Jeremy Lin won't shoot 3pters and it's killing the team.

THEY'RE OPEN 3'S, DURING THE FLOW OF THE GAME. These aren't coming out of timeouts with playcalls. He's open. He doesn't shoot. He turns it over instead.

If you're a 40% 3pt shooter, you're an ELITE shooter. Unless you're Lebron or Durant, it's almost certainly your greatest strength. He's taking he's greatest strength, and he's transferring it into his greatest weakness, turnovers. It's so stupid, it's unbelievable. It's actually worse than when a horrible 3pt shooter, who decides to constantly jacks 3's.

It's simple decision making. Every time he initially gets the ball, he should be looking to a 3pt shot. That should be the first thing, he does every time he gets the ball. But he has some preconceived notion of what it means to be a point guard, so he goes through his Nash routine of getting a pick, dribbling and passing into traffic, but he's not Nash.

 

Obviously the title is a bit tongue in cheek. If you read my first paragraph, it's ****ing clear. But I'm allowed to write about Jeremy. And I'm pointing out his #1 weakness that he could fix right after he eats breakfast.

IT'S A HUGE WEAKNESS IN HIS GAME. 40% 3pt shooters that refuse to shoot and have high turnover rates is ****ing dumb as ****.

 

As for his driving into the paint and finishing, I know Jeremy is really dominant in that area of his game.

But I think it's actually screwing up his decision making. He has the mentality of being a primary drive to the rim guy, while only taking the most wide open 3's, when no one else in the same area code as him.

But he should be doing the reverse. He should be looking to jack 3's and establish that's he's doing his Steve Novak impersonation, then driving to the rim when the defense adjusts by closing out on him harder.

 

Next time you see the Warriors play, watch how often Klay and Steph jack 3's. That's what Jeremy should be doing. If he really is a 40% 3pt shooter, then he should have games where he's jacking 10 3's a game. Every time he's on the perimeter without the game, he should specifically be looking to hunt for a 3pt shot off someone's pass. It should the be #1 thing on his mind.

Luckily Jeremy is also a pretty quick, so he'd be better than guys like Redick or even Steph when driving to the hoop. But Jeremy is making it very easy for the defense, simply by not being aggressive from 3pt range. He's basically spotting the other team something like 2 points a game.

 

Yeah, I know other players make mistakes by not passing. But I'm talking about what Jeremy can fix by himself easily. And it's a HUGE flaw in this game. Jeremy can't make Harden pass him the ball, but he can take more 3pt shots when he gets the ball.

I know he's probably not Curry, but that's not the point. Jeremy needs to discover how durable his 3pt% is. There's no tension in the defense if you're a 40%+ 3pt shooter that refuses to shoot. The defense doesn't mind giving you 2 or 3 attempts a game, when it should be 5 or 6. Maybe Jeremy's equilibrium for 3PA is around 5 attempts per 36min. But I guarantee you it's alot higher than just 3 shots. He needs to shoot until it starts dropping to around 38%.

Judging from how often everyone else shoots, he most likely has the green light. First of all, alot of these shots are already OPEN SHOTS. This isn't even including the ones that he should be shooting with a guy trailing near him. He's simply passing up shots, taking a dribble, then trying to beat the defender. He should be shooting off the dribble, off the pick, quick catch-and-shoots with a defender just off him, look for 3's in transition. I'm not even including those in his game right now. He's simply making the worst decision making for a good 3pt shooter that I've ever seen. IT'S HORRENDOUS.

Yeah, he might've had a bad elbow last game. But how the **** do we actually know that, or know that it'd affect his 3pt attempts. He's been 40% for awhile now, with a good elbow, and still he refuses to shoot.