5 improvements the Sixers need to make for a playoff run

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3. Shooting consistency

Finding consistency from beyond the arc has been an issue all year for the Sixers.

Robert Covington started the season on fire, sinking 50% of his looks from beyond the arc. He’s cooled off significantly since then, though, all the way down to 36.5%, just below the league average. J.J. Redick leads the team at 40.1 percent, but that’s still his worst rate over the last four years.

Covington’s shooting has been especially concerning when you examine his decline by month.

Robert Covington’s 3pt % by month: October 46.7% / November 39.6% (Signs extension) / December 35.0% (Injured diving into stands) / January 34.3% / February 28.0%. Advanced stats still like his defense and VORP, but this is getting concerning. #76ers #NBA
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Luckily for the Sixers, these aren’t their only two capable three point shooters. Dario Saric is shooting 38 percent from deep, by far the best percentage he’s shot at any level of basketball. T.J. McConnell, on just one attempt per game, is converting at a 47.2 percent clip. New signing Marco Belinelli has made 37.2 percent this year.