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RSP83 wrote:I was wrong about him. I called out that he's going on a hopeless sharp decline after mediocre showing in the pre-season. Maybe he's no longer playing under pressure this year. I hope we still have a chance to sell high on him before the deadline. Not sure anybody would give up FRP for him though.
sco wrote:It seems like a confidence thing. I see that he now has confidence in his 3 ball and it seems affect his movement, where before he would hesistate early in the shot, it seems to be more free flowing. Inside, those millions of escaped bunnies he missed seemed to go away. Before, I noticed, especially against shot blockers, he would rush shots at the rim and be off target, he doesn't seem to rush those shots as much. Goes to show that the game is more mental that I think it is. I'd love to know what he did differently this offseason to have such a big impact on his game.
I felt like a lot of my shots last year, I was rushing it a little bit and I wasn’t staying in them,” Vučević said. “That’s really what I tried to work on this year — just staying in my shot, taking my time. Don’t rush it. Trust it.”
“Obviously, looking at my season as a whole the one thing that sticks out is my three-point shooting percentage was not great,” Vučević acknowledged. “I’ll look at that and see the reason why. Did I overthink or whatever it was, see where to get better and improve. With us the consistency never got constant. We let a lot of games slip we had a chance to win. Close calls where we had a chance to get to .500 and never were able to get over the hump and the bad start dug us a big hole and that was hard to come back from.”
chitownsports4ever wrote:sco wrote:It seems like a confidence thing. I see that he now has confidence in his 3 ball and it seems affect his movement, where before he would hesistate early in the shot, it seems to be more free flowing. Inside, those millions of escaped bunnies he missed seemed to go away. Before, I noticed, especially against shot blockers, he would rush shots at the rim and be off target, he doesn't seem to rush those shots as much. Goes to show that the game is more mental that I think it is. I'd love to know what he did differently this offseason to have such a big impact on his game.
He talks about about in decent yahoo article from a couple of weeks ago his shooting and the offensive changes
https://sports.yahoo.com/worst-3-point-shooting-season-233500741.htmlI felt like a lot of my shots last year, I was rushing it a little bit and I wasn’t staying in them,” Vučević said. “That’s really what I tried to work on this year — just staying in my shot, taking my time. Don’t rush it. Trust it.”
He ended the season at his exit interview saying
https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/nikola-vucevic-acknowledges-disappointing-season-up-to-the-front-office-now“Obviously, looking at my season as a whole the one thing that sticks out is my three-point shooting percentage was not great,” Vučević acknowledged. “I’ll look at that and see the reason why. Did I overthink or whatever it was, see where to get better and improve. With us the consistency never got constant. We let a lot of games slip we had a chance to win. Close calls where we had a chance to get to .500 and never were able to get over the hump and the bad start dug us a big hole and that was hard to come back from.”
chitownsports4ever wrote:sco wrote:It seems like a confidence thing. I see that he now has confidence in his 3 ball and it seems affect his movement, where before he would hesistate early in the shot, it seems to be more free flowing. Inside, those millions of escaped bunnies he missed seemed to go away. Before, I noticed, especially against shot blockers, he would rush shots at the rim and be off target, he doesn't seem to rush those shots as much. Goes to show that the game is more mental that I think it is. I'd love to know what he did differently this offseason to have such a big impact on his game.
He talks about about in decent yahoo article from a couple of weeks ago his shooting and the offensive changes
https://sports.yahoo.com/worst-3-point-shooting-season-233500741.htmlI felt like a lot of my shots last year, I was rushing it a little bit and I wasn’t staying in them,” Vučević said. “That’s really what I tried to work on this year — just staying in my shot, taking my time. Don’t rush it. Trust it.”
He ended the season at his exit interview saying
https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/nikola-vucevic-acknowledges-disappointing-season-up-to-the-front-office-now“Obviously, looking at my season as a whole the one thing that sticks out is my three-point shooting percentage was not great,” Vučević acknowledged. “I’ll look at that and see the reason why. Did I overthink or whatever it was, see where to get better and improve. With us the consistency never got constant. We let a lot of games slip we had a chance to win. Close calls where we had a chance to get to .500 and never were able to get over the hump and the bad start dug us a big hole and that was hard to come back from.”
FriedRise wrote:Vooch seems to excel with the faster pace style of play compared to the slow it down. Maybe it's the focus on getting up 3s and quick shots/passes, but I rarely ever see him post up anymore. When he does, it's usually a couple quick dribbles and a hook. And this is with him having more space without DeMar and his defender crowding him in a 5-out offense.
Yes, we all wish his defense would be better (if he would just raise his arms when a shot goes up...), but I don't know if we can fully blame it on him when you've got leaks coming in from all over the place with Coby, Giddey, and Zach hilariously trying to contain the perimeter. We are better at defending 3s now with improvements in both percentage (-3%) and volume (-4.5%), but the flip side is everyone's attacking us at the rim and we can't stop them.
GoBlue72391 wrote:The "Vuc is doing good now that Demar is gone" is such a weak argument that it doesn't really warrant discussion.
Even if you concede that the paint is clear with Demar gone giving more room for Vuc to operate, it still doesn't carry weight because
A) his shot chart isn't really changed as another poster pointed out
and
B) he's getting those same wide-open 3s he got last year, he's just making them now. That has literally nothing to do with Demar or anyone else other than Vuc himself.
He's also not blowing 2-3 bunnies per game either, something that also has nothing to do with Demar.
It's just scapegoating. Vuc is just playing better this season, period, and he is the one who deserves credit for that, not Demar's departure.
boozapalooza wrote:
Feels inevitable that either Vuc or Zach (maybe both) will end up in LA
sco wrote:boozapalooza wrote:
Feels inevitable that either Vuc or Zach (maybe both) will end up in LA
It is hard to make the $ work with LA and get back anything useful. I really want Vandy in the deal, but I think we'd be stuck with Rui + Hayes...it would be great to get a 2029 pick, but that my be reaching.
Clint Eastwood wrote:Rui, Knect, hayes for vuc and torrey craig works on trade checker. I would consider that. I would probably need a pick too. Waiting for the overrating of knects value in 3, 2, 1…
Chi town wrote:Clint Eastwood wrote:Rui, Knect, hayes for vuc and torrey craig works on trade checker. I would consider that. I would probably need a pick too. Waiting for the overrating of knects value in 3, 2, 1…
Lakers are calling Knecht the draft steal. I’m sure he’s off the table now.
Think it would need to be a 3 way.
Chi town wrote:I see best fits for Vuc…
Mavs, Lakers, Dubs, Bucks, Suns, Magic
I’d want a late 1st for him.
Chi town wrote:Clint Eastwood wrote:Rui, Knect, hayes for vuc and torrey craig works on trade checker. I would consider that. I would probably need a pick too. Waiting for the overrating of knects value in 3, 2, 1…
Lakers are calling Knecht the draft steal. I’m sure he’s off the table now.
Think it would need to be a 3 way.
