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Message: [QUOTE="Hopkins16, post: 5391605, member: 3893"] As a shooting guard, is it really necessary to shoot threes if that’s your weakness? Why not rely on your strengths, in the case of JJ, floaters, short jumpers, layups, mid-range jumpers. The only time he really should be looking to shoot a three is if the clock is expiring, and he has no choice. Before college and the NBA got 3 pointer happy, most 2 guards relied on the various ways of scoring that I just mentioned. This is where coaching comes in. Running sets to play to your players strengths. JJ has demonstrated in a few games this year his dominance when he played to his strengths. De Rozan (for instance and as a model for a SG who is not a 3 point threat) is one of the best active shooting guards in the league and a great scorer but averages 1.1 threes per game. [/QUOTE]