Look at Rondo - perfect example. FG% 51% but is an aweful shooter - all the defenders sag off him 10 feet. How great would he be, an elite NBA point guard, if he learned to shoot the rock! Gasp, "how could you say he can't shoot - his fg% is 51%"? Cause he can't! Watch him play and you'll see.

And, I don't care if Fields hit a pull up J in the Orlando game, he has NO mid-range game, cannot create his own shot, does not jump when he shoots, has no arc on his shot and has a very slow release. Can he hit an open SET shot? Yes. Can he hit a Jump shot off a down screen? Not really. Fields is still left wide open very often and is never face guarded because nobody is that scared of him as a shooter. Not yet anyway.

"Most NBA players can shoot" - I think we both define the term "shooter" differently. A large portion of NBA players cannot shoot or are not "shooters" (not talking about layups/dunks) though most guards are or should be. Fields might always just be an oportunistic set-shot shooter that feasts off others being double teamed. Maybe a poor mans version of Rich Fox. However, to get to the next level, he needs to be much more than that and develop a true jumper and be able to use it to create his own shot.

So again, can an NBA player, a guard who spent four years in college and does not have a jump shot learn to shoot? Is there hope for Fields (to get to the next level not just a great role player but a top guard in the league) learn to shoot?

I certainly hope so!

Landry will be fine. All he needs is an empty gym and a shooting gun and he will be even more ready, confident, and lights out every time he touches the rock. No worries.