New Orleans Pelicans Rank: Alonzo Gee Roundtable

Jan 31, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Alonzo Gee (1) during the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

Gee has had some fluctuations in his three-point shooting during his career. What would he need to shoot for you to consider this season a success from that standpoint?

Brendon: Last year’s league average was 35%. I think that knowing he will be limited in his opportunities, expecting two or three attempts a game that are pretty wide open is safe. If that expectation is met, I see no reason why the guard-big sets wouldn’t be able to spring open enough elsewhere on the court for Gee to shoot his way to 35%.

Nathan: I think anything around league average should be considered a success. Obviously, it’d be great for him to shoot lights out like Babbitt did last season, but it isn’t really necessary. I expect the second unit to be focused around Alexis Ajinca a lot more this season, so Gee really just needs to shoot at an average rate so that defenses can’t cheat off of him. Any three-point shooting is an improvement over Cunningham.

Rick: Anything around 37%, which is his average for his career. Look, the expectations should be very tempered with Alonzo Gee on this team. He’s not going to be a guy who breaks out and becomes a real role player. He’s gonna be a guy who can make some shots and play some defense, while at the same time doesn’t do much more than what’s expected from him. On a team that played Dante Cunningham in many key moments on offense last year though, his shooting will be a nice addition.

Austin: League average is around 35% from three, so the ideal scenario would be to shoot higher than that. If he manages to crack the rotation, he is going to get open looks based on the attention to other players like Anthony Davis, Tyreke Evans, etc. You have to be able to hit those wide open looks, and if Gee does, I don’t think 38-39% is out of the question.

Matt: I think anything around that 35 percent league average mark is a huge success. Gee has had some nice shooting season in his career but most have come as a result of small sample sizes as he shoots only 2.5 threes per 36 minutes for his career. If he ups the rate he takes threes and knocks down 35 percent I would be very happy.

Johnny: I think we’re being too careful here discussing Gee. Anthony Davis creates more open looks in the corner then most big men do, and Quincy and Cole both became amazing three-point shooters in the Pels system. Gee shot 37% last season and 40+% from the corners. I think he shoots 41% from deep this season and close to 50% from the corners. I sound crazy, but Luke Babbitt shooting 51% seemed crazy before as well.

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