As usual, let's look at three players who look a little different than what we thought they'd be and ask: Is this sustainable? Or, if the pattern is bad: Is this reversible?
What's up?
Korver used to be a contender for the label of "best shooter ever" before Stephen Curry went into transcendence mode. But Korver was still pretty good until his past three mind-numbing, stupefying performances. One night after going 0-for-8 from 3-point range, Korver laid an 0-for-10 clunker Tuesday. In 914 previous NBA games, Korver had never gone worse than 0-for-7. In his past three games, Korver is 2-for-27 overall and 1-for-23 from deep.
In just three games -- the first after Christmas -- Korver's season 3-point percentage has fallen from 41.7 percent to 36.2. Last season, Korver's Player Rater value on 3s was the third-best in the league and was the foundation of his solid 8.93 overall rating. This season, he's now just 23rd in the 3 category and has an overall mark of 3.82. Must have been a heck of a Christmas celebration at the Korver household.