He can be pretty good as a secondary/connective passer. I understand that was his role in college coming off the bench and playing off that dude on the Wolves.
Yeah I dunno. Love Amen but If he doesn’t improve offensively and get to at least 20 ppg I don’t see how he’s a max guy realistically.
Hey look, it's the guy who said Reed Sheppard has poor shooting mechanics coming in and saying the guy who lead his team in assists was just a bench connective passer in college. One day it's possible that you might learn enough about basketball to know what you are seeing when you watch the game, but until then you might want to keep your hit 9 takes secret. We're not even talking about you missing projections, which can be a crapshoot... you can't even accurately describe what has happened or what is currently happening... that's just next level incompetence. It's almost impressive in a way.
LOL cut the crap the dude was shooting blanks since the season started. He is shooting is good now thats because he fixed his shooting mechanics. You know players work on their game right? You're the dude who thought a single game sample size is better than an entire season of data so just stfu. What did you say about Jalen, Amen, Edey and Kenecht again? When it comes to missing projections you are the king here in CF so just stfu.
Reed just needed playing time to get comfortable as all rookies do, you can't play 5 minutes then get yanked and be expected to find your way. Glad he has proven to all the MORONS who wrote the number 3 pick off ........maybe they will learn a bit about it...but probably not. DD
Quicker cleaner release. He was hesitating at the start of the season due to the speed of NBA defenders compared to college. Bobbytheclown is acting like Reed has always been shooting this way bruh the dude was shooting 31% for the season before he got injured now he is 11/18. You dont wake up one morning and suddenly double your accuracy clearly Reed made some changes.
thats not mechanics that just adjusting and getting used to the NBA speed and athleticism and getting more confidence you made it sound like he had a broken shot and magically fixed it
LOL, holy **** kid, don't double down. Reed Sheppard had picture perfect mechanics since college...you just don't know what you are seeing when you watch. Also, you fail the reading comprehension test yet again....I pointed out that I WASN'T even talking about projections, which can be a crapshoot because you have to make a set of assumptions to base everything on so if that assumption is too conservative or too optimistic, the whole projection fails....I was saying that you can't even accurately state what has already happened and what is currently happening...something EVERYONE who knows the absolute basics about basketball should be able to do. As to specific prospects, Knecht is a scrub that the Lakers tried to dump already. Edey is just a guy....a really tall guy, but just a guy. As to Jalen and Amen, I said Jalen was a streaky shooter and Amen flat out can't shoot. When I project players, I tend to be more conservative than others. If a guy is a terrible shooter, I don't assume that will change. For the first 3.5 years of Jalen's career, that was the case but I've been pleasantly surprised with him improving almost to league average for his position. Amen still can't shoot, but his defense is elite, something I couldn't tell in the bush league nonsense he was involved in before the NBA, but something I saw really early on and it changed my opinion of him. I'm pretty sure that change came in Summer League. So yes, I make conservative projections.....you can't even tell what is happening right now or what has happened in the past.
You are the dumbass here what does "picture perfect mechanics" in COLLEGE have anything to do in the NBA? Those are different leagues with different levels of play. Ever heard of Jimmer Fredette? Adam Morrison? Lots of players with "picture perfect shooting mechanics" in college turn into scrubs in the NBA. Picture perfect in college doesnt mean picture perfect in the NBA. Reed was shooting 28% at one point whats picture perfect about that? You are just clueless AF. Now Reed is shooting 61% from 3 so now you are crowing about his "picture perfect shooting mechanics"? So Reed has perfect shooting mechanics both when he is shooting 28% and 61%? So tell me why does shooting mechanics even matter then since you can shoot worse than Westbrook and shoot better than Curry with the same mechanics? Why would we even have shooting coaches if your shooting mechanics have no impact on your accuracy? It is clear you are the one with lacking knowledge of basketball, maybe try some shooting drills so you get an idea. Right. When you make the wrong call it is just "conservative projections". You literally told everyone at the start of the season Jalen's contract is the worst contract in the league and that's something the Rox would regret forever. Now you are "pleasantly surprised". Edey is "just a guy" now but before you were claiming he would be a bust. You also said Amen would be a bust because he can't shoot. I dont know whats happening? How about you wanting Stone fired a season ago and claiming Rockets would be hard pressed to make the play in? I'm not even bothering to check but considering your track record I am sure you were on team Ben Simmons when Harden was gonna get traded. All the BS you said is documented on this board so dont like you are some sage, you are the incarnation of Nostradon't. If you predicted the sun would rise in the East, the universe would create an anomaly to make rise in the West instead. Bobbytheclown should be your new name.
