Reminder: Anthony Davis doesn't shoot 3's

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Re: Reminder: Anthony Davis doesn't shoot 3's 

Post#121 » by killmongrel » Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:58 am

lakerz12 wrote:
killmongrel wrote:
lakerz12 wrote:
"Most of the players you listed"--- what a cop out.

He listed 6 guys. Of course ~4 of them might not see significant playoff minutes.

Danny Green did play 29 minutes per game in the Playoffs for the team that won it all last year.

You said the Lakers don't have an elite 3 point shooter that can be in their closing lineup--yes they do. Danny Green. Not to mention LeBron, Pope, Cook and Kuzma if needed.

You're grasping at straws.


Danny Green shot 32% from 3 these last playoffs. Like I said, the closing lineup might be light on elite 3 point shooting.

Kuzma ain't it. Pope in the closing lineup? You really talking about Cook in he closing lineup or playing significant minutes in the playoffs?

So that's the problem going forward with the Lakers - the elite 3 point shooters should not be playing significant minutes in the playoffs or be in the closing lineups. And the players who should be playing significant minutes in the playoffs or be in the closing lineup need to take a leap forward with their shooting like Kuzma or at least shoot somewhere around their career averages.

It's not grasping at straws. It's a legitimate argument towards the idea that the Lakers might not have the shooting they need. Doesn't mean they won't, just that it's actually a possibility.


Danny Green shot 32% in the Playoffs. Okay...he could just as easily shoot 42% in the next Playoffs.

We all know he has the capability.

Your premise that "elite" 3 pt shooters must fill the closing lineup is a straw man and a fallacy.

Besides the Warriors, most of the Championship teams the last 30 years have only had 1-2 "elite" 3 pt shooters on the court at the end of the game.

Prove to me that you need all of these "elite" 3 pt shooters on the court at once, to win.

Any evidence for that theory?

1-2 seems good enough based on past championships.
I never said a team needed all these "elite" 3 point shooters on the court at once to win a championship. Just stating that the Lakers have a scenario where most of their elite 3 point shooters should not be playing significant minutes in the playoffs and/or should not be in the closing lineup. It could pose to be a problem. Doesn't mean it will be. But is a good argument.

The premise of this thread is how AD doesn't really shoot the 3. And I stated that that itself wasn't really the problem, but that the lack of shooting from the variables I previously stated is where the problem could arise. And when some people started listing the "elite" 3 point shooters on the team, I argued the issues with said players.
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Re: Reminder: Anthony Davis doesn't shoot 3's 

Post#122 » by SF_Warriors » Fri Aug 30, 2019 6:09 am

nbhadja wrote:
Yogatti wrote:Lebron worked best with bigmen who can shoot 3's like Kevin Love. AD doesn't shoot 3's.


Chris Bosh didn't shoot 3's either. Also the Cavs won that title despite Kevin Love. He was nearly unplayable against the warriors.

AD will be by far the best big man Lebron has played with. He has never had a true defensive anchor, elite scorer, and rim protector like AD. Plus AD is an elite rebounder. Lebron + AD will shock people this year and Lebron will win MVP.


Love shot 26% from three in the 2016 finals..made less than one per game. That was less makes and a lower percentage than..harrison barnes
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Re: Reminder: Anthony Davis doesn't shoot 3's 

Post#123 » by lambchop » Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:42 am

nbhadja wrote:
Yogatti wrote:Lebron worked best with bigmen who can shoot 3's like Kevin Love. AD doesn't shoot 3's.


Chris Bosh didn't shoot 3's either. Also the Cavs won that title despite Kevin Love. He was nearly unplayable against the warriors.

AD will be by far the best big man Lebron has played with. He has never had a true defensive anchor, elite scorer, and rim protector like AD. Plus AD is an elite rebounder. Lebron + AD will shock people this year and Lebron will win MVP.


Most people forget that Kevin love suffered a concussion in the 2016 finals which limited his minutes in a crucial game 6 win (11 mins was +14 in those minutes) and kept him out of a game 3 (cavs won). That's when they noticed that Mo Williams and Dahntay Jones, Richard Jefferson were actually helping them.
So many people who attain the heights of power in this culture—celebrities, for instance—have to make a show of false humility and modesty, as if they got as far as they did by accident and not by ego or ambition.

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