Mikal Bridges discussion, news and highlights

oddity · Post #121 » by **oddity** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:54 am

But his release point is really special, and his basic form is intact. And with his long arms and elevation, his release point is worth mentioning twice. It is really really special.

JMac1 · Post #122 » by **JMac1** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:48 am

Reggie Miller people......relax!

Post #123 » by **bwgood77** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:32 am

Revived wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
Revived wrote:He was supposed to have really good form so this is really kind of surprising.

I hope it’s nothing that Kokoskov can’t fix.

I wouldn't try to "fix" anything if he's making them. That's what Fultz' personal coach (or whoever that guy was) did, even though Fultz was a great shooter in college.

Fultz had a shoulder injury which changed his shot entirely. I don’t think Bridges has any injuries yet.

I think it's fairly common knowledge that was more the excuse than the real reason. His personal coach tried to change his shot. They later called it a shoulder injury when things looked so funny.

It's pretty apparent he lost his confidence. Even when word got out that it was more of a mental issue he tweeted something about not being able to trust anyone.

Revived · Post #124 » by **Revived** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:23 am

bwgood77 wrote:
Revived wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
I wouldn't try to "fix" anything if he's making them. That's what Fultz' personal coach (or whoever that guy was) did, even though Fultz was a great shooter in college.

Fultz had a shoulder injury which changed his shot entirely. I don’t think Bridges has any injuries yet.

I think it's fairly common knowledge that was more the excuse than the real reason. His personal coach tried to change his shot. They later called it a shoulder injury when things looked so funny.

It's pretty apparent he lost his confidence. Even when word got out that it was more of a mental issue he tweeted something about not being able to trust anyone.

I think he did have an actual shoulder injury and then some assistant coach or trainer on the Sixers tried to change his form while he was recovering from it.

I don’t care about his form or shot if he can knock em down at a good clip.

Post #125 » by **Qwigglez** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:21 am

Not worried at all about his shot. Him bringing the ball up on his left side just shows me that he is left eye dominant. Kinda like yo boy Qwiggz 8-)

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MrMiyagi · Post #126 » by **MrMiyagi** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:28 am

ImNotMcDiSwear wrote:
Djedefre wrote:Not a single one of you watched his Nova games, apparently. He is very good catch&shoot guy, but not a PURE shooter. Never was and never will be.

I mean I guess it depends on your definition. Dude's consistent with the occasional white hot streak. Some people need to handle the ball more to find their balance - not him. You can call it whatever you want but he'll make threes a killer clip, whether or not he had to work to get there.

That's the most frustrating thing about Knight, he likes to dribble the ball before he shoots - I'm happy if Bridges can just catch and shoot.

Revived · Post #127 » by **Revived** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:37 am

MrMiyagi wrote:
ImNotMcDiSwear wrote:
Djedefre wrote:Not a single one of you watched his Nova games, apparently. He is very good catch&shoot guy, but not a PURE shooter. Never was and never will be.

I mean I guess it depends on your definition. Dude's consistent with the occasional white hot streak. Some people need to handle the ball more to find their balance - not him. You can call it whatever you want but he'll make threes a killer clip, whether or not he had to work to get there.

That's the most frustrating thing about Knight, he likes to dribble the ball before he shoots - I'm happy if Bridges can just catch and shoot.

Knight also likes to take one dribble forward (so that his foot is on the line) to take long 2s.

Post #128 » by **Qwigglez** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:25 am

Bridges catch and shoot is excellent. Knight definitely tends to dribble the ball as soon as he gets it, even if he was wide open on a three pointer. It's like he wants to flash some kind of jaw-dropping ball handling skills before he pulls up. The thought of a Bridges, Booker, Bender catch and shoot three have me excited.

sunsfever68 · Post #129 » by **sunsfever68** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:04 pm

As long as he gets the ball up quickly off catch and shoot and it goes in regularly who cares what it looks like right?

NTB · Post #130 » by **NTB** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:35 pm

sunsfever68 wrote:As long as he gets the ball up quickly off catch and shoot and it goes in regularly who cares what it looks like right?

The thing is did he change how he shoots or is it same? If it is same then yeah there is nothing to concern.

sunsfever68 · Post #131 » by **sunsfever68** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:55 pm

NTB wrote:
sunsfever68 wrote:As long as he gets the ball up quickly off catch and shoot and it goes in regularly who cares what it looks like right?

The thing is did he change how he shoots or is it same? If it is same then yeah there is nothing to concern.

One Film workout in offseason isn't enough to judge. Similar to how Mo Bomba looks amazing in a gym with no one guarding him. Let's see what happens with the lights on in real time game action.

I really like the idea of a Booker/Bridges/Jackson/Bender/Ayton super long lean fluid lineup. I think we should roll with that alot

TheLogician · Post #132 » by **TheLogician** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:21 pm

Watch on YouTube

Post #133 » by **DayofMourning** » Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:16 am

My favorite college bball player right here. The year after you guys drafted my favorite college player (JJ). Gotta admit, I'll be DVR'ing PHX on League Pass now.