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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1599943, member: 289"] I called into GMAC's show tonight, quoting some of the posts here and asked what our priorities in recruiting guards are and how much good shooting is the result of natural talent and how much is the result of coaching. "We work hard in every aspect of shooting: the mechanical shot, getting game shots, the pick and rol, proper reads. We're not going to recruit guys because they can do jut one thing well. If a guy is 5-8 and can shoot, can he get his shot off? Can he help us in other ways. Michael Carter Williams shot 29% from three But look at everything else he did. He made plays for his teammates and took us to the Final Four. That team doesn't compare to this one at all in shooting ability but we stopped everyone. We look at Trevor Cooney, a 6-4 guy, a very strong athletes, fast off the screens. He shoots as well as any kid I've ever watched. A couple years ago he was shooting 48% after the first ten games. A lot of it is degree of difficulty. we will have some bad shooting nights. When Malachi went 0 for 11, we looked at the film and 7 of those shots were good looks. I'd bet if he got 7 good looks in a game, he'd make 4-5 of them, maybe 7 some nights. We need to eliminate the bad ones, like the fake right go left and fade away.Malachi had shot 1 for 23 from the three in our losses. He elevates his shoulders. Trevor fades to the left. Mike has the best form but he also shoots the most efficient shots. With different guys, it's different things. We're going to improve. it will take time. We're going to get better looks. This is a very talented shooting team." The overall theme of his show was that he's most concerned with how we are playing defense, not how we are shooting. [/QUOTE]

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