Why Only Shooting "Game Shots" is the Worst Thing You Can Do

You hear it all the time from coaches: if you're not shooting "game shots" in workouts, you're not getting better. I 100% understand the reasoning. But, is anything in a workout really a "game shot?" There's no defense. We know what we're doing already and don't have to react and adjust. We're likely moving at lower speed. So is there really much of a point of trying to shoot ONLY "game shots?" I say no. Instead, find ways to challenge yourself by targeting the qualities that go into these game shots. These don't have to be insane methods, but just finding ways to stretch ourselves just out of our comfort zone can go a long way. Then, when we have defense available, we can keep it more simple because these will be much closer to the shots we shoot in an actual game. Makes sense to me at least.