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Game 18: Tue, 11/23 @ DET 7:00 PM Normal date/time

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Re: Game 18: Tue, 11/23 @ DET 7:00 PM Normal date/time 

Post#181 » by fishfuego. » Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:33 pm

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harlem_ball wrote:Starting unit is not shooting enough 3s. That's what I noticed tonight in the first half. Robinson, Tucker and Lowry must remain active 3 point threats and they must shoot it. (second half was a little better in attempts)

And Heat still suck at defending the 3 ball, as usual.


Jimmy is the only guy on our roster with a consistent ability to penetrate the D and breakdown the paint. Kyle can do it from time to time, but I have to believe he is largely in cruise control during regular season (preservation mode).


I think there’s a guy by the name of Tyler Herro that seems to break coverages on a consistent bases. I heard this guy has done it pretty much all year :wink:
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Re: Game 18: Tue, 11/23 @ DET 7:00 PM Normal date/time 

Post#182 » by greg4012 » Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:58 pm

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greg4012 wrote:
harlem_ball wrote:Starting unit is not shooting enough 3s. That's what I noticed tonight in the first half. Robinson, Tucker and Lowry must remain active 3 point threats and they must shoot it. (second half was a little better in attempts)

And Heat still suck at defending the 3 ball, as usual.


Jimmy is the only guy on our roster with a consistent ability to penetrate the D and breakdown the paint. Kyle can do it from time to time, but I have to believe he is largely in cruise control during regular season (preservation mode).


I think there’s a guy by the name of Tyler Herro that seems to break coverages on a consistent bases. I heard this guy has done it pretty much all year :wink:


Herro has his own distinct way of breaking coverages, but he's not typically going into the paint to do so. It's moreso on the perimeter and in the midrange. And it's beautiful to watch.

But, the effect that breaking into the paint and forcing the defense to really collapse has on loosening up a defense and getting them scrambling is next level in terms of benefiting the flow of our offense.
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Re: Game 18: Tue, 11/23 @ DET 7:00 PM Normal date/time 

Post#183 » by Shewasfly » Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:39 pm

On Bam shooting 3s....
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How about we get Bam to even look for his shot aggressively and make defenses actually care about guarding him before even thinking about expanding his offensive game out to the 3? Why further expand an offensive game that he is so freaking reluctant to use even as is?

If anything, I wish Bam had worked on ball handling/getting a tighter handle so he could maybe feel more comfortable taking less athletic players off the dribble in the high post. But he's a turnover machine when he tries, and you can tell that's a big part of why he's so hesitant to look at the basket even now.
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Re: Game 18: Tue, 11/23 @ DET 7:00 PM Normal date/time 

Post#184 » by BenoUdrihFTL » Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:39 pm

Shewasfly wrote:On Bam shooting 3s....
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How about we get Bam to even look for his shot aggressively and make defenses actually care about guarding him before even thinking about expanding his offensive game out to the 3? Why further expand an offensive game that he is so freaking reluctant to use even as is?

If anything, I wish Bam had worked on ball handling/getting a tighter handle so he could maybe feel more comfortable taking less athletic players off the dribble in the high post. But he's a turnover machine when he tries, and you can tell that's a big part of why he's so hesitant to look at the basket even now.

In the past two seasons Bam is 39% on FGA from 16 feet to the 3pt line and 81% on FTs. It's not a huge stretch to imagine him shooting around 33-35% on wide open spot up 3s. Even if he doesn't actually hit that percentage, the threat of him shooting from there every once in a while would open up the floor for everyone else (specifically our leading scorer who doesn't shoot 3s Yimmy)

And your critique of Bam's onball handling is spot on. Which is all the more reason the threat of a 3 would drastically improve his game. As it is now, defenders sag off Bam and force him to create in space with his dribble -- a tough task for even the most elite handlers. But if he's willing to let it fly from range then defenders would be forced to respect his airspace and now suddenly Bam can add a pump fake to his onball arsenal
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Re: Game 18: Tue, 11/23 @ DET 7:00 PM Normal date/time 

Post#185 » by Shewasfly » Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:00 pm

BenoUdrihFTL wrote:
Shewasfly wrote:On Bam shooting 3s....
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How about we get Bam to even look for his shot aggressively and make defenses actually care about guarding him before even thinking about expanding his offensive game out to the 3? Why further expand an offensive game that he is so freaking reluctant to use even as is?

If anything, I wish Bam had worked on ball handling/getting a tighter handle so he could maybe feel more comfortable taking less athletic players off the dribble in the high post. But he's a turnover machine when he tries, and you can tell that's a big part of why he's so hesitant to look at the basket even now.

In the past two seasons Bam is 39% on FGA from 16 feet to the 3pt line and 81% on FTs. It's not a huge stretch to imagine him shooting around 33-35% on wide open spot up 3s. Even if he doesn't actually hit that percentage, the threat of him shooting from there every once in a while would open up the floor for everyone else (specifically our leading scorer who doesn't shoot 3s Yimmy)

And your critique about Bam's onball handling is spot on. Which is all the more reason the threat of a 3 would drastically improve his game. As it is now, defenders sag off Bam and force him to create in space with his dribble -- a tough task for even the most elite handlers. But if he's willing to let it fly from range then defenders would be forced to respect his airspace and now suddenly Bam can add a pump fake to his onball arsenal


All good points. And to be clear I wouldn't be mad if Bam put up some 3s especially corner 3s, when he found himself open there.

But at this stage I'd rather Bam get used to actually letting it fly from mid-range before venturing out to the 3, especially as a focus. Like you said, they sag off of him already and basically don't guard him. He's not bad as a mid range shooter, and should be even better than what he's shown considering his touch at the line, but he just seems to have no confidence. He looks visibly scared to me sometimes when he has the ball. I just feel like 3 point shooting is an even bigger ask when you're talking about someone scared to put up a mid range shot with 3+ feet of space between them and their defender.

Pushing him out to the three also takes away from another skill he's improving on: drawing fouls.
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Re: Game 18: Tue, 11/23 @ DET 7:00 PM Normal date/time 

Post#186 » by Bishop45 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:55 am

I think everyone agrees, Bam should shoot some open 3's; the rest is up to Bam
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