phiphan wrote:Kolkmania wrote:.
Kolk, maybe you've done this before, but what's your take on Fultz's catch-and-shoot form from 3 (pre-shouldergate)? Is it promising or does it need major reworking?
Define pre-shouldergate
, because his shot was already a bit different around Summer League.At Washington I liked his off the dribble shooting better than his catch and shoot mechanics. People must also not forget that Fultz is not a natural shooter, coming into Washington he was a guard with question marks about his shot. His 41.3 3FG% was higher than his mechanics, FT% and reputation would have predicted/suggested. Some of it is probably because of the small sample size and would have regressed with more attempts.
The main problems with his mechanics were his preparation and consistency imo. Off the dribble he could rise up any second and the transition from dribbling to shooting was terrific (hands AND footwork), in catch and shoot situations he often caught the ball then hopped or 1-2'd into his shot and because of that delay he was bothered by the closeout, resulting in an off balance shot (leaning back) or inconsistent set point (at times very close to his head and sometimes further away like he did in SL).
I don't think he'll be a sharpshooter from distance in the near future, but with enough repetition I think he'll be fine, definitely not major reworking necessary if he regains his shooting mechanics from UW.
Im not in the camp thats written him off simply because i havent seen him play "healthy". If he comes back and stinks it up for the rest of the year then ill be on the bust bus. Until then im a homer and believe the kid will eventually be a beast next to ben and embiid
