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Unlike others in the contest, Jones is a set shooter who spends most of his time lurking along the perimeter waiting for the defense to collapse on Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh. Jones is a specialist’s specialist. He has been assisted on every single one of his 93 3-pointers this season. Denver Nuggets wing Arron Afflalo and Jones are the only players this season to make at least 75 3-point field goals and have all of them assisted so far.
“It caters to a guy like me, being a stand-still shooter,” Jones said. “Pick it up -- or catch it -- and shoot, not off of movement. The way I shoot it is the easiest way to shoot it, whereas those guys like Ray [Allen] shoot it off of screens full speed, trying to get their body in position. That’s tough.”
Not only is James a stand-still shooter, but he’s exclusively a 3-point artist.
“I think 95 percent of my shots are 3s, so naturally I take a lot and I make a lot,” he said.
Ninety-five percent is an exaggeration on Jones’ part, but not by much. Of James’ 251 total field goal attempts, 213 of them have come from beyond the arc, which means 3-pointers make up 85 percent of his overall repertoire.
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