Lets get Buddy Hield an open shot
- Thread starter King Baller
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It's not just shooting contested threes. He's letting his offensive production impact every other aspect of his game: from making turnovers to dumb penalties. Dude's reaching on defense and thereby allowing his defender to get by him with ease. He needs to be a 6 man.
Buddy's overall play on both sides of the ball and Bagley's defense have been the primary reasons for the Kings recent losses.
Buddy's overall play on both sides of the ball and Bagley's defense have been the primary reasons for the Kings recent losses.
Start the game off running some free throw line middle pick and roll for him. You can't just play him off the ball on long curls and/or run extended 3 point line pick and roll for him to start every game, it's too predictable. Let him see some easy ones go in. Also, spreading the floor with him at the corner or extended corner on the weakside as Fox draws and kicks so he can spot shoot would make things a lot easier.
I'd like for him to watch a lot of film of two guys that I just can't stand - Harden and Doncic.
Why? Because when they play they are playing as much, or more, to get a foul on the defender as they are to get a bucket. They play to entice their opponent into getting off balance, which results in foul calls. Buddy is the absolute opposite. He is soooooo focused on getting open and making a bucket, it appears to me that he has no focus whatsoever how to use craft to get his opponent off balance and getting a foul on him. I'll give you the simplest of the simple plays that to me are so easy for him to accomplish, and yet he doesn't. Buddy gets the ball at the 3 point line off the pass and the opponent comes flying at him from the side (as they are taught) to at least distract Buddy. Buddy avoids the man flying at him and then puts up the quick shot. No, Buddy, instead of avoiding the contact you should move toward the man flying at you and put up your 3 pointer just before contact occurs! This is elementary stuff. Yet it doesn't happen. It's as if all the practice that Buddy has done in his life has been to avoid his defender, get space, and put up a shot. But this is not the way forward for him if he wants to be successful. He must start practice attracting contact, not avoiding contact.
Why? Because when they play they are playing as much, or more, to get a foul on the defender as they are to get a bucket. They play to entice their opponent into getting off balance, which results in foul calls. Buddy is the absolute opposite. He is soooooo focused on getting open and making a bucket, it appears to me that he has no focus whatsoever how to use craft to get his opponent off balance and getting a foul on him. I'll give you the simplest of the simple plays that to me are so easy for him to accomplish, and yet he doesn't. Buddy gets the ball at the 3 point line off the pass and the opponent comes flying at him from the side (as they are taught) to at least distract Buddy. Buddy avoids the man flying at him and then puts up the quick shot. No, Buddy, instead of avoiding the contact you should move toward the man flying at you and put up your 3 pointer just before contact occurs! This is elementary stuff. Yet it doesn't happen. It's as if all the practice that Buddy has done in his life has been to avoid his defender, get space, and put up a shot. But this is not the way forward for him if he wants to be successful. He must start practice attracting contact, not avoiding contact.
I'd like for him to watch a lot of film of two guys that I just can't stand - Harden and Doncic. Why? Because when they play they are playing as much, or more, to get a foul on the defender as they are to get a bucket. They play to entice their opponent into getting off balance, which results in foul calls. Buddy is the absolute opposite. He is soooooo focused on getting open and making a bucket, it appears to me that he has no focus whatsoever how to use craft to get his opponent off balance and getting a foul on him. I'll give you the simplest of the simple plays that to me are so easy for him to accomplish, and yet he doesn't. Buddy gets the ball at the 3 point line off the pass and the opponent comes flying at him from the side (as they are taught) to at least distract Buddy. Buddy avoids the man flying at him and then puts up the quick shot. No, Buddy, instead of avoiding the contact you should move toward the man flying at you and put up your 3 pointer just before contact occurs! This is elementary stuff. Yet it doesn't happen. It's as if all the practice that Buddy has done in his life has been to avoid his defender, get space, and put up a shot. But this is not the way forward for him if he wants to be successful. He must start practice attracting contact, not avoiding contact.
Why? Because when they play they are playing as much, or more, to get a foul on the defender as they are to get a bucket. They play to entice their opponent into getting off balance, which results in foul calls. Buddy is the absolute opposite. He is soooooo focused on getting open and making a bucket, it appears to me that he has no focus whatsoever how to use craft to get his opponent off balance and getting a foul on him. I'll give you the simplest of the simple plays that to me are so easy for him to accomplish, and yet he doesn't. Buddy gets the ball at the 3 point line off the pass and the opponent comes flying at him from the side (as they are taught) to at least distract Buddy. Buddy avoids the man flying at him and then puts up the quick shot. No, Buddy, instead of avoiding the contact you should move toward the man flying at you and put up your 3 pointer just before contact occurs! This is elementary stuff. Yet it doesn't happen. It's as if all the practice that Buddy has done in his life has been to avoid his defender, get space, and put up a shot. But this is not the way forward for him if he wants to be successful. He must start practice attracting contact, not avoiding contact.
I'd like for him to watch a lot of film of two guys that I just can't stand - Harden and Doncic. Why? Because when they play they are playing as much, or more, to get a foul on the defender as they are to get a bucket. They play to entice their opponent into getting off balance, which results in foul calls. Buddy is the absolute opposite. He is soooooo focused on getting open and making a bucket, it appears to me that he has no focus whatsoever how to use craft to get his opponent off balance and getting a foul on him. I'll give you the simplest of the simple plays that to me are so easy for him to accomplish, and yet he doesn't. Buddy gets the ball at the 3 point line off the pass and the opponent comes flying at him from the side (as they are taught) to at least distract Buddy. Buddy avoids the man flying at him and then puts up the quick shot. No, Buddy, instead of avoiding the contact you should move toward the man flying at you and put up your 3 pointer just before contact occurs! This is elementary stuff. Yet it doesn't happen. It's as if all the practice that Buddy has done in his life has been to avoid his defender, get space, and put up a shot. But this is not the way forward for him if he wants to be successful. He must start practice attracting contact, not avoiding contact.
Why? Because when they play they are playing as much, or more, to get a foul on the defender as they are to get a bucket. They play to entice their opponent into getting off balance, which results in foul calls. Buddy is the absolute opposite. He is soooooo focused on getting open and making a bucket, it appears to me that he has no focus whatsoever how to use craft to get his opponent off balance and getting a foul on him. I'll give you the simplest of the simple plays that to me are so easy for him to accomplish, and yet he doesn't. Buddy gets the ball at the 3 point line off the pass and the opponent comes flying at him from the side (as they are taught) to at least distract Buddy. Buddy avoids the man flying at him and then puts up the quick shot. No, Buddy, instead of avoiding the contact you should move toward the man flying at you and put up your 3 pointer just before contact occurs! This is elementary stuff. Yet it doesn't happen. It's as if all the practice that Buddy has done in his life has been to avoid his defender, get space, and put up a shot. But this is not the way forward for him if he wants to be successful. He must start practice attracting contact, not avoiding contact.