None of the most accurate shooters in the ACC last season ranked among the official league leaders. This is a chronic difficulty in statistical standard-setting. The requirement to make five shots per game renders invisible the identities of regulars who shoot efficiently but not enough.
Knowing who these players are may seem a minor point, but not if you’re intent on guarding the top shooters on the floor. Admittedly some of the top 10 marksmen last season launched attempts so seldom, played so tangentially, their field goal acuity is nearly irrelevant.
But that’s not the case for all of the best shooters, whose playing time may be curtailed by squad depth or redundant strengths, by limitations in stamina or ball skills, or by injury.