BRIGGS wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:mreinman wrote:HofstraBBall wrote:Point is well made. Yes we all like KP but his tendancy to float to three point line has to be addressed. The worry after the pick is that he was going to be another European big that thinks he is a 3pt shooting guard (Ie. Bargnani like). The excuse that he is too small to play inside makes no sense. He has a good ability to draw fouls and can shoot over anyone with a basic turn around. In terms of long term goals, He is in the gym to get bigger meaning his ultimate goal is to be a force inside and out. Then why not work on his inside game. Regardless of success. Whether it's something he has to focus more on or whether the focus has to made by staff, this type of player, as has been stated by many, is an athletic big with a vast skill set. A description that does not match a player hovering at the 3pt line. And btw, some have mentioned that the triangle and other players posting have forced him to stay beyond the 3pt. line. That's just an excuse. There where several times he floated to three during drives or double teams on other players. Again, something he and the staff need to emphasize not to do. He should be slashing to basket and hovering within 20ft. So that his athleticism, short range accuracy and excellent offensive rebounding can help this team win and more importantly, make him grow into something other than another soft 3pt shooting big man. I know no one wants to see that happen to him.
him hovering around 20 feet when his teammates are making a move will just hurt everyone.
It's a small sample but he's actually getting better value out of his long 2s than his 3s right now. He shouldn't be shooting from either distance unless he's open though.
The long 2 is the worst shot in the game. A guy who is 7-3 needs to learn all variations of post play first. This is how we make a championship team.
For about 995 out of 1000 players, yes, that's the worst shot. Right now he's hitting 52% of those long 2s, though. Then when he steps behind the 3 point line, the shooting plummets. Right now, 3 point shots and anywhere from 3 to 16 feet are bad shots for him. He's shooting well only from long 2 and from right under the rim. But there's a high chance that all these stats will normalize with larger samples and the 3 will be better value than the long 2 for him. I suspect 3 to 16 feet will still be low percentage shots for him, and he'll do most of his damage either under the rim or from long distance (open 3s and open long 2s).
