Posted by gillispie1 on 3/6/2013 3:27:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tarvolon on 3/6/2013 3:15:00 PM (view original):

Posted by Trentonjoe on 3/6/2013 11:32:00 AM (view original):
I looked at that guy and can't figure out why he is so good offensively.    I mean 57 SPD, 82 PER, 72 BH isn't bad but I didn't think he would be 41%  on his three point attempts.

To be honest, I haven't figured it out either. But he's been doing it since his freshman year, and I keep bumping his distro, and he keeps on making shots. 

I'm still not totally sure what all goes into being a great three-point shooter, except that PER is pretty important and that playing at PG lowers your three-point percentage. 

playing at PG doesnt lower your 3pt %, in my experience.

Then would you mind hoping over into trentonjoe's spinoff thread and explain to me what the hell the (admittedly minimal) data I collected means? Because I can't make heads or tails of it. I know you've been playing (and winning) for ages, and any input would be greatly appreciated. 

In D3 I recently had about a 700 overall type with 85 Ath/45 Spd with both SG and SF skills.  I used him a lot at both positions and always got the impression he lived up to his ratings at SF and underperformed at SG.  I guessed it was the Spd holding him back, and I think 45ish at D3 is probably similar to 55ish at D2. 

Posted by gillispie1 on 3/6/2013 3:29:00 PM (view original):

Posted by a_in_the_b on 3/6/2013 8:00:00 AM (view original):
How much can athleticism and defense make up for lack of speed at shooting guard? If you have someone who otherwise has acceptable guard stats but, say, a fifty speed, a ninety plus ath and a ninety plus defense, how much of a liability would they be defensively at sg? (D2).

a 90 ath/def 50 spd guard sounds great to me, for d2. thats not a defensive liability to any extent, my concern would definitely be more on the offensive side, specifically, if my team can shoot enough 3s with a SG like that. not knowing the rest of the ratings, i cant speak in absolutes, of course - but id consider 90/50/90 to be very very promising.

Well, he doesn't shoot threes, but unfortunately, due to potentials tapping out early on various layers, I'm going to be hurting there this season regardless. I just noticed that the guy I have playing shooting guard has fifteen points more rebounding, and was thinking about alternate lineups I could use. Just trying to expand my lineup versatility and figuring out if that was a matchup I could use at some points.

Posted by Trentonjoe on 3/6/2013 2:54:00 PM (view original):
Why are all those teams playing a -2 against you?    I looked at most of your losses (which is you know, why they played a -2, because it was the right call), did most teams play -'s against you?

I might need to rethink what makes a good 3 point shooter....

All the ath and speed in the world aren't going to help you if you cant shoot.