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[QUOTE="Oakland, post: 5011647, member: 590"]
The 3pt shooting was a disappointing surprise this year.

I didn't have high expectations for JJ so his lumpy and mediocre 32.4% was expected.  On the other hand:

Benny shot 39.6% last season, so I had him as the IGGY 3pt leader, but his shooting collapsed with the rest of his game - what a shame all around.
JT shot 39.3% last season, and he had a shooter's pedigree, but it looks like he changed his shot by starting it almost behind his head this season and the result was not good.  Why change!?  ESPN has him at 30.1% this season which seems high to me - I would have guessed ~20% as he only made 5 of them after new years day.  A shocking decline and one that doesn't happen often.  Not a good look for GMac if he is the 3pt shooting coach.
Mintz shot 45% the last ten games of last season, and 46.5% in the last 12 games.  That was a good enough and long enough stretch to get my hopes up, so his 28.2% this season was another major disappointment.  Again, not a good look for GMac.

Interesting that Maliq shot 36.8% on low volume but enough to make defenses think about it.  Everyone wants a big who can shoot the 3; well we sort of have one.  Note that almost all of his 3s seemed were taken at the top of the key, not sure he can make them elsewhere, but he probably doesn't have to.

All stats from ESPN.
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