Hey Larry Hughes, Please Stop Taking So Many Bad Shots

Feb 7, 2008: Cleveland 77 (loss) at Houston 92
FG          FG%         3P         3P%       FT       FT%   
6-16        .375        0-4       .000        1-2      .500
 
Overheard at the game in Houston last night:
Houston Fan: “Wow, that was a pretty crappy shooting night for Larry Hughes.”
Larry Fan: ”But we didn’t have Gooden, Sasha, or Varejao.”
Houston Fan: “How does that impact Larry’s 3 point accuracy?”
Larry Fan: “But Daniel Gibson was […]

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Feb 5, 2008: Boston 113 at Cleveland 114 (win)
FG          FG%         3P         3P%       FT       FT%   
6-13        .461        1-2       .500        5-5      1.000
Good game? Yes.
Great game? No.
 
Would I say Larry shot well last night? No! 6-13 is solid, but those stats were inflated by a few close range shots. Larry shot just 3-9 (33%) on shots from 17 feet and beyond. So the box […]

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Since the country can’t vote to trade Larry Hughes, our next best option for Super Tuesday is to hope Larry can continue his hot streak tonight against the Boston Celtics. Check out the splits by day of the week:
 
4 games is a small sample size, but I have a new hypothesis to explain why Larry shoots so well […]

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Feb 2, 2008: LA Clippers 84 at Cleveland 98 (win)
FG          FG%         3P         3P%       FT       FT%   
3-10        .300        1-4       .250        3-4     .750
I am in Vegas for the Super Bowl. No time tonight to blog about Larry Hughes!

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Jan 31, 2008: Cleveland 95 (loss) at Seattle 101
FG          FG%         3P         3P%       FT       FT%   
10-21        .476      4-8       .500        4-4     1.000
 
Good game Larry. Way to come back strong after last night’s sucktacular 2-11 performance. Your trade value is through the roof! Keep this up and you might be shooting 38% by the end of the season. Too bad the Cavs were […]

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