CLEMSON, S.C.
Samajae Haynes-Jones knows why he makes those shots. He doesn't make every shot and in some games he doesn't make most of his shots.
Somehow, he seems to make the ones that matter most.
He makes them because he spent countless hours in Koch Arena, at Boston Park, at East High School, on the outdoor courts near the dorms at Hutchinson Community College and at the YMCA practicing those shots. You remember those shots: reverse layup to beat SMU, the running floater to beat UConn and the step-back three-pointer over a 6-foot-8 defender that sealed Sunday's 63-55 win at Clemson in the second round of the NIT.