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Atlanta Hawks: Mike Muscala 2013-14 Season Review

By Adam McGee

Mar 26, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Mike Muscala (31) drives past Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng (5) during the second quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Mike Muscala (31) drives past Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng (5) during the second quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 17, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Mike Muscala (31) goes up for a shot over Charlotte Bobcats center Bismack Biyombo (0) during the first half at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 17, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Mike Muscala (31) goes up for a shot over Charlotte Bobcats center Bismack Biyombo (0) during the first half at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

Muscala prides himself on being a good shooter, even if it wasn’t always on display this year. Muscala shot 42.5 percent for the season from the field, while failing to make any of his 3-point attempts. This doesn’t mean that Muscala doesn’t have potential as a shooter though.

Muscala has a nice, fluid high arching shooting stroke, and his low percentage might be down to his shot selection as much as anything else. Muscala struggles from the left hand side of the floor, shooting less than 33 percent from there, yet he only took two field goal attempts more on the right hand side from where he averages better than 50 percent.

Muscala’s shot selection might need to improve, but his free throw shooting indicates that there’s potential in his stroke. For his 20 games as a Hawk, Muscala attempted 14 free throws, and made every one of them.

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