What If A 'Shooter' Can't Shoot?

Buried in the rundown of last night’s Miami Heat loss was the following gem, from the Sun-Sentinel’s beat writer, Ira Wilderman:

When does Daequan Cook officially go from “shooter” to “misser”?

Seems simple enough, but so, so perfect. I underwent a similar transition when I graduated high school. The shooting touch faded, and before you knew it, gone was the three-point “specialist”, and suddenly I was a “glue guy” with a beer belly and a smoking habit. And a “high basketball IQ,” of course. There are just so many different ways to describe mediocrity!

And hey, this game’s fun. Let’s try it with some other NBA players:

When does Deshawn Stevenson stop being a “defensive stopper”, and start being “terrible” on both ends of the floor?

It applies to so many people:

When does Mo Williams go from “All-Star Mo Williams” to “man, wouldn’t it be cool if Lebron played with an all-star?”

And even teams:

When does Portland go from “up-and-coming” to “just not that great”?

Or how about Kevin Garnett?

When does Kevin Garnett officially go from “fiery and intense” to “INSUFFERABLLLLEEEEE”?

Okay, we should probably stop now. But man, this is fun. Thanks, Bullsblogger.