I like Dame's game and that includes the 30 footers he shoots. In years past all I wanted him to improve was his paint scoring and he's done that, which has improved his free throw opportunities. I think Dame's game offensively is pretty much beyond reproach. Now his defense is catching up and this year he's a better than average defender. He's not the player on the team that needs to be nitpicked to death.
The Blazers swish3 shooting is the powerful force that can break through to the WCF. Along with Dame, CJ, Chief, and Shabazz, Meyers can add swish3s when brought in at strategic times to further extend the scoring from swish3s to 45 or more points per game. The 60 points from swish3s in the Knicks game is particularly satisfying.
BBert, I'm with you that 15 swish3s is ideal. Statistics point to 45 points via swish3s as a predictor of wins. My thread on 15 or more swish3s raised this point. Thanks for the thought.
It's a good shot when his feet are under him, he's balanced, and the shot is in rhythm. For that to occur he of course needs space to get the shot up. When he rushes it is when you can tell before it leaves his hand that it has almost no chance of going in. His balance is all off and then his shooting motion gets too quick and it's just ugly. It's like a golf swing when you get too quick in the transition and then throw the rest of your body sequence off and try to save the shot with your hands. Golfers will know what I'm talking about anyway...
I don't think your "analysis" is what's getting you mocked, b/c it's not new. Morey and the like have been talking about it for a decade. HOU's been implementing it for almost 3 years now. Stotts openly game-plans against it on D. Your assertion, however, that Meyers is the horse you wanna ride to implement this analytically-based strategy is the fundamental flaw, here. Moreso than the poor statistical reliance upon 17 shots to form a conclusion as reactionary as yours was.
So youre saying being able to swish a shot from anywhere on the court at any time is a good thing? Well i'llllllllll be
The 13 more swish3s instead of the 13 2-pointers was in reference to the Knicks game as I posted yesterday (Mar 7) in the 'Blazers need more 3 point scoring thread (quoted below). Finding a way to get more swish3s per game is the strategy. It is great that Dame has found another way to do it.
