Do people understand how shooters work?

[MikeSU02]

He's our leading shot blocker.

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At 0.8 bpg. Come on. That’s a disingenuous point.

His big uptick has been getting to the FT line. I will give him credit for that.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

At 0.8 bpg. Come on. That’s a disingenuous point.

Hence the shruggy.

What's hilarious is Lampkin and Carlos have the same number of blocks.

Edited to add: Unless Freeman evolves as a rim protector or McCleod suddenly starts getting regular minutes Bell probably has a decent chance to lead the team in blocks by season's end though.

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[MikeSU02]

Hence the shruggy.

What's hilarious is Lampkin and Carlos have the same number of blocks.

Lampkin can’t really move and ain’t great on D. That’s actually not terribly surprising, unfortunately.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Lampkin can’t really move and ain’t great on D. That’s actually not terribly surprising, unfortunately.

If anything it's a credit to Carlos.

 

[Niastri]

I haven't been able to watch much yet this year. What is his effort like? Shooters that are off can always contribute in other ways. There's never a reason to not fight for rebounds or work hard on defense.

I think one of the reasons half the board hates Bell is because he tends to let missing shots get in his head, and his effort in other areas suffers.

He's thinking about what he did wrong instead of getting back on defense or chasing his own rebound.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I keep seeing people say "If Bell doesn't come out hot Red needs to sit him."

I'm not really sure why people think that works. Shooters can be on fire and you don't know until they, you know, shoot. But you also don't just want them cranking it up every time it touches their hands if it's not a good shot.

One thing that's interesting, it's a good thing Bell's offensive game has evolved since he's off to such a rough start from deep. Last season his per 40s put him at 1.8 free throw attempts, now his per 40s have him at 6.2 free throw attempts.

Once Bell heats up, if he proves that he's better at getting to the line, his offensive game improves a whole lot.

Shooter should:
1: Shoot until they make it, &
2: Shoot until they miss.

It seems Chris has lost his confidence.

 

[Niastri]

Shooter should:
1: Shoot until they make it, &
2: Shoot until they miss.

It seems Chris has lost his confidence.

I think part of the problem is that he's trying too hard to show he can dribble it.

I'm really hoping it all comes together soon.

 

[grepal]

I keep seeing people say "If Bell doesn't come out hot Red needs to sit him."

I'm not really sure why people think that works. Shooters can be on fire and you don't know until they, you know, shoot. But you also don't just want them cranking it up every time it touches their hands if it's not a good shot.

One thing that's interesting, it's a good thing Bell's offensive game has evolved since he's off to such a rough start from deep. Last season his per 40s put him at 1.8 free throw attempts, now his per 40s have him at 6.2 free throw attempts.

Once Bell heats up, if he proves that he's better at getting to the line, his offensive game improves a whole lot.

Shooters gotta shoot, fans gotta complain about shooters when the ball does not go in. First time he drops 8 three's folks will be happy. For one game anyway. Moore looks like another nice shooter.