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The NBA draft's forgotten shooter: Belmont's Ian Clark

The first batch of numbers came from Synergy Sports Technology, looking at catch-and-shoot efficiency from the past two seasons, with my own schedule
The NBA draft's forgotten shooter: Belmont's Ian Clark
The NBA draft's forgotten shooter: Belmont's Ian Clark

The first batch of numbers came from Synergy Sports Technology, looking at catch-and-shoot efficiency from the past two seasons, with my own schedule adjustments:

The second batch of numbers is also from Synergy, looking at off-the-dribble jump-shot efficiency from the past two seasons, with my own schedule adjustments:

The last chart combines data from kenpom.com (free throw rate) and box scores (free-throw and three-point percentage) over the past two seasons, and is not adjusted for defense:

Will we forget about Clark after that? Or will he keep hitting so many shots that some NBA team, finally, cannot help but notice?


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Luke Winn
LUKE WINN

Luke Winn joined Sports Illustrated in 2002 as a web producer and is now a senior writer. He primarily covers college basketball, but has written about baseball, the Olympics and more.