Three ball baby !

We have been sinking 3s like making Fts lately. Just hope we can keep it up.

 

Nice thread

Too bad we have several fake fans here that just want to put down the OP. Rude now matter who posted it.

As for the three's....I like to think we're hitting them because we're playing with more rhythym. Guys are figuring out where the shots are going to be and timing them better as a result. We'll be in any game when the threes are falling.

 

With Lowry we are a better 3pt shooting team. Hmm.. I thought it was supposed to be the other way around.

 

Man all you guys are a bunch of babies, how about y'all settle this in a different thread or through email? Thanks.

 

I agree. I love how they are shooting the three ball and all, I don't understand why we have to go off on a tangent just because people dislike you.

Anyways, I hope this continues because I'm loving every minute of it.

 

This thread just MAGNIFIES Chase's ineffectiveness. He's taken the third most 3s on the team (86 total, 3.44 per game) and hitting an abysmal 25.6%. If he was just shooting a pedestrian 36%, that's an extra point a game for this team. I sure am hoping that Brooks inherits most of those shots. And I sure hope Lowry maintains his percentages, or defers even more shots to Martin, Lee, and Brooks if his shooting slips.

 

I think Lowry's own shot going in half the time the last few weeks has been the difference. If you look at what we reasonably expected from Lowry starting it was good PG skills, hustle, defense, but not much from his shot. Had we only gotten that from him, the record would likely be worse and who knows, confidence is a strange thing. But he IS making those shots, which is lifting everyone else on the team.


And yes, can someone please find Chase's 3 point shot?? I saw a picture of it on the back of a milk carton the other day.

 

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that all 4 of our bigs is showing signs of being a decent offensive threat. Chuck has to be covered now...and he will make his FT%.

Added to the fact that Scola is a layup from the top of the key. He's been good for awhile, but it's automatic now. I also think the addition of Miller has opened up the backdoor cuts a lot more. Defenses have to respect that and can't overplay the wings....giving them more time to get a good shot off.

 

I am fairly certain some of you are actively rooting for ceratin players to fail, so you can push your agendas.

If its true, that is flat out PATHETIC.

I constantly feel the need to have to defend our own players from our own fans because of the scapegoat and angry mob mentality that plagues this board.

 

Do you think the three-point surge has anything to do with Lowry's willingness to share the rock? For instance, he's constantly looking to setup teammates and get others involved. These guys are going to play harder when they get more touches and become more involved in the game, which should give them a better rhythm on their open jumpers.

When I played ball competitively, we had guys on the team who were better scorers than me. Unfortunately, they were also volume shooters. I always found it hard to get into the offensive flow of the game when I wasn't touching the ball on a consistent basis every time down the floor. I knew that once the ball went to a certain wing player, it was likely that it wasn't being swung back over to my side.

Playing with a guard like Lowry would have immensely helped, IMO. Lowry seeks out his best shooters and looks to get them going early and often. He doesn't have the offensive skills of an Aaron Brooks, but he makes up for it by making sure the ball is delivered to those who can and will score at a high rate with it. Lowry makes you want to get out on the break and run because you know you'll be rewarded for it. He makes you stay alert on offense because he's constantly looking for the open shooter before his own shot.

It just seems like to me, Lowry is able to get more people involved in the offense from a PG perspective. One shining example would be the transition three-pointer Kevin Martin hit in the final few minutes of yesterday's game. Lowry penetrated to the lane to draw in the defense, then kicked it out for a wide open look for Martin.

 

Good point, i noticed something similar when Carl Landry was here. When Lowry was on the floor, you could see him hustle down court because he knows Lowry will get it to him. This could be the same for all the wing players. Lowry is a better distributor and the players know that so they also hustle to their spots.

 

You are right that he passes to the high post but you dont see him push the ball to get the fast break as much as Lowry, we get a lot more transition 3s and in Rythme shots with Lowry. I like brooks because he is good on Iso plays and he has a nice step back jumper. and Like you said, i hope this all carrys over for us against better teams.

 

Not really rooting for certain players to fail but Budinger does suck atm. I do wish he can get his shot back and contribute. If not, sit him and play T.Will.

 

If you are implying that Lowry is a better break point guard(or distributing point guard) I don't think it's even a comparison.

I don't think the overall cohesiveness of having the same starting unit and pretty much same bench for the past few weeks can be overvalued. Even in the first couple of weeks after Aaron went down and Lowry was getting healthy, the different lineups effected the entire team. They had a lot of ups and downs and showed flashes(much like the first few games with Brooks) but the chemistry just wasn't there. Adelman knows the value of chemistry so I think he will work Aaron back in properly and not screw it up.

 

That's not what he was talking about, but agreed on Chase. To see what he is talking about, look up the threads immediately after AB got injured to see some of the "fandumb" that permeates this board. (Oh, and I understand that it's a very small but sometimes vocal minority that take it that far)