nuposse04 wrote:Beals TS to start the season prior to his injury was fine. He was scoring efficiently. His problem was TOs and in my opinion some questionable defense every now and then. He fell off a cliff in the 2nd half, why I don't know, but they were open 3s so I don't fault him for shooting them. Oddly it seemed he shot the mid range better then he shot from distance, makes me wonder if the shoulder is still affecting his range. a 40%+ three pointer shouldn't miss that many open threes.
If you wanna wrag on him for being injury prone sure that is fine, cause if injuries affect his ability to produce even when he is "healthy enough " to play then that can be a detriment.
Even then, has Beal two more threes and had 26 points on 20 shots, I don't think we would have won. When TWO guys on another team shoot contested threes like that, you don't have much of a chance to keep pace and you end up pressing the issue.
I am not "wraging" on him because of injuries or costing us a win. It is because this game highlights why he is not an efficient scorer.
The most efficient shots are at the rim or foul line. Only 4 of his 22 shots were at the rim and he took only 1 foul shot. Whether the shots go in or not is a secondary issue. Over the long term his shot selection limits his ability to score efficiently.