Dre, the right vet

[Natebishop3]

He's also known as a gym rat. There's a chance that he's improved.

You know what's funny.... I watched Sebastian Telfair shoot thousands of threes. He was always the first guy out on the court before a game shooting, and the last guy to leave during practice. It's practically all I ever saw him doing. The guy shot and shot and shot and shot. How much did it help? Not much. He was never a very good three point shooter in games, and the only reason I can attribute it to was confidence. Maybe it's different for Armon, I just know that working hard on your game doesn't always translate into successful results.

 

[MickZagger]

You know what's funny.... I watched Sebastian Telfair shoot thousands of threes. He was always the first guy out on the court before a game shooting, and the last guy to leave during practice. It's practically all I ever saw him doing. The guy shot and shot and shot and shot. How much did it help? Not much. He was never a very good three point shooter in games, and the only reason I can attribute it to was confidence. Maybe it's different for Armon, I just know that working hard on your game doesn't always translate into successful results.

I agree, its a whole different ball game during the actual game. I'd say for most though, you aren't going to get better unless you practice. Shit, I watched Sergio nail about 20 three's in a row during warmups without missing. A couple of the shot were several feet behind the 3 point line. We all know how horrible Sergio was from distance.

I think with a lot of guys its shot selection. Armon looks pretty good when he's in rythem and not forcing it.

 

[Natebishop3]

I agree, its a whole different ball game during the actual game. I'd say for most though, you aren't going to get better unless you practice. Shit, I watched Sergio nail about 20 three's in a row during warmups without missing. A couple of the shot were several feet behind the 3 point line. We all know how horrible Sergio was from distance.

I think with a lot of guys its shot selection. Armon looks pretty good when he's in rythem and not forcing it.

I wonder if it's a confidence issue, or if they lose their form, or what.... It just never makes sense to me.

 

[Minstrel]

I wonder if it's a confidence issue, or if they lose their form, or what.... It just never makes sense to me.

It just goes to show why contesting shots matters--it truly changes shooting skill. Players who can nail one long-range shot after another in an empty gym become 25-35% three-point shooters against defensive pressure (or 40% at the high end).

 

[mook]

It just goes to show why contesting shots matters--it truly changes shooting skill. Players who can nail one long-range shot after another in an empty gym become 25-35% three-point shooters against defensive pressure (or 40% at the high end).

I wonder why nobody has invented a device like this. Just a metal and spring dummy with a motor underneath to cause vibratory movement, driven by a battery (so there are no cables). Seems like if you put 5 or 6 of these around the three point line at practice you'd have a much closer approximation of real game-time experience.



(I just mocked that up in about 2 minutes in Illustrator.)