SOTD: Tucker and Ibaka...Corner vs. Above-The-Break

[hankscorpioLA]

Thought this was interesting....

We all know Ibaka and Tucker's three point percentages. But look a little deeper...

Serge Ibaka: http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/201586/shooting/
PJ Tucker: http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/200782/shooting/

Ibaka

Corner 3: 3-13 (23%)
Above-the-break 3: 80-201 (40%)

Tucker:

Corner 3: 39-107 (36%)
Above-the-break 3: 7-28 (25%)

For Tucker, this is pretty much par for the course. For Ibaka, its a little bit weird because 2014-15 looks very similar to this year, but 2015-16 was quite different - more corner threes and a lower percentage above the break.

Also - I went and looked at Patterson and Carroll and, while both of them take most of their threes above the break, Carroll is actually a lot better from the corner. IMHO part of the reason may have to do with spacing. Because, for the most part, Carroll starts the game as one of two outside threats (the other being Lowry), its harder to get him an open look in the corner. Now you put Ibaka out there, not only are there two legit outside threats, if you space them properly, you should be able to get better looks for both of them. Same thing goes for the pairing of Patterson and Tucker.

Of course, you can't always get the shot you want...but its an interesting facet of how our two new acquisitions could affect the team as a whole.

[Rapcity_11]

Tucker's a pretty meh shooter. More than 50% of his 3's are "wide open" and he only shoots 32.4% on those. He also only takes 3.0 3PA's per 36.

http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/200782/shots-dash/

[S.W.A.N]

Ibaka being decent at the above the break 3 is good for us. High pick and pop threat with lowry and demar.

In theory that could have a trickle down effect as defenders respect the roll opening up driving lanes.

As for Tucker. Play hard nose d for 15-20 mins and only shoot open corner threes. Keep it simple

[hsb]

Yeah, that's actually below average for the corner in regards to Tucker.

PPatt's ABT three percentage was fairly unimpressive iirc, so Ibaka adds a better level of three point shooting as the guards find it easier to throw it back for threes there. It's actually better than Ross's too, which was a nice surprise when I saw the numbers.

[VancouverRaps]

Good thing about Tucker is that he's a smart player that knows his limitations when it comes to shooting. It's good to see that a lot of his attempts are on open looks and from the corner. Pretty small sample size with Ibaka's corner 3's, only 13 attempts, but even last year he struggled with corner 3's. Ibaka as a pick-and-roll big is pretty intriguing since he's a pretty good shooter from above the break and obviously athletic enough to attack the basket as well.

[Boogie!]

tucker isnt a shooter period, which is why im a bit dissappointed by the acquisition. hes a defense, rebounding guy, which helps us in some ways, but hes not gonna make our offense any better come playoff time and again, whos to say how well our defense is gonna improve simply because of ibaka. the interior defense is the problem, not the perimeter right?

[T-d0t]

They did not acquire Tucker for his offense LOL come on

[Zeno]

what is Lowry from the corner because I swear I can't remember him ever making one.(hyperbole)