Honestly, you've finally gotten to a point where you are legitimately too dumb to insult further. Just hang your head in shame and quit.
Adjusting is part of shooting mechanics. In basketball there is little to no air resistance will alter the ball trajectory unlike say American football or baseball. If your shot isnt blocked the only thing affecting it going in is the angle and force of your release aka your shooting mechanics. If you are not confident or panicking then it will show in the disruption of your shot, its not like the ball is sentient just cuz you arent comfortable it will choose not to go in the hoop lol. If you release the ball correctly in the same manner every time then the shot will go in no matter how you are feeling, thats why shooting coaches try to make the shooting form part of muscle memory. Why Jordan still got his legendary game despite him being delirious and possibly food poisoned? Its cuz he had his shot mechanics down pat. Getting confident and getting used to NBA speed has to translate into you shooting with the right mechanics. If you are confident but you dont have the correct mechanics your shot will still miss aka Swaggy P. With Reed Sheppard, if he had perfect shooting mechanics it means he was shooting the ball the same when he was shooting 28% from 3 and now when he is shooting 11/18. Why the same form and mechanics have vastly different results? Was the ball magically missing before or what? It makes zero sense unless you dont have a clue how basketball is played.
If he truly believes that, his draft board should be created with a random number generator since nothing matters. Pretty wild thing to say.
Nah you are the one who should quit given all your L takes. Given how arrogant you are I wouldnt be surprised if you the same dude who lost a bet and had to deactivate his account.
You are actually the one saying wild things. So the guy with same mechanics is shooting both 28% and 61%? By agreeing with Bobby you are the one saying shooting mechanics dont matter.
Dude, he was shooting poorly on a few attempts. It’s not like he shot 28% on 1000 attempts. His sample size was meaningless, whether he shot 28% or 48%. Curry is shooting 28% in his last 4 games, on 39 attempts. Is he changing his shooting mechanics every time he has a bad few shots? It’s utter nonsense.
Reed took 140 shots so far in the NBA and 144 shots total in college. So Reed's NBA sample size is meaningless only a few attempts but his college sample size is accurate and has a lot of attempts? LOL Protip when you side with Bobby you are on the clown side. As for Curry part of him shooting bad is he is getting focused and hunted on D by opposing teams. Its not his shooting mechanics anymore it is active disruption by opponents. If nobody was guarding him he would still sink his shots just like he has always done.
If you knew the absolute basics about basketball and knew what you were seeing when you watched the sport, you'd see that his mechanics haven't changed a bit. You can miss shots for a host of reasons, the most concerning is when the cause is poor mechanics. Other causes tend to be temporary. Steph Curry went 1-8 from 3 against the Rockets recently....guess his mechanics were bad for that one game, right? Much like Curry, Sheppard never had bad shot mechanics....Sheppard shot poorly at the start of his NBA career due to other factors like nerves adjusting to the speed of the NBA game, and the additional pressure of having a coach looking for any excuse to pull him from the game. There's a reason why he killed it shooting from 3 in the G league and has shot over 50% from 3 since his first start in the NBA. Honestly your take on this is almost certainly the worst basketball take in CF history, and that's REALLY difficult to do given the absolute brainlets who have rolled through here over the past 25+ years.
