JonFromVA wrote:jbk1234 wrote:JonFromVA wrote:
I really don't get this train of thought ... this is exactly how the Rockets lost a playoff game missing 27 3pters in a row.
Collin is struggling with his 3pt shot, of course his confidence in it isn't where it should be. He's barely shooting better than Evan who also decided to forgo shooting an open 3pter to attempt a drive in the game if I recall.
It's been a long road trip and everyone is a little dinged up, Collin being the latest victim of an ankle twist. Playing defense and running on offense the way they've been does take a toll.
Do we need reliable 3pt shooting? Yes, absolutely. The question for JBB is how to get there. We forced it out of Darius in one game by probably telling him the game was lost unless he could heat up and we let him shoot until he found the range; but that's not what JBB wants to normally do.
Most shooters need to get in a shooting rhythm. They can focus on getting to sweet spots and taking advantage of mid-range shots to help lock in the range/mechanics. Back before Morey ball it was conventional wisdom for a struggling shooter to take a step or two inside the 3pt line to get a slightly easier shot and then work his way back out to the 3pt line. This actually makes sense for shooters missing short due to fatigue.
Okay, but Jarrett Jack would do that and still clank it off the front of the rim.
Seriously though, if you're a guard who is wide open from three because you're man is helping on a teammate, you have to take that shot. Whether it actually goes in is secondary.
They're wide open because the defense doesn't think they can make the shot ... what makes you think the defense is wrong?
Spacing/gravity doesn't come from putting someone at the 3pt line, it comes from the certainty that they will sink a 3pter if not defended closely.
There was one play where best I could tell the Cavs screwed up because everyone but Evan started cutting to the rim at the same time; but it actually worked out because Mobley's defender slid off him to help, then Evan cut for an easy dunk.
In other words, even offensive chaos can be more productive than ineffective spacing and predictable bricking.
Does this need to change? Yes. Do we need to get our shooters going? Yes. Do we need to concede games because someone was encouraged to keep bricking 3pters? Heck, no.
Of course not. It’s just that his efficiency drops precipitously as the shot clock winds down and defenses use it as their 6th man.
I’ll take 24% shooting from 3 from Collin in the last 5 seconds of the clock than the 37% he gets driving at the end of the clock.
Collin’s problem has always been indecision, and then trying to overcome it with willpower and sheer athleticism and speed. His rookie year it should have been simplified, 2 seconds pass, shoot or drive. It wasn’t, and now it lingers.
Honestly, I don’t care which, it needs to move. If he drives earlier and hard, I’ll live with his 56% at the rim. If you let NBA defenses set, and wait you out, you will always play 5 on 6 and refs swallow whistles at the end of clocks.
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