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Far too many talent evaluators and fans get caught up in the eye test when it comes to shooting form, when they should only be concerned with results.
WRT the KINGS, both Kevin Martin and Peja Stojakovic had odd forms yet the shots went in at a fairly high rate. When Tyrese Haliburton was here the same thing applied.
Hell, I’d argue that Larry Bird was the greatest pure shooter the game has seen, in my lifetime anyway, and even he had a funky looking shooting motion.
It doesn’t matter how it looks, just that it goes in a lot more than not. Especially so when things matter most.
WRT the KINGS, both Kevin Martin and Peja Stojakovic had odd forms yet the shots went in at a fairly high rate. When Tyrese Haliburton was here the same thing applied.
Hell, I’d argue that Larry Bird was the greatest pure shooter the game has seen, in my lifetime anyway, and even he had a funky looking shooting motion.
It doesn’t matter how it looks, just that it goes in a lot more than not. Especially so when things matter most.
Bird's form was weird how he almost threw it overhead... haha
Peja's was weird too but most of the time it was one fluid motion, same as K-Mart's samurai-sword hip drawing form lol
The only true concern one should have regarding shooting form, aside from the outcome, is maintaining a consistent rhythm and ensuring the arc of the shot is not too low, to avoid the risk of being blocked.
Peja's was weird too but most of the time it was one fluid motion, same as K-Mart's samurai-sword hip drawing form lol
The only true concern one should have regarding shooting form, aside from the outcome, is maintaining a consistent rhythm and ensuring the arc of the shot is not too low, to avoid the risk of being blocked.
For an all-time great shooter, Peja's shot had a lot of quirks. He often had his knees pointing inward (Keon does this too) and he'd bring the ball across his face which means he was rotating his right palm as he went into his shot motion. His actual release had the ball above his head (rather than off to the right) and his right elbow was very high.
But even with all that, his actual release was very sound and he generally had good, consistent rotation on the ball.
But even with all that, his actual release was very sound and he generally had good, consistent rotation on the ball.
Kevin had his surgery on April 5th and was cleared for full contact on October 11th. If we use that same timeline Carter would be cleared on roughly January 17th. Figure one weeks worth of full practice or so. My prediction is he returns on January 23rd but won’t be surprised if it’s sooner. That would leave 32 games left in the season at that point, plenty of time to make an impact.
I get the skepticism but plenty of rookies have stepped in and been a winning player right away including our own Keegan Murray. Jaylen Wells has started 20 games for the 17-8 Grizzlies this year is another example. Dude has been around the league his whole life and is swagger personified. I fully expect him to contribute defensively right away. The conference he played in is often cited as the most similar to NBA style ball too.
I mean i think that's the real differentiator right? He's 6'3, but a huge 6'9 wingspan (I swear to god if sactowndog quotes his standing reach...) and he's a legit freak athlete. Add in a motor that pretty much every draft evaluator says is special (or just watch one game of him play), it's truly hard to see how he fails. I think the offense probably is pretty bad this year when he comes back, but the defense should be very good off-rip.
He's going to have to prove he can shoot at the NBA level, absolutely. But he literally checks every box to be a game-changing elite defender at the NBA level, with the versatility to slide right next to Fox or Monk.
He's going to have to prove he can shoot at the NBA level, absolutely. But he literally checks every box to be a game-changing elite defender at the NBA level, with the versatility to slide right next to Fox or Monk.