Shewasfly wrote:Pharenheit wrote:I genuinely hope I’m wrong on Bam and that he can be that guy. But which star player doesn’t shoot 3s in todays nba. It’s essentially a prerequisite in todays game
You've been on point with your posts, but I disagree with the last sentence. Wade would be just as dominant today not shooting 3s. And of course we all know Giannis is the best player in the league while being a horrid 3 point shooter.
But I know what the response will be for that: "Wade was a generational talent/Giannis is a freak of nature, that's too high of a standard to go by" which I will concede. But you know who
isn't a generational talent who can be first option and dominate when he wants to without 3s? Jimmy Butler. It was actually funny watching people turn Jimmy's blase approach into the worst thing ever, when the fact that Jimmy can give you 25-30 while looking like he's not giving af, is a testament to how great he is.
Since last year, when I was actually one of the biggest defenders of Bam, I thought Bam could have that same approach. So I was one of the loudest ones saying Bam doesn't need to develop a 3. I thought he can just be a bully downlow and be a source of constant rim pressure. One that we could dump the ball down to and generate 2 points, easy. And further more be something in the offense that could actually help pull defenders away from our shooters/supporting cast, the way that stars do for their teammates.
But that hasn't been the case. Bam has improved on offense, but the
way that Bam scores, has none of those desired effects. Since we all love twitter threads, there was a twitter thread on it that was posted previously. I wish I was on that platform to find it. But the gist is, he scores inside, but he's more finesse than anything, and the defense often doesn't have to move much to defend him. They are okay with single covered contested mid range jumpers in the paint, even if he can now make them at a decent clip. Basically, it doesn't move the needle in the way I'd hoped.
All that is to say, the realization that I've come to that we all need to eventually come to, is that what is hampering Bam and is a part of what hurts this offense, is that he's not a C. But he is forced to play as one because of his offensive and other limitations. The way that Bam scores has further solidified himself as a PF, and so your conclusion that he must develop a 3 is correct. This does not get into how defensively him at C is also a detriment, since he is not a good rebounder and absolutely cannot hang with defending bigger, stronger players without help.
