It wasn’t all that long ago when the concern was Fred VanVleet couldn’t make a three-point shot to save his soul. Whenever anyone pointed out his struggles, the veteran Raptors point guard would smile wryly, shrug his shoulders a bit and roll his eyes a little.
Not to worry, he’d say, I know what kind of shooter I am, what kind of player I am and, when it’s all said and done, things are going to be fine.
Everyone hopefully took him at his word. VanVleet equalled a season high with six three-pointers, part of a 35-point performance, in the Raptors’ 119-118 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon.