I remember Respert, Bennett, and Kerr. For the most part Bennett and Kerr had very good shot selection, that which I would not classify as "gunners", more like "assasins".
My Definition:
Gunner- can shoot at anytime for any reason in hopes to hitting the target. When on is deadly, yet when off can take away from team effectiveness.
Assasin- Picks his/her shot wisely, usually the shot is uncontested, and more often than not is on target. When he/she misses it is still on target, just not a bullseye.
Kerr I seen play alot, and if I recall corrrectly he was very selective, yet deadly. Bennett, I only seen a few times, but do remember him being a very good passer, leader, and shooter. He would be given the green light when his team was struggling, yet played within the team game.
Respert was very deadly, and on his game more often than not. I remember many great games by him. However, on the other end of the spectrum was his desire to find his shot again when it was not there. I seen him shoot Mighigan State out of as many games as he did in them. He was either a 7 for 10 guy or a 2 or 3 out of 10 guy.
It is hard to determine which kind of player a team prefers. I honestly feel it depends on any given team. If the surrounding cast is there, I would like a very selective shooter. If there is not much of surrounding cast, a gunners mentality may be a better fit. That is why I think Respert would have been extremely frustrating to coach or play with, Michigan State always had a good supporting cast. I think Respert's shot attempts were a little too high for my liking as a coach.
Then again, all this is just my opinion and my preference as a coach as for type of player or players I like to coach. The Kerr and Staudacher types are my preference alone. It would be difficult for me as a coach to give that many shots per game to any one player regardless if he is on or not. If on, keep feeding him if rest of the team is struggling. If off, have him contribute in other ways to the team and try getting teammates involved.
As for Staudacher, I feel 10 to 15 attempts per game is ideal. When one player is getting more than that it is hard to keep the other teammates interested and involved. Matt Martin has learned that in his 4 years, and in turn has been much more effective this year. Of late he has been in a slump from 3, yet he is scoring more inside 3, and creating more often for his teammates.
I have seen enough of Staudacher to know if he stays healthy that he will go down as the best GRIZ perimeter shooter ever. His shot is that that all coaches at all levels would love to teach younger players to shoot like. :thumb: