Last season over 20% of total New Orleans Pelicans shot attempts came with seven or fewer seconds on the shot clock. These shots, considered late or very late, are routinely inefficient. To wit, the Pelicans posted a 44% eFG% with less than seven seconds on the shot clock and 52% in all other situations. Late shots are bad and this fact is not unique in New Orleans. Seth Partnow showed over at Nylon Calculus that late shots are exceedingly difficult league wide. One shining beacon of good news for Pelican fans is that Anthony Davis and company have drastically cut down on late shots.
New Orleans Pelicans can shoot their way out of the problems on offense
