Scase wrote:YogurtProducer wrote:Scase wrote:Yeah he's also had 4 seasons of 32/34/31/31 percent. He's coming to a team with horrendous spacing, how exactly do you think that's gonna get better lol. Unless Jama lives in his house teaching him how to shoot, I don't see much changing.
In his defence a lot of his shot inefficiency comes from taking pull-ups where he is really bad at. His catch and shoot %'s have been:
34%, 41%, 37%, 32%, and 35%.
The issue is he takes to many pull up 3's.If we can get him on an OG type shot diet though (essentially strictly catch and shoot) we could see his 3pt% rise a bit.
I'd rather him learn how to finish in the paint, he gets to the FT line at a solid rate, but he sucks at finishing. I don't see him as a long term solution, unless we can spin him into a 6moty type player. Unless Jama can pull that Scottie magic again, but I think that was more to do with Scotties commitment than anything.
I'd love for RJ to thrive here, I just don't see it being realistic.
He honestly seems like a 6th man to me. A scoring, tunnel-vision, free throw making feaster of second units is a perfect role for him and he would be in the running for 6moty every year.
He had a great game today, but his tunnel vision is scary. Once he starts his move he is not passing unless it's a really obvious one, he's going to the rim whether he makes the shot, turns it over, charges etc. That's not really conducive to any kind of chemistry or Barnes-centric game plan.
Let he and Schroeder carve up opposing benches and he's a great addition. Problem is whether he is getting paid too much to be placed in such a role?
Whether Siakam is traded or not, we still need a long-term starting shooting guard not named Barrett or Trent.
