Buddha went to heaven.

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They are the archetype for dominance. They are the gatekeepers of the conference. They are the Detroit Pistons.

Really????

thats inaccurate. he found nirvana

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Did he announce it in a thread somewhere, or did he just drop off the grid? Like Jack Bauer?

So he didn't move to the Pearly Gated Community? I would have thought I would have read it somewhere on the forum if he had.

As I posted here about a year and a half ago, if one of us regular members just happen to stop posting without explanation, no one here would know for certain if they became fatally ill or just lost their internet connection.....I am almost certain that my wife would never come on here and tell you all that I have moved on to the after life, so you would never know.......

I think Buddah advised Roscoe that he was retiring form the site, but as someone has mentioned a couple of times, we have not heard from Barbara SanAntone since last summer? Hopefully she is OK..



Are we sure he has it back?? He was hot last week, but he seems back to normal now going 1-4 last night and 3-9 vs the Wiz on Sunday. If he is cold tommorrow, then we may need to change the thread to "How do we get Arvises J back?"

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problem is that he can't much to do about it. He is not able to create shots himself, so he is VERY dependant on how well teammates play. It should be noticed that for players who get 5-7 shot per game are 1-5 or 2-7 nights very common. Ballers who get 10-15 shots per game can compensate their bad shooting nights with layups, foul shots, fastbreaks etc.
Jarvis is one dimensional player thats why dumars got him cheaply.

Good analysis, raxrets. You're right on the money. When Pistons are forcing the defense to collapse, the kickouts to Jarvis for wide open looks are the ones he knocks down.

But even with that, a jump shot is not a given to go in. They seem to miss more than go in. There maybe a handful of playeres, if that, that are capable of consistently knocking down long jumpers. Especially, if that is all they do.

Most guys shoot better when they are open.

I remember seeing the statistic that Ray Allen hits over 70% of 3's when he is "wide open." I guess the 3-point contest percentages would be a pretty good indication of that (the rhythm benefit would offset the fatigue factor).

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I guess I was thinking of this:
Sacramento Kings player offensive production by shot contestedness from 82games.com

The guy charted out every shot the team took all year and ranked the level of costedness of each shot. Stojakovich is the one that was pretty shocking.

The one thing that I'm not sure of is how many of those "uncontested shots" were layups off fast breaks vs. 3-pointers, etc.

But looking at Stojakovich, it looks like he made 10 3's and 13 2's on the season when he was deemed wide open. So even if all his 2's were bunnies, he must have still shot lights out from the perimeter when left open.

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