Comments on: Checking In on James Posey & James Jones http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466 NBA & ABA Basketball Statistics & History Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: Jason J http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466&cpage=1#comment-37617 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:08:57 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466#comment-37617 He's filling a role. Just because he might not be the best three point shooter on a team, it's still better from Wade, Pierce, Rondo, Paul, etc. to be the ones creating plays while he spots up. Division of labor. Of course it's his D that keeps on the floor in the first place.

]]> By: Roby http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466&cpage=1#comment-37550 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:31:09 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466#comment-37550 6 of the 20 seasons were turned in by 4 Heat players (Majerle, Posey, J. Jones, D. Jones) and

Posey did it with 4 different teams!(2 won rings)

It's funny that Posey, a career 35% 3-point shooter seems to shoot almost exclusively beyond the arc. He is not in the same vein of some of the great marksmen like Kerr, Rice, and Legler, yet he seems to only jack up 3's. It is odd to me.

]]> By: Greyberger http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466&cpage=1#comment-37540 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:21:50 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466#comment-37540 He's like Ricardo the Busboy, destroying everybody at Pop-a-shot.

]]> By: P Middy http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466&cpage=1#comment-37525 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:31:02 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466#comment-37525 and JJ is shooting 44% from 3. Get that man the ball!

]]> By: Neil Paine http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466&cpage=1#comment-37498 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:31:20 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466#comment-37498 99% of his attempts have been jump shots, too.

]]> By: LURid http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466&cpage=1#comment-37494 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:30:05 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466#comment-37494 Also crazy: every single field goal James Jones has made so far this season has been assisted (as of the last update at 82games, at least):

http://www.82games.com/1011/10MIA7.HTM

]]> By: Neil Paine http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466&cpage=1#comment-37490 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:19:27 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466#comment-37490 I know, right? Check out the league averages through the years:

Year FGA 3PA 3PA/FGA
2011 67743 15113 22.3%
2010 200989 44622 22.2%
2009 199054 44583 22.4%
2008 200501 44544 22.2%
2007 196073 41671 21.3%
2006 194315 39313 20.2%
2005 197626 38748 19.6%
2004 189802 35492 18.7%
2003 192109 34912 18.2%
2002 193263 35074 18.1%
2001 191664 32597 17.0%
2000 195220 32614 16.7%
1999 113379 19080 16.8%
1998 189538 30231 15.9%
1997 188594 39943 21.2%
1996 190675 38161 20.0%
1995 180423 33889 18.8%
1994 186951 21907 11.7%
1993 190295 19824 10.4%
1992 193391 16898 8.7%

Teams are actually shooting more from deep now than they did with the shorter distance, and that's been true every year since 2006-07.

]]> By: Jason J http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466&cpage=1#comment-37489 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:01:56 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466#comment-37489 Not a single player on that list from the '94-'97 shortened three point line years. What was Don Nelson doing!?!?

]]> By: P Middy http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466&cpage=1#comment-37488 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:23:42 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=8466#comment-37488 It's the age of the specialist. 5 of the guys on the 3fga/fga list are from this season!

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