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A few weeks ago, I discussed how volume shooting can affect the fantasy value of players and your team's ability to move up the rankings, because the more field goal or free throw attempts a player takes, the more weight his percentages carry, good or bad. This week I'm going to take a look at the field goal percentages posted to date this season by certain players who are shooting above or below their typical mark to determine whether the change is an anomaly or something we can count on the rest of the season.
Like most other things that involve fantasy hoops, we need to play the odds, and with percentages, the odds are that an established player will eventually work his way back to his typical shooting percentage. We can take advantage of this assumption in...
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