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How can we tell as the season progresses if the Trail Blazers are getting better shots than they did last season?

Last week we looked at some of factors that may have contributed to the Trail Blazers’ league-low assists-per-game average. I used Coach Terry Stotts’ media comments to guess how he thinks they could improve:

Some of it was poor shooting inside and outside. We’ll try to improve on that this year by shooting less off the dribble, using more movement and getting better shots.

I touched on the areas he thought they could work on but stopped short of answering the question of how do we know if they are “getting better shots.