The entire argument you are having is a pointless argument. You are saying that nobody gets open looks in the NBA which is not a true statement. However, I would be happy if that did turn out to happen with Meeks because that would be exactly what the Lakers want from Meeks. The Three Point shoot is secondary to the offense. The offense will be fast break, early offense, pick and roll and post up in the half court. You want the spacing, that's the key. If somebody is always on Meeks, then that means that the Lakers are getting what they want. They are seeing two guys trying to play the Pick and Roll with no help defense. That's what you want. If the Lakers see a steady diet of that, they are going to beat a lot of teams because you can't defend Howard/Gasol and Nash on the pick and roll with two guys and you can't use help defense on Kobe which means you can't double him up. Even now, there is no player in the NBA who can stop Kobe one on one. That means that the Lakers are going to be successful on the offensive side of the ball. Meeks is key if his man comes off and tries to help. That is when it's important for him to shoot well from the outside. That forces teams to honor him and creates spacing on the floor.
In addition, Meeks did shoot 41% from the floor and 37% from the line last year but in 10-11 seasons, he shot 43% from the Field and 40% from the three. In 09-10 he shot 44% from the field and 38% from the three. Those are respectable numbers from an outside shooter who apparently, according to those who watched him, never got open looks.
