DeAaron Fox
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What if Fox turns out to be as good of a 3pt shooter as Curry or Thompson. He's already a better court general than either.... exciting times in Kingsland when you have 5 or 6 guys all improving a breakneck speed right before your eyes. Can't even keep track!
Fox is a sure fire all star and has the look of franchise player and potentially even franchise savior role. There will have to be One. For The Story.... mind you. If you have The Knowledge... you'll know...
Fox is a sure fire all star and has the look of franchise player and potentially even franchise savior role. There will have to be One. For The Story.... mind you. If you have The Knowledge... you'll know...
Just read this article and thought I'd share (didn't see it posted in the thread):
http://sports.yahoo.com/kings-deaaron-fox-shares-reason-031729231.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/kings-deaaron-fox-shares-reason-031729231.html
Confidence in your shots is a wonderful thing, but it works both ways. Gaining and losing that level of confidence screws with statistical projections of one's shooting percentage. The only thing that can be projected with certainty is that one's confidence level will change and shooting % will be affected. Let's hope for Fox (and for us) that he simply gets more and more confident as the season progresses.
Personally I think confidence is half the battle, if you have the talent. As a baseball player I used to tell other young players that if they didn't feel superior going up to the plate to hit. If they didn't believe they were going to get a hit, then don't bother going up there because your already out. Anytime I made an out, I believed it was because I had made a mistake and it had nothing to do with the pitcher. By the same token, a basketball player has to believe every shot he takes is going in. If you don't have that kind of confidence, you'll never be a good shooter.
Bear in mind, I'm talking about players that have all the ability to be a good shooter. I'm not talking about Marcus Smart!
Sorry, I couldn't resist...
One more thing I would like to add. If you have confidence, in your ability to hit, or your ability to shoot the basketball, you tend to be more aggressive as a player. For instance, in my sport, some players would go up to the plate hoping to get wood on the ball and hit it hard somewhere. Good hitters go up there and look to see where their being played and what field they want to hit the ball to. It's a mental thing, but it makes you a much better player.
Bear in mind, I'm talking about players that have all the ability to be a good shooter. I'm not talking about Marcus Smart!
Sorry, I couldn't resist...One more thing I would like to add. If you have confidence, in your ability to hit, or your ability to shoot the basketball, you tend to be more aggressive as a player. For instance, in my sport, some players would go up to the plate hoping to get wood on the ball and hit it hard somewhere. Good hitters go up there and look to see where their being played and what field they want to hit the ball to. It's a mental thing, but it makes you a much better player.
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If you want to go back in time, then you have to go back to highschool where Fox was a good shooter from the three. There are things you look at when a player isn't shooting the ball well from the three, and the first thing I look at is whether the ball is on line of not. If you had paid attention to all those players you just listed, almost all of them missed badly off line with their shots. Fox misses on the other hand were either a bit long, and more often than not, a bit short. His form looked pretty good. I thought he was bringing the ball back a bit too far, but it wasn't excessive.
What that told me was that what Fox lacked was overall strength. He was shooting from a bit longer distance, and as the game went on, his shots started to hit the front of the rim. He also had a habit of falling away on some of his shots, which from the three, only exaggerated his lack of strength. So if you make some minor corrections to his form, and add strength, and then repetitions, you have an improved shooter. By the same token go back and look at some film on Smart. His form is terrible, and he seldom replicates the same form from shot to shot.
I'm not going to go back and go through everyone of those players, but I never had confidence in any of them becoming a good shooter. I had hope for Exum, and he may still get better at some point if he puts in the work. But players whose shot is consistently off line scare the hell out of me. That was never the case with Fox.
Another thing to look for is quality of shots taken. For instance, I've been very impressed with Kevin Porter of USC. However he's only shooting a bit over 30% from the three. If you take a deeper look, his form isn't bad, but he takes a lot of highly contested shots. If he were to improve his shot selection, I think he could get that 3pt percentage up around 35 to 37 percent. Just my very humble opinion.
What that told me was that what Fox lacked was overall strength. He was shooting from a bit longer distance, and as the game went on, his shots started to hit the front of the rim. He also had a habit of falling away on some of his shots, which from the three, only exaggerated his lack of strength. So if you make some minor corrections to his form, and add strength, and then repetitions, you have an improved shooter. By the same token go back and look at some film on Smart. His form is terrible, and he seldom replicates the same form from shot to shot.
I'm not going to go back and go through everyone of those players, but I never had confidence in any of them becoming a good shooter. I had hope for Exum, and he may still get better at some point if he puts in the work. But players whose shot is consistently off line scare the hell out of me. That was never the case with Fox.
Another thing to look for is quality of shots taken. For instance, I've been very impressed with Kevin Porter of USC. However he's only shooting a bit over 30% from the three. If you take a deeper look, his form isn't bad, but he takes a lot of highly contested shots. If he were to improve his shot selection, I think he could get that 3pt percentage up around 35 to 37 percent. Just my very humble opinion.
Apparently De'Aaron agreed with you and fixed that.
I've been saying it since day 1. De'Aaron Fox can shoot the basketball. He showed that ability up to and even in college. He just hit a slump. But his form always looked good and I figured he'd work his way out of it one way or another.
You brought up a good point about strength. I'm sure there's some truth to that. All along I just figured here's a kid that has good form, has shown to be a good shooter in the past, will now have a lot of time to work on his craft, is very smart, is very competitive, hates to lose and has a strong work ethic. I was never worried about his shot.
I've been saying it since day 1. De'Aaron Fox can shoot the basketball. He showed that ability up to and even in college. He just hit a slump. But his form always looked good and I figured he'd work his way out of it one way or another.
You brought up a good point about strength. I'm sure there's some truth to that. All along I just figured here's a kid that has good form, has shown to be a good shooter in the past, will now have a lot of time to work on his craft, is very smart, is very competitive, hates to lose and has a strong work ethic. I was never worried about his shot.
Color me silly, but while I was already on the De'Aaron Fox bandwagon --- when I saw his interview in the wake of UK's loss to UNC (my favorite team), he became a slam dunk in my book. Some might find fault with his emotions or believe he's not mentally strong. But not me. I'd love to have a roster full of players that care about the game, their teammates and hate to lose as much as this guys does. And, of course, have his type of talent.