should be shooting more threes a game but is overall a glue guy with a lot of portability in his skillset. A guy that gives you everything of Favors and more, plus can stretch a defense and allow people like Zion to create havoc.

This post was edited on 3/7/20 at 8:59 am