How to Use jump shooter in a Sentence

jump shooter

noun

• The 6-foot-5 guard has a playground grit about his game that is good for a team that can fall into the trap of being a finesse team of long-range jump shooters.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 1 Apr. 2018
• There’s only so much that can be done when a player of Paul’s vision is also one of the NBA’s best pull-up jump shooters.
  — Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 14 Sep. 2017
• But LeBron worked hard and taught himself to become a better jump shooter.
  — Ed Rendell, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
• His strength, smarts and scoring touch are all real positives, but Williams is going to have to make big strides as a jump shooter to stick around.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 5 June 2019
• His quick feet, 7-foot wingspan and 43-inch vertical leap allow him to smother ball-handlers and close on jump shooters on the wing.
  — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• Part of the price here is about identity, not just the fact that Thompson is one of the most prolific jump shooters ever to touch a basketball.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 30 June 2019
• Brown needs to become a much better jump shooter to maximize his talent.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 10 June 2018
• His size is ideal for a lead guard, but Carr lacks elite burst and leaping ability, making him more of a jump shooter who otherwise relies on craft.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• There are reasons to be optimistic that Durant will recover, not the least of which is that as a 7-foot jump shooter his game isn’t anchored to his ability to beat players off the dribble or up and down the floor.
  — Chris Mannix, SI.com, 30 June 2019
• McDonald’s All-American is a capable jump shooter and has improved as a shooter from long-range.
  — Emily Caron, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2019
• Three days of preparation for Purdue will allow Holtmann and his staff to figure out some better ways for Ohio State's offense to function without its best jump shooter.
  — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• O’Bryant is different offensively from Howard; fewer post-ups and a better jump shooter.
  — Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 22 Dec. 2017
• Singles hitters have almost become baseball’s version of the mid-range jump shooter in the NBA, statistically marginalized.
  — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 3 May 2018
• Allen and the other coaches have worked with him on getting in and out of his screens efficiently, freeing him up to strike more quickly, either as a passer, a finisher or, maybe eventually, a jump shooter.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2019
• Raw, but has shown some offensive ability with a solid free-throw shooting percentage and showing potential as a jump shooter.
  — Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2018
• Sexton is a willing pull-up jump shooter who manufactures space with an advanced array of dribbling moves capable of fazing the limited set of defenders not susceptible to his blow-bys.
  — The Crossover Staff, SI.com, 19 June 2018
• The Georgian international has also demonstrated some ability as a jump shooter.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 5 Feb. 2018

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