Feilong wrote:-I could forgive 42%FT if he was a 7'0 center but i simply cannot understand how a SF cannot shoot FTs.
HE'S NOT A SF.
There. I hope that helps.
-Without opponents i was referring to FTs
Seriously? You're ignoring all of the other things that he does at a good to great level and obsessing over FTs? Seriously?
-It doesn't matter how someone shoots.
It absolutely does. Good form suggests that improvement shouldn't be difficult.
Does it matter that Martin shoots from his belly? No, because he is efficient.
Yes. It matters because bad form requires much more work to become a good shooter.
Does it matter that Noah shoots with a spin? No, because he is efficient.
Absolutely. Noah is not now, nor will he ever be a high level shooter because of his bad form.
Does it matter that Dirk shoots from behind his head? No, because he is efficient.
Does it matter that Fisher shoots rainbow/high arc shots? No, because he is efficient.
No, because neither of those are bad form.
When someone is terrible shooter then you look what is wrong? Strength, psychology, mechanics etc.
If he is efficient no one cares.
Well, yeah.
Gordon is an inefficient shooter, so you look at why. The answer is that his form needs some minor tweaks (unlike MGK, who you compared him to by posting that Hoopshype article), and he needs more time in the gym practicing. Odds are that he'll improve. -He wants to play SF, he has the height of a SF and he has the quickness of a SF. Why he is forced to play PF?
It doesn't matter what he wants. He's a PF, he'll be drafted to play PF, so he'll play PF.
