Reminder: Anthony Davis doesn't shoot 3's

Yogatti · Post #1 » by **Yogatti** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:30 pm

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

Arp590 · Post #2 » by **Arp590** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:33 pm

Looks like he shot 145 3's last season.

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Effigy · Post #3 » by **Effigy** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:33 pm

Possibly he has some other skills that the Lakers will find usefull.

Imon · Post #4 » by **Imon** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:38 pm

Kevin Love is your only example of a big-man on one of Lebron's teams who could shoot 3's? :lol:

C'mon dude, Lebron won 2 of his 3 championships in Miami. At least you could use one of his Miami teammates as an example.
I don't think it matters if the 3-point shooters on his team are bigs, wings, or guards as long as they can knock down the 3 (Kyrie, Ray Allen, Mike Miller, etc).
Last season the Lakers didn't have many 3-point shooters - they added Danny Green this offseason and hilariously Dudley is nearly a career 40% 3-point shooter. I still think they could use one more good 3-point shooter since I think Dudley is washed and would be a net-negative on the court so we'll see what they do.

lamscott · Post #5 » by **lamscott** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:43 pm

Clipper fans so salty

Pelon chingon · Post #6 » by **Pelon chingon** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:44 pm

lamscott wrote:Clipper fans so salty

At what exactly they easily had the most prolific off season evAr.

The_Hater · Post #7 » by **The_Hater** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:46 pm

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

Did you look up his stats before making this thread? It would have helped.

PistolPeteJR · Post #8 » by **PistolPeteJR** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:47 pm

You understand that Bosh in ‘11 and ‘12 didn’t shoot many 3s at all right? It wasn’t ‘till he came back at the end of the ‘12 ECFs that he showcased that he’s been working on it hard and from there on out he started launching from deep with regularity. Prior to that though, him and LeBron worked just fine.

So 1) AD can improve his 3pt shot, which he already takes with regularity, and 2) hypothetically, if you want to assume he won’t shoot any with LeBron on the floor with him, liken him to a much better Ilgauskas, whom LeBron had great chemistry with.

Post #9 » by **niQ** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:49 pm

Matthew McConaughey quote at 2:23

https://youtu.be/qns48PtK2io?t=143

Forte IV · Post #10 » by **Forte IV** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:54 pm

This is gonna turn into another Clippers vs Lakers bash thread where both fan bases are clumping each other together isn't it.

Yogatti · Post #11 » by **Yogatti** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:55 pm

PistolPeteJR wrote:You understand that Bosh in ‘11 and ‘12 didn’t shoot many 3s at all right? It wasn’t ‘till he came back at the end of the ‘12 ECFs that he showcased that he’s been working on it hard and from there on out he started launching from deep with regularity. Prior to that though, him and LeBron worked just fine.

So 1) AD can improve his 3pt shot, which he already takes with regularity, and 2) hypothetically, if you want to assume he won’t shoot any with LeBron on the floor with him, liken him to a much better Ilgauskas, whom LeBron had great chemistry with.

the game was different back in '11 and '12, shooting 3's wasn't that important compared to today. Lebron also was in his prime in '11 and '12, Lebron in 2019 is 2 years away from retirement.

Lebron had great chemistry with Ilgauskas, so what? They didn't win a title

draftnightsuit · Post #12 » by **draftnightsuit** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:57 pm

The 3pt shooting era is over. Golden State is done.

Look at how many teams have massive, twin tower frontcourts. This is the future of the league.

NjtoBk201 · Post #13 » by **NjtoBk201** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:59 pm

Pelon chingon wrote:
lamscott wrote:Clipper fans so salty

At what exactly they easily had the most prolific off season evAr.

Thats debateable

Brooklyn still had a better off-season

Clips added 2 of the best players in the world but gave up a metric ton for one of them

Brooklyn also added 2 of the best players in the world and gave up nothing to do it

Dominator83 · Post #14 » by **Dominator83** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:00 pm

This thread needs that spolestra video

Pelon chingon · Post #15 » by **Pelon chingon** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:04 pm

NjtoBk201 wrote:
Pelon chingon wrote:
lamscott wrote:Clipper fans so salty

At what exactly they easily had the most prolific off season evAr.

Thats debateable

Brooklyn still had a better off-season

Clips added 2 of the best players in the world but gave up a metric ton for one of them

Brooklyn also added 2 of the best players in the world and gave up nothing to do it

Nah.

Ben Simmons · Post #16 » by **Ben Simmons** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:06 pm

draftnightsuit wrote:The 3pt shooting era is over. Golden State is done.

Look at how many teams have massive, twin tower frontcourts. This is the future of the league.

The Clippers are the best team in the NBA, and both their superstars shoot 3s, and are not even close to being 'twin towers'

PistolPeteJR · Post #17 » by **PistolPeteJR** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:07 pm

Yogatti wrote:
PistolPeteJR wrote:You understand that Bosh in ‘11 and ‘12 didn’t shoot many 3s at all right? It wasn’t ‘till he came back at the end of the ‘12 ECFs that he showcased that he’s been working on it hard and from there on out he started launching from deep with regularity. Prior to that though, him and LeBron worked just fine.

So 1) AD can improve his 3pt shot, which he already takes with regularity, and 2) hypothetically, if you want to assume he won’t shoot any with LeBron on the floor with him, liken him to a much better Ilgauskas, whom LeBron had great chemistry with.

the game was different back in '11 and '12, shooting 3's wasn't that important compared to today. Lebron also was in his prime in '11 and '12, Lebron in 2019 is 2 years away from retirement.

Lebron had great chemistry with Ilgauskas, so what? They didn't win a title

The point isn’t that the game is different, because a 6’9 SF in LeBron PnR w/ the best mobile big in the game right now in Davis in his prime is going to be deadly, and from a PnPop perspective, whether from midrange or from 3, Davis will make teams pay, though from a popping from 3pt perspective, he’ll improve his shot as he has been over the last few seasons, and the looks will be tremendous if the defense zones in on LeBron and gives Davis space.

As for your rebuttal about LeBron and Ilgauskas “not winning a title”, I never guaranteed LeBron and Davis will win a title, so this poor rebuttal on your end to try and come up with the long end of the stick is laughable.

Asif16 · Post #18 » by **Asif16** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:08 pm

But....he does shoot 3's...

iLLmatic860 · Post #19 » by **iLLmatic860** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:12 pm

lamscott wrote:Clipper fans so salty

If anything I would say cocky. Clips built that team without any big shortcuts besides sacrificing their future. Lakers could def win a Championship but it could bite them in the ass just as much

iLLmatic860 · Post #20 » by **iLLmatic860** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:16 pm

NjtoBk201 wrote:
Pelon chingon wrote:
lamscott wrote:Clipper fans so salty

At what exactly they easily had the most prolific off season evAr.

Thats debateable

Brooklyn still had a better off-season

Clips added 2 of the best players in the world but gave up a metric ton for one of them

Brooklyn also added 2 of the best players in the world and gave up nothing to do it

You realize KD tore his Achilles right?