Just curious. Let's say that one of your primary scoring options is having a really bad night offensively. Could be because their shot is off or it could be because the defense is concentrating on them. They are having great difficulty scoring. In that scenario, what do you want your scorer to do? Do you prefer that the player cuts down on his shots and lets others try to pick up the scoring slack? Think Haliburton going 2-7 in Game 5 vs Knicks or Harden going 2-8 in game 7 vs Denver. or Do you want that player to keep firing up shots and hopefully get something going. This would be more a case like Jason Tatum going 7-23 in Game 1 vs the Knicks. Given those two options, which do you prefer? No wrong answers, it's a personal preference.
If my scorer is not shooting great then get going by attacking with euros,midrange, floaters, or just creating for others. FVV and Jalen can't do this, they're one dimensional You need IQ and work ethic to accomplish this.
I want it to wear CD player has the capability to transition strategies and focus a little bit more on creating for others.
But you didn't really answer the question. If you have to pick one or the other, do you want him to keep shooting or cut back on shots.
If the shot is a good shot, always take it. Cut on the ones the more difficult shots. Look for other ways to contribute, involve other players more than usual. If the defense is focusing on you, find ways to counter it.
you're taking both sides. You're saying keep shooting and also try to get others involved. Pick one. If you have to have a choice, do you keep shooting or shoot less.
Only the player himself really knows whether he's having bad luck or that he needs to change his approach. Just from a pure statistical standpoint, players will have cold streaks even within games. But the player is much more likely to know if the poor shooting is caused by external circumstances or just dumb luck.
Shoot less... get your teammates involved / easy buckets. Once they get in the groove, get yourself some layups / easy buckets as well. What we witnessed from this team last season (esp. in playoffs) was the lack of a consistent bucket getter (hence desire for KD) I don't think we need someone who can make difficult baskets, but someone who can get easy ones (or setup teammates for easy buckets). I am perfectly fine adding consistent scorers like Ty Jerome, Cam Johnson, and / or Trey Murphy III (KD too, but I think he goes to SA)
Entire thread is stupid tbh, you don't actually want an answer, you want the answer you're trying to fish for. @AlperenSengun had the perfect answer, and the correct one. Your question is loaded because you want to make it an ultimatum, that aint how ball works.
A good shot is a good shot regardless of the result - for at least 3.75 quarters. You don't abandon the method when the results aren't favorable. If you normally hit a particular open shot at a 65% rate and you are taking those same shots today and only converting them at 20% rate, you keep shooting the shot that normally goes in at a favorable rate until late in the game when each possession matters. Closing a game out, I DO think you need to bring in your hot hands, optimize your approach for who is hot in the moment and how opposing teams are changing their defensive scheme to adjust to your offense. That doesn't mean your player can't shoot the shot, it just means you are more specifically thinking about augmenting the strategy that gives your team the best opportunity of a bucket in the moment. ...which is all a long winded way of saying I generally don't believe in offenses built around a singular scorer. Not that they don't exist, but there are normally only a handful of guys who can play that way and be successful on most nights and the odds are you are one of 27ish teams who doesn't have that guy. Your job coaching offense is to generate opportunities for people to be in places where they convert buckets at a high level and the "how" looks different for every roster/coach in the league. TLDR: Trust in the Process (and work on improving your process)
If they are "concentrating" on you, find a way to the FT line. Find those shots when no one is guarding you and foul them out.
I agree with the others that the question is a false premise. I don't want my star to shrink back because you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Surrendering to the D makes it easy for the other team to shift to stopping other players and hurts the star's confidence. I want my star ALWAYS taking good shots whether his makes it or not. Make good decisions and the averages work out. My guy might go 3 for 15 and by the end of the game be 13 for 30. If my star is active and making good decisions it is everyone rowing in the same direction and the team can adjust and help out. If the star shrinks back depressed and stops playing as hard it affects the entire team. In different games other players have the hot hand and that MAY dictate your star doesn't get the same amount of shots. That can happen in the flow of the game but I never want my star to retreat. Like Star Trek, I don't believe in the Kobayashi Maru. Confidence is an important part of the game. I never want my star to feel he can't win. People laughed at Kobe when he airballed in his rookie season from 3. 5 chips later they weren't laughing. He was a chucker but also in the HOF.
No, I already said that there was no correct answer because it's a personal preference. I've seen both cases for primary scorers in these playoffs and I was curious as to which most people preferred.
[ Ok, so that sounds like you're in the keep shooting side. That's pretty much where I fall too. I'd rather go with my main guy, even on a bad night.
I don't know how many times I yelled "Quit shooting, f**khead!" this past season. Or yelled at Ime to get said chucker out of the game. If you're Lillard or Durant, you keep shooting. If you're Jalen or Fred, you don't. It's unfortunate that those are our primary options. That said, I really feel like nearly all the other respondents here: Do something else to help the team.
depends on the players he has around him and whether or not they’re playing well/u have trust in them, but in general, keep shooting but this is if we’re talking about actual superstars…Jalen was “1 of our primary scoring options,” but he’s miscast in that role so for someone like him it’s different I’d rather Harden have gone 8-24 in game 6 vs the Spurs than 2-11 or whatever it was
