I don't get why Livingston doesn't occassionally try shooting over Nash. Livingston has a 4-inch advantage, and Nash isn't known for blocking shots. I often tell people that shooting can be as easy as "passing" the ball into the basket. That should apply to people who are skilled and precise passers. I guess this aspect of basketball has always mystifed me, how a great passer isn't always a great shooter.
When passing theres a bigger target and its easier to throw the ball with no incline than it is to throw the ball over a loop to get it into a basket. But, Livingston's jumpshot isnt consistent yet. Hopefully he'll stop being so passive in the future, today late in the game he made some rookie mistakes but I think the turning point in the game was when Corey Maggette threw the ball into Marion's hands and out of bound, I mean the guy is infront of you with his hands up, dont throw it into his hands. After that we lost momentum and our downfall began.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Char:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't get why Livingston doesn't occassionally try shooting over Nash. Livingston has a 4-inch advantage, and Nash isn't known for blocking shots. I often tell people that shooting can be as easy as "passing" the ball into the basket. That should apply to people who are skilled and precise passers. I guess this aspect of basketball has always mystifed me, how a great passer isn't always a great shooter.</div> It's called playing smart basketball. Livingston is not a scorer, and his shooting is not that great right now, of course Nash isn't going to block his shots, even athletic PG's who can block probably won't, but he's doing what he's supposed to do, run the offense. Also he does "occassionally" try to shoot agaisnt him. Shooting is not passing into the basket, I don't know who's telling you that, but if you've played basketball, it's quite easy to know that is a falacy. Great passing/playmaking comes not really from accuracy, but from ability to see plays develop and find people, great passing is not equal to shooting accuracy by any means. A pass doesn't have to be as accurate as a shot is to be effective because the reciever also makes an effort to get the ball, while the basket does not. Your hand movements aren't even the same in shooting and passing.
I thought Livingston had another solid game, but I couldn't understand why he was out there during the final minutes and Sam Cassell was on the bench. Mike Dunleavy's substitutions cost the Clippers the game last night IMO. He sat out Elton Brand far too long and when he came back in the game his rhythm was off. His teammates also weren't looking for him and the Clippers tried to win from the perimeter instead of grinding it down low. When the pressure was on Livingston looked really tight on offense and it lead to bad shots from his teammates against the clock. There were some crucial possessions where the Clippers needed to score, but came up empty.
I agree, SL14 is going to be great, but they needed Cassell to be out there in the last 5 minutes. I out this loss on teh shoulders on Miike Dunleavy.
Nobody's telling me that shooting is like passing into the basket. I tell myself that, and sometimes people. If you arc it, it can go in. The idea came to me when I saw a kid accidentally pass an alley-oop which went in for a 3. Probably aganist the best interests of basketball to say that the ball can be "passed" into the hoop. I guess I just felt that Livingston should have taken advantage of Nash guarding him, getting a foul from him, or posting him up a little.
True. I sometimes act as if I'm looking to pass with the ball above my head, but I all of a sudden shoot the ball. Watching Derek Harper taught me that little deception. I still end up shooting the ball instead of merely "passing" the ball into the basket.
