the turnaround Nixon made from stone mason to 3ball sniper was nothing short of miraculous. He was a 16% shooter for his career from 3 after his junior year. He was awful for 3 yrs and then shot 38% from 3 his senior year and his ability to hit 3's consistently took our offense from good to great.
For Baxter to get a lot of playing time in the rotation he HAS to be able to hit 3's, Pope can't afford to put guys on the floor who will be limited and hold back the offense.