On Wednesday, McCain shot just 6-for-19 and 0-for-7 from deep. The rookie guard did a good job of making some adjustments and getting to the basket a bit, but he rushed a lot of his looks from deep and coach Nick Nurse just wants him to understand that there's more of this to come.

The rookie has been one of the bright spots in the Sixers' dark season: "It's a great feeling having this kind of an impact on the team."

The “Knecht” mania from last week morphed into a more sober stretch with the Lakers’ little skid and his recent 42.9% shooting. Lakers coach J.J. Redick was asked about his defense, and TheRinger.com ran a lengthy piece questioning his ceiling as a 23-year-old newbie and justifying his slide to No. 17 in the Draft. Welcome to the NBA, rook.