Onus wrote:vvoland wrote:Onus wrote:
45.5% is elite for 3 point pull-ups
https://www.nba.com/player/1641764/brandin-podziemski/
His catch and shoot is not elite.
We agree he needs to increase his volume.
The problem with him gambling isn’t so much the gambling aspect it’s that only so many players can rift and be a defensive playmaker before it breaks down. Dray gambles all the time on defense but we alllow him to gamble because more often than not he’s right and the team knows he’s gambling so everyone adjusts accordingly. Bp isn’t going to be dray but he’s offering his own form of rim protection which can be helpful we just can’t have him and dray and other people doing rim protection at the same time. It’s the fact he’s reading the game and putting himself in position is the exciting part. Sure it makes him slower to rotate and he already is small with a small wingspan but it’s the iq to see the play develop and get in position that is elite. He just needs to learn on when to apply it. It’s season 1 it’s a great starting point.
It's an elite % on tiny volume but the hard part will be keeping the % high while increasing attempts. I just don't really believe in the shot like the % says I should. I think it was all those missed free throws, especially the techs.
He wasn't a good ft shooter in college either. It really does seem like he needs that rhythm dribble for that energy transfer to work.The problem for me is that while Dray is reading and reacting when he gambles, Podz, mostly, just gambles. I'm not trying to say he doesn't read the game or anything. I'm just saying Dray's defensive tightrope, isn't something that hurt us. It's doubly impressive considering he's a 'big' and his defensive responsibilities are numerous.
Green did and does hurt us when he gambles. Hell he even admittedly said he did in a recent podcast because he would get sucked in on actions and leave Ryan Anderson (or a player like him) open and he admitted he was a bad defender for ryan anderson type players because he would leave them open.In podz's spot, he needs to be much better both on and off ball and he can get halfway there if he stops gambling quiet this much. Both on charges and rebounds, he can get punished by teams looking to take advantage of that aggression/mindset.
on ball defense really doesn't affect him gambling for a charge. I'm not sure why you're lumping them together. Is he the best on ball defender, no but it's not because he's roaming off someone to look to draw a charge. They are separate issues.
Give me the aggressive mindset and the coaches will find a way to reign him in, it's better that he's seeing the actions than just getting lost on any action.I'm not saying it's a bad thing, or whatever. I'm just saying while the 'charge rate' is elite, to me, it doesn't equal elite defensive reads or instincts.
How do you think one takes charges? (this is what I mean by semantics)
Gambling is how he takes charges. Not sure what this has to do with semantics. You literally called out his reading of the game as "elite" and used his charge-taking as evidence of that "elite" skill. I'm saying there are players that gamble within the scope of the defense, like Dray, and don't hurt the overall defense. Usually because aside from gambles that don't work, they're good-to-great defenders. That's not Podz. I brought up on-ball because he does try to take charges in on ball defense (along with other gambles like trying for steals and early switches). In fact, he seems to try that more than most players I've seen as, typically, the charge is an off-ball defender sliding into position. Not as much with Podz. From memory, he tried to take the charge far more often that he tried to challenge the shot. It's like the reverse reed sheppard, despite being taller.
Bringing up Ryan Anderson seems like semantics. Did I say Dray's gambles never hurt us? Nope. It's his defensive tightrope, when to gamble, when to switch, when to play fundamental defense that doesn't hurt us and that's doubly impressive considering he's usually near the rim or ball or both. Of course, Dray's gambles hurt us when he loses that bet. But he almost never does lose and the rest of his defense more than makes up for it (like the Kyrie/Gafford stunt and recover late last year).
Podz loses his bets far more often (not by getting the block call but by being out of position) and doesn't do much else on defense other than gamble and rebound. To some extent, he has to. He doesn't have Dray's defensive instincts, size, strength, or length. It's the same reason Jalen Brunson was 2nd in the league in charges taken. If you're that small and unathletic, you don't have a ton of options on defense.
As for the shooting, you may be right, he may need that rhythm dribble. Which is why I don't have a ton of faith in his jumper, C&S or pull-up. It's hard to have the space and rhythm for that dribble in the NBA. He'll have chances on the delayed break, as the trailer, and, rarely, in the flow of the offense (a lot like last year). That probably won't be enough unless he becomes incredibly efficient in those touches. Summer league was different and he showed a strong dribble pull up from 2 and better C&S confidence. We'll see if it's just the rose-colored glasses of SL or if it's really more than that.
