Nate Robinson, Sharpshooter

During the offseason I linked to a story about how Nate Robinson was learning how to play point guard, how he was going to pass more, how is game was evolving.

Nine games into the season, Robinson isn't passing (didn't really expect him to?), but he has apparently developed a different part of his game--his three-point shooting.

The new Nate is averaging 1.9 assists per game. That's still better than his 1.4 apg rate last season, but it's also fewer apg than Brad Miller.

What has improved is Robinson's three point shooting. He wasn't much from three while at UW, never averaging better than 40% despite the short NCAA three-point line.

He shot 39% his first two NBA seasons. This season, he's hitting nearly half of the threes he's taking, shooting 48% from three-point range. Granted, it's early yet, but there's nothing wrong with being sixth in the Eastern Conference in three-point shooting 1/8th of the way into the season.

Robinson had 17 points on 5-11 shooting in the Knicks double-OT loss to the Kings on Friday. Just one assist.