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Originally Posted by TaShawn  If you watched Mikki Moore play last year, it was obvious that the free throw line jumper was a huge weapon for him. That is the sort of thing that a big man gets through hard work in the off-season. And most centers in the league would be open for that shot whenever they want it.
Last year, he shot about 55% on jump shots and he took over 40% of his shots from outside the paint. This FG% on jumpers is > 10 percentage points higher than any of our big men (Sheed, Dyess, Mohammed, Maxiell)
When you think of an inflated FG% due to amazing teammates, you would think that he was getting a bunch of bunnies. He got those too, but it was in conjuction with his own production. And getting bunnies takes hard work too. You have to be willing to spend time in the paint. Sheed, for instance, got 6% of his shot attemps on dunks and tip-ins vs. 26% for Mikki. |
I did see Mikki Moore play last year and I agree his jumper was very impressive. However, his jumper has never been questionable. In my opinion his biggest improvement was in rebounding last year. He transitioned from being just a lanky shot blocker to a more complete player. You must have missed my comment about him being a hard worker.
Anyway, its not a false statement to say that one of the best passing point guards in the game has a huge impact on his surrounding cast FG%. I think Kidd inflates everyone's FG% on the team. BTW, Mikki Moore has always shot a pretty decent FG%. Shooting a 60 percent FG% is inflated in my opinion. The odds of him continuing to shoot at a clip higher than Shaq has for most of his career is highly unlikely.