Still though to really get this thread going, to even justify any discussion, we need hard data...otherwise we are trying to come up for explanation for how you feel about what you think you have observed. Even if I agree and see the same thing, its just our impression, it can't stand in place of actual data.
Definitely. The only thing I have is a guy who consistently shoots jump shots better when he's guarded than he does on open shots, and this isn't a case of matching up with poor OD big men. Through two and a half seasons, the tally is now 92/167 when guarded, 66/157 when open - with similar distributions over each individual season to date. That's probably the only thing I have with anything approaching a reasonable sample size, though small sample stuff like two 8JR bigs are 8-9 on open threes while my 15JS 15JR SG is 4/20 on open threes is fun but not significant.