This isn't a Travis hate post, but...

[BrianFromWA]

do you think his 3pt% at the end of the year or whenever he's traded (whichever comes first) is over/under 43%?

For all the "how do you like them apples?" posts and "how does crow taste?" posts when Travis was shooting 60% from three, here's a stat for you. Through the first 9 games, he was 15-26 (58%). In the 8 games since then, he's 10-25 (40%). He's now at 49%--still quite good (9th in the league), but I think he's on his way back down to earth a bit. 43% is quite good, (would've been 12th in the league last year), and I think that's about where he'll end up, even counting his hot start.

The problem with that, though, is that if Travis's 3pt% goes down much more, it'll start to be overshadowed by his horrible % inside the 3pt line. I'm also curious to see what Webster does with the open looks when he gets back. My personal crystal ball is that 3pt% may be around his career 39-40% range, but that his total FG% will go up b/c he'll get more dunks off breaks and breaking down defenders who do the kamikaze close out.

 

[BlazerFanForLife]

I was having a dream and in it Webster had developed a mid range game where if the 3 wasn't open he could dribble to either of the elbows elevate and never miss. Once Nate saw this Outlaw was kicked out of town

 

[andalusian]

Well, he had much better 2P% before - while it makes sense to expect his 3P% to go down - it also makes sense that the 2P% will go up...

 

[Ed O]

If Outlaw ends up at 43%, no one should be complaining. Even the most ardent Outlaw fans didn't really (I don't think) expect him to finish in the top 10 in three point shooting... and that's OK. He's not even our starting SF, for crying out loud... to expect such a result is an invitation to attack him for not meeting those unrealistic expectations.

I would be surprised if he finishes above 43%.

Ed O.

 

[BrianFromWA]

LOL...I try really hard to meet all the rules of a) not saying someone sucks, b) stating my question/discussion point first, then elaborating, and c) trying not to be too long winded. Just wanted "over", and discussion/reasons, or "under", and discussion/reasons.

My discussion point was how far you thought Travis was going to come back down to earth. At least Ed said "under", I think.

The most ardent Outlaw fans trumpeted his 60% shooting over the last few weeks as him taking Webster's offensive role (spot up 3pt shooter) while Nic was better at the defensive role, pushing Webster into uselessness/trade bait. My question was to ask at what point those who are and aren't Outlaw supporters think his % will drop to.

 

[Ed O]

My discussion point was how far you thought Travis was going to come back down to earth. At least Ed said "under", I think.

Yes, I did

Ed O.

 

[KingSpeed]

I expect him to finish between 40 & 43 and that's a great percentage.