Those have been killing us!!!! Why doesnt Rudy tell him to stop shooting those? He is a PF for god sakes.. Play inside and try to get put backs and garbage points. Instead, he thinks he's Rasheed Wallace out there. As one poster said, the "good" 3 point shooting game that Eddie had vs Sac is gonna haunt us. He makes a few and now he wont stop chucking those up. We should submit a letter to Rudy with all of our signatures. We can get Rudy to penalize Eddie $1,000 everytime he shoots a 3. Maybe make him donate it to our tip jar.
typically it is because you are taught to take the open shot. sorry, I know that seems crass and short. But that is the truth
Not if you cant make em on a consistant basis! Yao turns down wide opened 20 footers all the time for the good of the team/offense. And whats worse is that Yao is a much better shooter than Eddie. Its your belief that has caused so much problem for our team
I agree with taking open shots, but most of the time last night, eddie was so open, he could have taken a least one step inside. That was sad!
don't be a jackass and try to combine all the pitfalls of one team into a few words written by one observer. Go have a drink and realize you are a loser.
Heres a suggestion for you. If you have any disagreements with my views, feel free to intelligently identify flaws in my assumptions. We are all Rox fans here and the reason for my initial post is to hear other knowledgible Rox fans articulate their opinions. I am not looking for everyone to agree with me (otherwise I wound not learn or hear any different views) but your response is completely worthless. Before you respond next time, think of the message you want to convey and type it out. Looking forward to hearing your feedback. I understand the taking the open shot concept. But if Eddie CAN NOT consistantly make a 23 foot shot, why not stand closer to the basket. Say 15 ft. Or better yet, utilize his athleticism and cut to the basket and DUNK the darn ball to make the defense pay for doubling on Yao. Camping out at chucking up 3s COMPLETELY BAILS our oppenents out.
Minnesota's strategy is to let EG beat them. So the 3-pointer, even the 18-20 footer will always be there for him to take. The playoff hope for the Rox will be in the hands of EG/MoT/Posey. Teams are going to double-team YM when YM is hot. YM will pass out of double-team, but can EG/MoT/Posey make that 18 footer? It is going to be the key. It is just like the old-day Bulls with Horace Grant. Grant can make that shot. Can EG do it?
Truth? More like a delusion to me. Anyone who has played organized ball knows that you set yourself up to take high percentage open shots within your range. A 23-footer is not an open shot for EG.
Exactly, espeically when it is way off 9 out of 10 times for him. I bet Ming can shoot better 3's than he does.
DreamWeaver and hikanoo, with a little BBS skill you may someday learn how to cut through the sarcasm of posts like the one studogg wrote. Let me help, who on this team is "typically" held responsible for "teaching" things? I agree with DreamWeaver though. sarcasm or not; it is a delusion by Eddie.
True. Nobody calls an open look at half court an open shot. The problem here might be inexperience. On a good day, EG makes some of those shots, but when his shots are not falling, he should make adjustment and take it closer to the basket. Maybe his teammates or coaches should tell him when they see that happening?
HP, I must be hitting the rookie wall. Give me a little bit more time and I'll acquire the BBS skills as quickly as Cat enhancing his BBall IQ.
Can you please elaborate? If you are suggesting that Rudy's to blame, that is a possibility as I noted in my initial post. But if that was your implying, you and I are interpreting studoggs post differently.
Eddie's 3's are terrible... Im trying to decide if Id rather live and die with Eddie taking 3's, or Mo T taking those long 20-footers! ___________________________________________________ ^ Bottom line is, NEITHER ONE OF THEM CAN SHOOT WORTH A PISS.
hikanoo, well, you just have to remember posting styles of people. That said, I wasn't sure enough to say anything until his second post. DreamWeaver, I have a story for you. Last year I went to a game in late November 90 minutes early and watched shootaround. Guess what was the *only* distance Eddie shot from? For a good 30 minutes.
"Eddie makes threes some days, and doesn't others. He worked some inside plays and missed those too. But your problem is that when the ball was swung to one of the few wide open looks of the night, Eddie missed a three. There is a point in saying he could have taken a step closer to the basket, but we have all seen his shot. If he is off, he is off. Hikanoo, Did you mind it when he was shooting 50% from beyond the arc the other night? Do you believe in the shooters mentality? Would you like Posey to pass up an open three? Cause posey shoots worse than Eddie. Would you like everyone other than yao to pass up an open shot? studogg, i am sorry if i offended you. that was not the intention. we are all on the same team (being Rox fans and all) I could have expressed my thoughts better earlier. but thanks for clearing up your views. I think I idenfied our difference in opinion. First of all, I did not like Eddie shooting 3s even when he was making em. He is our PF and needs to play inside. We have plenty of outside shooters on this team. Secondly, I think its important to clarify roles on this team. I dont think it is in the teams best interest for Eddie to shoot 3s or any outside shots for that matter. We need him to play PF and play inside. His strength is his athleticism. Not his shooting. Lastly, I dont like Posey shooting 3s either. I see him more of a slasher. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts..
Eddie doesn't have any cojones. think about it, how many times has he had a wide open lane to take one dribble and throw it down, but instead chose to take a jumper. his game is weaker now than yao ming when he first arrived. it's like he's scared to get blocked. so hit sits at the three point line where they're less likely to make him eat it. well, it might as well be a block the way he's bricking those threes. dude, go back and take geometry to learn what an arc is.
So when Cato is open for that 3 you won't have a problem with him shooting it. The other thing wrong with EG and the 3 is that if you can establish yourself on the inside, that give you such a mental advantage, just like being able to run the football down a team's throat like the Cornhuskers used to do.
I like that Eddie has the ability to shoot 3's and should keep that in his game, but limit his attempts to 2 per game max. If Eddie would learn to pumpfake the 3 and take it to the hole every once in a while it would help his game trememdously. I guess the guy is just scared to put the ball on the floor. Man, it would be nice to see Eddie dunk on somebody for once.
