Posted by Allanfan20:

Though he's a 42% shooter this season, I tend to think that's very good for someone who's 5'6" - 5'8".

Posted by Allanfan20:

To top it off, he can hit the midrange AND the long distance.

Posted by VDesai:

You guys should really start looking at eFG (which incorporates 3's) and TS%, which incorporates points from FT's, to really gauge a guy's scoring efficiency.

http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2008/jh_ALL_eFG.htm

Now, Nate Robinson is still bottom half in shooting, but as a guard he falls in line with a lot of notable players. Take a look at some of the players around him and some of the players below him who are noted for their scoring....

Check out Kevin Pelton's explanation:

Shooting Efficiency - If there is an on-base percentage in the NBA - a statistic that has traditionally been undervalued - it would probably be some measure of a player's efficiency in scoring points. There's a stereotype that all statistical analysts think Allen Iverson is a bad player due to his low shooting percentage that is untrue because Iverson's ability to create shots and get his teammates better looks is valuable. Still, being efficient with your shots is very important. The two most common ways of measuring the concept of shooting efficiency are Effective Field-Goal Percentage (eFG%) and what this site calls True Shooting Percentage (TS%).

Effective Field-Goal Percentage was popularized by current L.A. Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy and the Rick Barry's Pro Basketball Bible series. It adjusts for the added value of three-pointers by counting them as 1.5 field goals, thus make it more fair to three-point shooters than field-goal percentage.

eFG% = (FGM + .5*3PM)/FGA

True Shooting Percentage goes a step further by factoring in a player's performance at the free-throw line and considering their efficiency on all types of shots.

TS% = Pts/(2*(FGA + (.44*FTA)))

Former Sonics guard Brent Barry - Rick's son - led the NBA in both categories in 2006-07, posting a 62.6% effective field-goal percentage and a 66.6% True Shooting Percentage. Barry has led the NBA in True Shooting Percentage three times, including twice while in Seattle. Rashard Lewis (58.7%) was the most efficient Sonics shooter by True Shooting Percentage.



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Posted by Cosmic:

Nate's only problems are maturity level and a lack of leadership.

If we had a good mentor for him and he grew up some I think he'd be a very valuable player off the bench for any team in the league.

this was my biggest problem with having Marbury around when we drafted all those guys that year... i knew he'd be a poisonous influence on our young guys... now all of a sudden u see Nate improving on his game cuz Marbury's no longer around taking his minutes away & being a distraction in the locker room... Nate's still got a ways to go to work on his maturity tho, but i think he is becoming a leader in some respects... i see him talking to his teammates all the time & trying to work out where they're supposed to be on the floor during certain plays that are called... his discipline during crunchtime on defense also needs to be majorly worked on, cuz he tends to fall in love with jacking up shots & not working as hard on locking down his man, which he should be doing.