Paul Coro The Arizona Republic Mar. 6, 2004 12:00 AM Casey Jacobsen can break down all the mechanics in his evolution from a Suns rookie hitting 31.5 percent of his three-pointers to the NBA's fifth most accurate three-point shooter at 43.3 percent. He can show you how he keeps the ball higher during his shooting motion. He can explain how he was jumping too high and holding his release too long. But he could not fix the one thing his shot needed most: more minutes. After the Jan. 5 Phoenix-New York trade, Jacbosen's role expanded and his accuracy improved. "Last year, I'd play seven minutes in one half and five in the second half and that's hard to get in a rhythm and shoot three-pointers," Jacobsen said. "When I'm playing 10 or 15 minutes at a time, I can get in a rhythm where I feel confident I'm going to make threes. I'm feeling more confident about my shot than any time since I've played for Phoenix." The second-year swingman's numbers bear that out. ‧ Jacobsen hit just 23.4 percent over the Suns' final 37 games last season. ‧ He improved to 37.9 percent on threes this season through Jan. 5, the day of the Stephon Marbury trade. ‧ He has made 48.5 percent of his threes since. ‧ After averaging 15.9 minutes last season, he has played 26.5 minutes per game since the trade. "He's going to have to be a knock-down shooter, coming in off the bench and really heating up quick," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said. "He does get into the zone a lot. He's been doing a heck of a job." Jacobsen tweaked his shot during the off-season after getting input from former coach Frank Johnson and comparing video of his three-pointers made and missed. Taking at least 100 three-point shots a day last summer, Jacobsen changed his shot so that he keeps the ball in his midsection when he rises. He cut down on his jump after noticing how smooth and quick the NBA's best long-range shooters looked to him. "I can still shoot when I'm tired, and that's a big difference," Jacobsen said. "It looked like I was using so much energy just to get the ball to the rim. "I'm strong enough where I don't need to do that. I tried to take out all that unnecessary motion." The next step: Develop a midrange game. His two-point shooting (.429) is worse than his three-point accuracy (.433). "I know people scout my game and say, 'He's going to either take it all the way to the basket and try to draw a foul or he's going to shoot the three. He rarely ever pulls up for medium-range jumpers,' " Jacobsen said. "I know that's what people say, and that's what I need to do. That's going to be an easy shot for me. "I'll be able to get that open look. That's a shot that can definitely help me in my future games to open up everything else I do." -- 大帥哥加油吧！ --

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