Jeff Hornacek taught Wes how to shoot threes

[Draco]

Good article:

You see, the Portland Trail Blazers' starting shooting guard has never really been a shooter. He rarely took threes in high school. And at Marquette University, he made just 100 three-pointers in 127 career games, which seems preposterous considering he's already made 96 in 32 games this season.

So how did Matthews mold himself into one of the NBA's most lethal and consistent long-range shooters?

"I owe everything to Jeff Hornacek," he said.

The pair became inseparable and worked to refine Matthews' stroke through repetition and diligence. Every day, sometimes twice a day, they would work. Off days. Game days. Practice days. Holidays. It didn't matter. Matthews said a day didn't go by without the two working on shooting drills.

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...azers_wesley_matthews_7.html#incart_most-read

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Re: Jeff Hornacek taugh Wes how to shoot threes

That makes so. much. sense. He reminds me of Hornacek too.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Added a T to the title.

 

[HailBlazers]

Way cool, remember Wes mentioning him in an interview before. Amazing how far he's come along in his short career.

 

[handiman]

Figures the college walk-on would be behind the NBA walk-on's success.

 

[BlayZa]

I used to love watching J.Horny play - this is good news to me!