If the Blazers are behind this fuck all of them Stotts: Great job against Utah. Your low post scoring and passing ability is something this team has been lacking for 15 years or so. Nurkic: Thanks coach. I wanna help anyway I can. Stotts: Great. Step out about 20 feet and see how the view us from here. I'll need a lap for every shot inside 24 feet
He only missed twice Crowded gym, I see. Nice to see the kid working. His stroke looks great. Surprised he's not a better FT shooter.
The knock on him has always been above the shoulders (motivation, concentration, etc) with dame/cj holding down the lockeroom I think the kid will thrive. I got no issues with him stepping out to hit the 3ball. The comparison I always liked for Nurk was Marc Gasol and he has worked that into his game and made him better for it.
He should improve his <50% free throw shooting. He is so big that that opponents foul him a lot inside, knowing the price is cheap. The shots he practices aren't his fault. It's Stotts.
With the form and rotation he is showing, you would think he would shoot a higher percentage from the FT line.
Nurkic like a lot of poor free throw shooters, shoots with his arms not his legs. It's not very noticeable... But it's there. If he fixes that hitch I imagine he'll be north of 75%
Agreed....that is why watching him shoot 3's where he does use his legs a little more, you know he's got the ability to be a better FT shooter. If someone can work with him to develop better habits, that should go up.
He went 3-4 last game I think it more focus at the line for him. It also show how unhappy he was with Denver.
Stotts has no need for such a coach. In the Stotts system, big men play like small forwards. As the video shows, Nuric is being groomed the same as all other Stotts big men.
