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[QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5547358, member: 722"]
Starling last season had a lot of bad shots because there was nobody else that could score. Every game, he took multiple prayer type threes because the alternative was a shotclock violation.

If you took all those terrible shots he was forced to take out of the equation, I think his 3pt percentage improves dramatically.  He's not going to become a great shooter, not by any means, but if he shoots 5 open threes a game, he's going to hit 35% or more.

The offense got him open threes against Buffalo, which is a shot we want everybody but Kyle and Souare taking. Open threes are the way you win games.

I get your point about small sample sizes and wanting to choose the larger sample (of his whole career), but I am arguing that there is a key difference systemically from last year.  He won't be asked to carry the whole offense and he won't have the ball in his hands every time the clock starts winding down.

We traded out Davis, Lucas Taylor and Carlos for Betsey, George, Kingz and Anthony this offseason. Now Starling can afford to let them cook a little instead of being the only competent chef like last year.
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