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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4837879, member: 9844"] FG% is actually a pretty meaningless indicator for anyone that takes a few threes. Effective FG% is better as it takes into account not just 3Pt percentage but also volume of attempts vs. 2 pt shots. But the best is True Shooting Percentage. That also takes into account FT attempts and percentage, converting FT's into a FG equivalent. That percentage is higher for most players because their FT% is usually higher, but drawing fouls is a pretty big factor. For example there are quite a few great spot up jump shooters who have a FT% say around 85%, but they rarely get fouled, so they don't get many substitutions of their FT% for their FG%. A big man who gets fouled on many close in shots, or a player who drives to the basket frequently might have many more FT attempts relative to FG attempts and raise their True Shooting Percentage more than the great shooter with a lower percentage of FT attempts. [/QUOTE]