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I was curious how Jump Shot and Jump Range work together.

If my player has a high JS but low JR, will they try and take 3's with diminished value or do they only attempt close to the basket jump shots?

Also, if a player has a high JR but low JS, do they just try to attempt bad 3's continuously.

Finally, if a one player has a high JS and a moderate JR, lets say 16/8 versus another with 13 JS and 13 JR, does the lack of range diminish the value of the JS against a more balanced shooter?

One more, how much JR should a player have before it becomes diminishing returns?

Thanks!

Great questions!

Here is an older thread you may find helpful: (313821.1)
And this post in particular: (313821.15)

I would also recommend taking a look at the transfer list for players of certain JS/JR/IS combinations, and see what their stats look like. It will depend on the tactics used, strength of opponent and so on, but it may give you some more ideas.

I know this is straying a little from the original question—is there a similar relationship between JS/IS?

Especially with guards and forwards, I've typically tried to have JR/IS relatively equal (or sometimes IS a little higher b/c it's cheap) and to have those at about a 0.6–0.7 ratio with JS. My reasoning for this has been that it seems to allow for greater tactical flexibility between outside and inside offenses. But now I'm wondering if there might be a more efficient offensive build.

Also sorry if there's already a thread on this elsewhere. I think I remember having seen a similar discussion before, but I can't find the thread.

I think I agree that this is optimal but to me its real advantage is the salary efficiency. I don't believe the argument that a 17/15 player is worse than a 17/11 (unless there is evidence, I'd think the cases in which they "chuck" tend to be more impressive data points than actual statistical trends).

What I do believe is that the 17/11 is almost guaranteed to be in a better salary configuration than the 17/15.

I have started also experimenting with some players whose ratio is a whopping 1.7 or more. They don't play as well as the 0.7, but they offer some things that the 0.7's don't. Check out the shooting percentages of this guy (46570827) who I had on my team in his last season before retiring. I think he was something like 8 JS and 15 JR. I ran him off the bench for bouts of outside scoring, especially against lower quality opposing defenders. In many seasons, his 3FG% was higher than his FG%!!

Incidentally, I think passing is another piece of the "chucking" equation.