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Message: [QUOTE="ochoopsfan, post: 4215698, member: 420"] Five Thirty Eight article on the Sparks and mentioning KLS When it comes to spot-up shooting, Katie Lou Samuelson has improved from the three-point line in each of her first three seasons in the WNBA, [URL='https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/s/samueka02w.html']reaching 35.1 percent during 2021[/URL]. No returning regular on the Sparks other than Nneka Ogwumike outperformed that rate last season, and on a team where Samuelson should get regular minutes and a better chance to establish rhythm, the knock-down shooter of her UConn college days should show up in Los Angeles. But notably, Samuelson has continued to diversify her game, and while her spacing will matter, so too will her ability to maximize her 6-foot-3 frame in mismatches to finish around the rim[B]. Samuelson’s field-goal percentage within 3 feet of the hoop last season was a robust 71.4 percent, and 17.7 percent of her attempts came at the rim. That combination allowed Samuelson to thrive in transition, either pulling up or exploiting a mismatch to the tune of 1.359 points per transition possession, [URL='https://www.synergysportstech.com/Synergy/Sport/Basketball/web/teamsst/Video/Rankings.aspx?iReportTypeID=1&iSeasonID=2021&iLeagueID=2&iGameSubTypeID=154&iCutoff=10&pergame=0&pergameCutoff=0&OrderBy=dPercent&iPlayerID=613072&EventGroup=3&iEventID=28#Player']good for fifth in the WNBA[/URL] among the 65 players with at least 30 such possessions.[/B] [B]And she used that post-up skill regardless of the offensive situation, finishing fifth in that metric among [URL='https://www.synergysportstech.com/Synergy/Sport/Basketball/web/teamsst/Video/Rankings.aspx?iReportTypeID=1&iSeasonID=2021&iLeagueID=2&iGameSubTypeID=154&iCutoff=10&pergame=0&pergameCutoff=0&OrderBy=dPercent&iPlayerID=613072&EventGroup=3&iEventID=21#Player']55 players with at least 10 such possessions[/URL] as well. [URL="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-los-angeles-sparks-went-all-in-this-offseason-how-will-the-new-pieces-fit-together/"]The Los Angeles Sparks Went All-In This Offseason. How Will The New Pieces Fit Together?[/URL] [/B] [/QUOTE]

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