I think we should just assign 2 swish3s per game to every player on the active roster. 2 is not very many, but it all adds up to 24 swish3s. Any player who can't meet their quota needs to be shipped out. We're in the business of trying to hit swish3s and win games, here. In that order.
This sounds more Terry Stotts posting than anyone else. Isn't he the one that said if he could get the team to shoot even more 3s he would? Tari Stotes noes baskitbol!
Hold up, are you saying scoring more points on higher percentage shooting while playing better defense will generate more wins? How do you know this?
My point is that more swish3 scoring gives improved chance of winning, and Meyers, CJ, Shabazz, and Chief are the best shots and should take more. The Blazers are below the average for swish3 points. Teams with 11.7 swish3s made per game have an advantage. The Rockets average >15 swish3s per game, and the Blazers could too. This idea would help bring Blazer scoring up to the 112 points per game that has the high probability of being a win. Using talent wisely, I imagine that the Blazers can achieve 47 or more wins for this season.
If I just heard you say that you'd rather have Meyers and Chief taking more swish3s than Dame, well, I don't know how we can still be friends.
Dame should also take more swish3s, but needs to have open looks that result from effective screens. This is another compelling reason to include Meyers in the offensive strategy. Adding 12-15 points/game to Blazer scoring would be enough to strongly improve the number of wins.
what you're advocating is that we increase our offensive efficiency (since you haven't talked about pace) by 15-20%. That means that, if you're maintaining eFG%, we're taking 12-15 more 3's a game than we are now. And it seems as if you're advocating for Meyers and Chief to do so, rather than Dame (I agree that CJ can keep shooting the way he has been). One of the issues is that Chief and especially Meyers have decent 3pt% because they almost literally (in Meyers' case, literally) never take a contested shot. If they're not wide-open, they don't (and in Meyers' case probably can't) shoot. Yes, I'm sure that if we posted Dame up in the corner and gave him 3-5 wide open looks a game his % would go up. Team efficiency wouldn't, because you'd have sextuple the number of 24 second violations from Meyers and Chief passing when not wide open. Or turning the ball over. Or...
The Blazers should come up with a Victorian style skirt hoops that Meyers and Aminu can wear under their uniform - this will keep defenders away from them and will allow them to have uncontested swish3s
I agree that the open shots are the goal, but playing talent that is best and freshest can increase success. Based on 50% swish3 shooting, only about 8 additional shots might be sufficient. Spreading the court, open looks, better screens, persistent defense, and positive attitude can improve Blazer effectiveness. Avoiding turnovers is important, I agree. But they are coming from other players who might play better when kept fresh. Meyers should be recognized for his improvements this year and included in the Blazer advancing strategy.
Now (Feb 8) is the time for scoring 45 or more points via swish3s and a winning streak. I imagine 5 wins, starting with the Hornets and including the Valentine's Day game. Let's do it!
Blazers made only 9 swish3s against the Hornets, far short of the 15 they would have with this suggested strategy. And the wrong guys took some of the shots. Mo and Zach should not be taking 3 point attempts, as the Hornets game showed. Meyers made his swish3, and could have contributed another 12 points with 8 shots. It is time to assign more playing time to Meyers taken from the min given tonight to Zach and Mo.
