When you are playing guys you can dominate I agree, however I am already picturing our game against Purdue and think that one key to the game with them is getting Edey out of the paint. If we are playing a lineup of Sanogo/karaban/calcatera/hawkins/newton for instance it will be a situation where sanogo will either have wide open 3s or Edey will have to the leave the paint unguarded alot of the benefits with shooting are how it effects the guys around you
Preach.
If Clingan is ever taking six shots from deep per game, we have a problem with shot selection. But having the threat of the shot a couplefew times per game opens up the paint. The best centers in the NBA are still not taking A LOT of 3s by NBA standards.
Jokic 2.5 (32%)
Embiid 3.3 (32%)
KAT 5.6 (33%)
Valenciunas - 1.6 (35%)
Vucevic - 4.4 (37%)
The other top centers take anywhere from 0 per game like Gobert to an attempt every other game or so like Allen, Ayton, Bam, etc.
Being good for 2 attempts per game at a 30% clip or so would make Clingan NBA eligible in a millisecond. Bigs don't even need to shoot at that 35-40% clip like guards need to be. 30-33% on 1.5-2.0 attempts per game would open some eyes in NBA front offices. He really just needs enough to keep a defense honest and pull a rim protector from the paint.