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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 4543579, member: 966"]
This. This. This.

Our team seems to be under the impression there are only two kinds of shots: 3 pointers or dunks/layups. Jesse also only wants to take shots at the rim.

I just watched a highlight reel of Kareem last night. And it just cemented in my head the burning question—why doesn't every (finesse) big man have a jump hook? Not necessarily a deep 'sky hook,' but if you can't overpower your defender like an Embiid, you gotta be able to get off a shot over your shoulder. Use your length, protect the ball—two points. Jesse needs a short face up game and a hook.

Mintz ought to watch film of Chris Paul. Mintz can get to any spot Paul can, but Paul doesn't bother crashing into the big trees. He doesn't get twisted, and need to make a scoop shot between four arms. If you go 100mph, hit the brakes and pull up for a 10-footer. Do that a few times, and then you can blast past them for a layup a few times, because they won't know what you're going to do. Mintz does have a little of that pull up game, but it's all just so frenetic. An experienced guard can get the same things done at a slower pace, which allows for better decisionmaking and better playmaking for teammates.

We have eleventy guards on our staff, and somehow there's been no development of our guards. People keep pointing to Mintz' stats as being so elite in terms of scoring as a freshman, but it's rare that we have so many inexperienced players that a frosh pg can just take that many shots and dominate the ball like this. He may be one of our most athletically gifted guards ever, but his efficiency isn't so hot.
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