3 takeaways from Michigan State basketball players at night one of Moneyball

2. Coen Carr has a jump shot

There were two things last season that kept Coen Carr off the floor for any significant amount of time. Defensive struggles and the lack of a jump shot. Without improvement in one (preferably both) of those things, Carr likely won’t see the court much this coming season either.

And what a shame that would be knowing the insane athleticism he possesses.

As you would have assumed, Carr showed off that athleticism with some impressive dunks on Tuesday, but he also showed off an improved jump shot as well.

A majority of Carr’s 28 points came off dunks and drives to the rim, but there’s no denying that his improved jump shot isn’t a huge development. Improved defense was always going to be the easiest thing for him to get better at because of his athleticism, so a jump shot was always the biggest question mark.

That question mark however is getting smaller after his impressive showing from behind the arc on Tuesday.

Will this shooting continue into the season? It’s hard to say since not much defense is played during Moneyball. But knocking down deep shots against any defense is a nice thing to see from Carr.