Tha Kali Way
G-League
its really embarrassing!!!!!
we are the worst team shooting 3's
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Tha Kali Way
G-League
our only hope this season is 2 do a trade, obvisously melo would b the best choice. we just need to bring some dam shooters on this team
PurpleHaze
All-Star
Ever since Coachie arrived in Sac the Kings have always been a good shooting team, sometimes a great shooting team, like during the glory years. Now, I look at Coachie on the bench and he has his head bowed and a hand often buried against his forehead in despair. Nobody, and I mean absolutely nobody can shoot on this current Kings team. That has to change and change fast or it's all downhill over the next 68 games. Replacing PW will likely not change that part. My recomendation: Go inside relentlessly. Score, get fouled, brick one out of every two FT's - but at least get something done on offensive end.
bajaden
Hall of Famer
I'm going to disagree with you a little bit. We do have some players that can hit the three. Head has been a good percentage shooter for his career. Casspi, while a streak shooter, shot a good percentage last year. Please don't ask me about this year because I have no idea whether he's even going to play or not now. What we don't have are shooters that can create their own shot, and for some reason we don't make any great effort run screens or double screens to set anyone up.
Don't get me wrong. We could use a good shooter that can shoot off the dribble like Gordon of the Clips. Does anyone remember how Bibby used to come off a screen and nail a three? Thats what we don't have. I was hoping that Casspi could build on last year and develop into a good shooter off screens. Peja was a deadly shooter coming off a screen. Right now we don't have a team. We just have a mixture of parts that don't seem to fit together very well at the moment.
asakkings
Bench
Lol, this describes the Miami heat, and even they can't seem to get it going.
RookieOfTheDay
Starter
Petre's hands are tied. I'm sure he wanted a good shooter but if the owners won't spend the money to get one, what can he do?
Arby's Roast Beef
Starter
We do have some of the personnel, such as Garcia, who shot at a 39% clip from downtown in half of his total games in the league. He's starting to become more of a jumpshooter as he's recovering from injuries/aging, and considering our team needs exactly the three point shooting we should really urge him to become our sharpshooter. Casspi can shoot the deep ball too, but he has to really adapt to this role--we don't need any more one-on-one players who want to score, but who want to hit set three point shots so they can optimize Reke and Cousins. To their credit both Garcia and Casspi really can hit set threes, just need to tap into this more.
I'd like to say something about Udrih on this front as well. I'm not referring to his pee-poor defense (atrocious man-to-man and team defense) which negates his overall impact, but I'm also referring to the fact that his strong point--his offense--doesn't quite jibe with Reke's game. While he isn't ball dominant, Udrih likes to take a lot of shots off the dribble as well, and moreover he's really a mid-range shooter--really likes to spin his way into no man's land and release some of those Steve Nash-like shots. He really shoots them well too, but the problem is we don't need a guy who can create his own shot and get into the mid-range--that doesn't optimize Reke's abilities. Udrih can't hit the long ball, doesn't look to take many and his percentages have deteriorated from there this season. There's a reason why that, combined with the defense, really, really has made him lose his starting spot to a journeyman, and why he's really prime trade bait now. We need shooters, not scorers/guys who think they should score.
I'd like to say something about Udrih on this front as well. I'm not referring to his pee-poor defense (atrocious man-to-man and team defense) which negates his overall impact, but I'm also referring to the fact that his strong point--his offense--doesn't quite jibe with Reke's game. While he isn't ball dominant, Udrih likes to take a lot of shots off the dribble as well, and moreover he's really a mid-range shooter--really likes to spin his way into no man's land and release some of those Steve Nash-like shots. He really shoots them well too, but the problem is we don't need a guy who can create his own shot and get into the mid-range--that doesn't optimize Reke's abilities. Udrih can't hit the long ball, doesn't look to take many and his percentages have deteriorated from there this season. There's a reason why that, combined with the defense, really, really has made him lose his starting spot to a journeyman, and why he's really prime trade bait now. We need shooters, not scorers/guys who think they should score.
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