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Message: [QUOTE="Knicks411, post: 77264, member: 767"] That 3 dribble stat is funny. It definitely seems like James has improved his game, made it more diversified. (Though that doesn't mean it's diversified, just more). Just as an example, last year, James took 56% of his shots from 3, and he took 1 FT for every 12 FG attempts. This year, he's taken 36% of his shots from 3, and one FT for every 6 FG. Last year, he averaged an assist every 30 minutes, this year it's one every 10 minutes. Small sample size alert of course, and there's no way he's going to shoot 64% from the field this year, but we are definitely seeing someone with a more diversified offensive game, though it's still focused on shooting. I still see James as a bench player. Though I'm willing to be proven wrong on that. I think I said it before, to me, he's a guy you bring in for the instant offense. If the shot is falling, he can get 20-25 minutes. If it's not, he'll play 5. [/QUOTE]