Life is tough on non-shooting 4s these days. They are to the NBA what flightless birds are to the animal kingdom: at times adorable but seemingly pointless.
You have to admit, it’s pretty cute to watch Kenneth Faried run around, clog the lane, and chase offensive boards; it’s like watching my grampa toil away on his typewriter because “computers are a fad.”
Teams need shooters for efficient offense. Duh. The most efficient shots are uncontested ones near the basket; the only way to get these shots is by freeing the paint of pesky defenders, and the only way to do that is by lining the perimeter with shooters so deadly that teams can’t bear to leave them alone.