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[QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 1365060, member: 127"]
In 2011-2012 we had 7 players shoot over 33% from 3.

Five of those players made over 35 three pointers and none of them played less than 16 minutes a game.  I didn't even count MCW who only took 18 three's but made 7 of them or 39%.

GMac was an assistant then too.

Here are their 3 point %'s.

Kris Joseph .345
Dion Waiters .363
Brandon Triche .350
Scoop Jardine .379
James Southerland .336

Our overall 3 point % for 2011-2012 for the entire team was .349.

It did drop overall in 2012-2013 to .334.

Southerland went up to .398
Brandon Triche (injured) dropped to .288
CJ Fair improved to .469 (from .250)
MCW dropped to .292

GMac was still coach and we made the final 4.

The NBA wanted both Dion and GMac. Since Dion was a pretty good 3 point shooter at SU, should the NBA coaches be faulted for his shot selection and drop in 3 point effectiveness?  MCW never showed a great 3 point shot in college yet the NBA drafted him high -- so they (and we) now expect him to be a good long distance shooter while NBA coaches allow or encourage him to take them? I'm confused about the points being made - is it that NBA evaluators make poor decisions, they don't put players in situations or systems to succeed??? What does this have to do with GMac as a coach that came up in the thread? The NBA keeps rolling the dice on young players after a year or two, many times on "potential" - isn't it the NBA's job to help them develop?
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