Quote Originally Posted by smileyy View Post
If I have a guy who can shoot 45-50% from deep he better be shooting at least 10 a game. Even if he "only" shoots 40% on pull-up 3s (a more difficult shot than catch-and-shoot) I want him taking 20 a game.
Would you then be happy with someone that scores 15 points a game and commits 5 turnovers, or 24 points a game, but also commits 12 turnovers? Especially if those turnovers often turn into fast breaks for the other team? Often a quick pull up 3 that is missed turns into just that...a turnover leading to a fast break. It's certainly entertaining BB to watch, but it isn't often winning BB, especially come tournament time.

Winning BB, and especially championship winning BB, usually relies on a mixture of being able to take and make some outside shots, combined with the ability to score off the drive and also inside by a team's interior players. Then one must combine the offensive abilities of a team with its defensive capabilities.

This isn't rocket science by any means. I think most everyone will agree that a team needs more than just great outside shooters to be successful. "Today's game" or not, somethings just don't change. The objective is to score one more point than your opponent. it's not to just make one more long shot, or to make one more free throw, or to block one more shot. All of those little things add up to the one thing that really matters....scoring that 1 additional point at the end of the game. Ball control that eliminates turnovers that lead to easy baskets, making free throws, controlling the glass, playing defense, making a high % of your shots, playing as a TEAM are just as important now as they ever were.