Knixkik wrote:TripleThreat wrote:Noah needs to develop an effective three point shot. He's not going to get any younger. He's not going to magically stop being an injury risk.
Extending his shooting range spaces the floor, it allows other players to work the post, it opens up the court by drawing out opposing bigs, it allows him to excel using his passing ability ( he's actually a very smart player and a capable passer) It would allow him to be some kind of offensive threat while focusing what energy he has left on defense.
Using a "Stretch 5" is very much in line with how Hornacek actually likes to run an offense.
He also becomes a safety valve when Melo dribbles for 15 seconds, gets triple teamed than uses a rare pass to get out of it to a guy behind the arc with 2 seconds left.
Noah will never be able to shoot. The rotation on the ball when he shoots is literally the worst thing you will ever see. A great thought though haha.
NBA history has shown a player can, develop over time, an effective three point shot. Jason Kidd was a horrible long range shooter coming into the league.
Noah has four years to find out. Spend the four years trying to implement a three point shot or DO NOTHING and get the same results.
Four years is a LONG TIME in the sports world. The older he gets, the more his limitations will grow. Being able to hit from three point range is way to slow down Father Time.
Didn't say it would be easy, but its' a method in which Noah can actually help this team over the length of this bad contract.
