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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2871487, member: 40"] I think you overestimate your basic understanding of English, given that you seem to be the only person in the history of basketball to classify a 19 foot shoot as mid-range. Let me break this down to simpler concepts, so that you will no longer be confused. Battle is not what anyone would classify as anything more than an average jump shooter. There are many reasons for this--his useage has made for inefficient offensive perfomance, and he also has flawed mechanics on his jump shot. He also has the green light to shoot from anywhere on the floor, and that has contributed to his inefficiency. What was discussed above was not what everyone other than you would classify as a mid range jump shot. We were talking about him shooting from just inside the three point line, where he seems to connect on an inordinate amount of [U]long range[/U] jump shots. He also has displayed virtually no hesitation on pulling up for that shot, nor for stepping back from a mid range shot into a deeper shot from just inside the arc, as well as a smoothness for sinking those shots-- perhaps due to his comfort taking shots from that range. Statistics show that this is not an efficient shot to take; for most players, it is not a good decision to take a deep shot. Please note, to avoid continued mischaracterization on your part of that shot as "mid range" shot--just inside the stripe, Battle has shown proficiency hitting that shot. If the data were broken down -- again, non-inclusive what everyone else other than you classifies as a mid-range shot, from 7 to 16 feet, and only looking at ~17-19 feet, I'd guess that Battle hits better than 40%, based upon the eye test. From 7-16 feet, he seems to be less efficient than he is from a few feet deeper, just inside the three point line area -- counter-intuitive as that might seem. Your perspective is skewed because you are combining everything from 7-19 feet and blanketly applying it to everything inside the three point arc -- whereas I'd like to see the visual data broken down to see what he looks like from different levels. I'm guessing that he shoots consistently better from just inside the three point line than he does from a few feet closer, and believe that the data would back that up. [/QUOTE]

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