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Não posso estar mais de acordo com o que pensa Jerry Sloan.
Just when you think Sloan is all about the big-picture approach in coaching he surprises you by quoting a stat like he did Monday. According to Sloan, C.J. Miles is shooting 38 percent on jumpers and better than 50 percent whenever he drives to the basket. Not surprisingly, Sloan wants to see more drives and fewer three-pointers out of Miles. For the record, Miles is shooting 48.1 percent overall and 34.0 percent from three-point range. Sloan also used the stat to make a broader point about the game. "Young guys have got to have a mid-range game," Sloan said. "Everybody wants a three-point shot or a dunk. That's the nature of coming out of college into this league. But give me a guy that can make a 15-foot jump shot. "That's when you become effective because there's a lot of times that shot is there and you need an opportunity to be able to make that shot. So many guys think it's better to be able to hit a home run than it is to get a single. "That's why a guy like Jeff Hornacek was always so effective with us. Sure he made three-point shots, but him and [John] Stockton could make 15-footers and that really increases your ability to play the game." Then Sloan started talking about the entertainment value - - or lack thereof - - of the mid-range jumper. "There's not anything exciting about a 15-foot jump shot," he said. "People go home and say, ‘God, I'm bored to death.' How many times you ever see them show on television, people write in the newspaper, anything about a guy making a 15-foot jump shot? It's always they made a three or they got a dunk."
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