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Both of those are good replies- thanks.

So what is odd is that my best shooter, skill-wise, shoots far worse than other players on my team who play the same positions so essentially against equal competition. And, he has by far the highest experience level among my guards.

If he plays more minutes then the backup, he might be tired and miss more.

His stamina is proficient and he averages 20-something minutes a game. Maybe he is due to go on an unbelievable hot streak.

i would say normaly good shooters, don't get much better % then weaker one, in the same team, but they shoot more often.

I don't think this is true, at least not for my team and not across the board. The number of shots taken in a game for me depends heavily on which offensive tactic I play. And for the most part, my good outside shooting guards have a higher % than my poor outside shooting guards, and my good inside shooting big men have better % than my poor inside shooting big men. I think that the player in question is having a bad year, which I assume is down to random factor, which is actually great because if a player eprformed tghe same every season it would be a little boring. Not great that my best player is sucking eggs, but great for the game, IMO.

i find that my shooters even themselves out over time.. i had a couple of guys with slow starts .10-.25 FG% after a few games and now they are back up to more sensible levels relative to their JS/JR abilities.

Today highlighted for me how cold/hot streaks can effect a player. I had a matchup where I thought I would dominate the SF position and Fournet went 0-9 before finishing 4-13 whilst my SG stormed to 14-23 to compensate. My overall FG% was as expected and I can be grateful that at least one of my guards had his shooting boots on!

After checking again - he mustve been really cold. A French NT player in proficient form, enthusiasm higher than opponent going Crunch time shooting 0-9 against a $6k salary player (dont even try tell me his skillset is anywhere near) in average GS being told to CT with less enthusiasm..... I think thats pretty extreme.... but for the season he is still 0.40 / 0.30 overall...

Don't forget that all sample of players are pretty small. There aren't much games where your players did really take 100 shots each, so the variance might be huge if you use the match up ratings as an expected amout of points at 100 shots.

Apart from this, however, in my opinion the shot percentage is affected a lot by the 'hidden skill'. Maybe it's lame to use such a hidden skill for something I can't clarify, but I just find it very weird that my players don't really change their shooting percentages over time (apart from FT).
Trained or not trained, my center still shoots about the same percentage than 3 seasons ago, even slightly less, while I didn't promote or relegated for a few seasons. He was trained 3 seasons long without much %FG difference. One of my guards didn't recieve training for 2 seasons, and he still is shooting about the same percentage as 2 seasons ago, while the guards of the opponents were getting better every week.

Last edited by BB-Patrick at 1/8/2009 12:03:38 PM

One thing to note about the balance of scoring vs defense skills and its effect on shooting % is enthusiasm.

Increased enthusiam, IIRC from recent changes, still improves defense and rebouding, but has no effect on scoring. This would tip the balance toward defense if teams are building up high levels of enthusiasm.

Thought i could share some information on how good it gets. Saw this guy on the transfer market some time ago. Legendary (20+) junp shot and 48.3 % from the field (at the time).

Owner:
Angels of Pwnage

Weekly salary:
$ 47 747
DMI: 116800
Age: 22
Height: 6'6" / 198 cm
Potential: allstar *
Game Shape: respectable

Jump Shot: legendary Jump Range: prominent
Outside Def.: average Handling: mediocre
Driving: proficient Passing: inept
Inside Shot: respectable Inside Def.: mediocre
Rebounding: inept Shot Blocking: pitiful
Stamina: average Free Throw: pitiful ↑

Experience: awful

hmmm legendary is nice and surely a big part off the 48.3% shooting for this guy, but I would like to compare this data with a player that doesnt have such high driving, and jump range. Not to mention he has respectable inside shot, which for a guard is very rare... This guy is a very well rounded off player...

i wanted to add that I have been looking for a PF and Center. players with triple sensa or better have easily .45% shooting percentages. when they have tremendous IS it is even higher. Most off these players dont have any other skills like driving, jump shot or jump range. so maybe when i think about it, it might just be the legendary skill that pushes so high up. Because I doubt for inside minded players rebounding and inside defence dont contribute to their shooting %.

found this guy and he has a .638 shooting % guess it has a huge effect on his shooting skill. he is in a div IV team. How big an effect does it have on his shooting % that the defenses he is playing against are rubish?

Jump Shot: average Jump Range: average
Outside Def.: awful Handling: atrocious
Driving: atrocious Passing: inept
Inside Shot: phenomenal ↑ Inside Def.: proficient
Rebounding: inept Shot Blocking: respectable
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: respectable

Experience: pitiful


Last edited by Astragoth at 1/10/2009 6:45:49 AM