questions on stats: FG, 3pt, Range

[drummond]

I've played many franchise games but I am still not sure about FG, 3pt and the Range.

For example, Shareef Abdur-Rahim has 25 shooting range, FG stats as 82 and 3pt as 65. Wasn't 3pointer 25 feet away? How come AI players of superstar mode are faked in the 3 point line when his 3pointer stats are low? He cannot make 3 pointer very often but he always can pump fake from beyond the arc. That always makes me wonder.

The opposite case is when a player has 16 range, FG at 77 and 3pt at 85. Well, i understand there are players in NBA who can make 3 pointers better than 2 point jump shots - not including layups or dunks. If he can shoot 3 pointer that well, his shot should be respected and the defender should often be pump-faked near the 3 point area. That never happens in live2000.

Can anyone explain these two cases in live2000?

P.S. Well you may say all those pump fakes don't happen in real game that much but it happens anyway.

[Alex Italo]

I figured that only players with FG over 80 are able to pump fake.
It works anywhere near the 3-point line or inside despite 3pt ability.
My team has centers with no 3-point shot whatsoever but they're able to fake 3-point shots just because their FG is 80+.

I realized that after a new season had started, one of my players just couldn't do a pump fake anymore (he was aging and getting worse). In the other hand, a player (that couldn't fake) improved and his pump fakes started to work.

I looked at the ratings and noticed that just my players with FG 80+ were the same players that could fake.

[drummond]

I figured that only players with FG over 80 are able to pump fake.

Thank you for the reply. I knew, however, the fact that players with FG over 80 or 82 are able to pump fake.

Could you tell me why 3pt rating is not linked to FG and shooting range in basketball sense or Live game theory at least? Defenders should be -at least once in a while - faked near the 3point line if a player is a good 3 point shooter no matter what his FG stat is.