<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n01eu0NBl-U&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n01eu0NBl-U&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> They call that training? He's going to need more help than that if he wants to improve.
"Trevor's a shooter. That's his main skill." ... What? He bricked almost all his threes last season. Except for the five games he was "on fire".
He bricked when he created it on his own. Now that he can play off Yao, Martin and AB who can all effectively create shots for him (remember last season he only had AB initially), he'll get a ton more spot-up looks which he actually is very efficient at hitting. Remember, with Kevin Martin, Ariza became a serviceable 38.1% 3-point shooter. Before Martin? 31.8%. That's a gigantic difference and he'll get even more spot-up shots with Yao. I expect Ariza to be shooting 40% from 3-point range this coming season.
Nice to see him not just sitting around and actually trying to improve. @RedRedemption - Trevor is a solid spot up shooter. Last year he was just forced to create on his own far too much. Ideally, he won't have to do that at all this year (though he'll still do it some because he seems to think he can create for himself sometimes).
Lot's of hate for someone actually working on improving. Good luck Trev and prove these haters wrong this season.
Nice to see Trevor working the things to improve his overall game. This season will see his best work as a Rocket, last year was all new to him playing starter minutes and being ask to create his own and others shots.
Trevor Ariza, the most hated player, in the Houston roster, as usual, no surprise here Keep working Trevor, let´s hit that Buzzer beater winner in LBJs face LET´S GO PeAcE
Good work Trevor, I think you need 500 made shots if you seriously want to be dead eye. My players who are going to the 7th grade and play AAU and club basketball make 250 shots in 25 mins at the start of practice of a 2 hr pratice and 250 at the end of practice, we don't count the misses. So I think Trevors on the right path, but he can do more if he really want to be that dead eye shooter and exapand and become a more reliable shooter, I mean isn't that the reason why he came to the Rockets instead of staying with LA. We will see in a couple months if his work out translate to in game success.
He bricked when he tried creating his own shot going one on one. Ariza is a set shooter and his shooting will improve with Yao back.
Glad to see ariza work on his jump shot. He is going to have a lot more open looks when yao is back. Now he wont have to create shots for him and his teammates, that is where he really struggled last year.
If you're going to put quotations around something, at least make sure it's an accurate quote. The guy said "you always want to keep your main weapon tight" (accurate quote) and the main weapon on offense for most players (especially wing players) is their shot. Spreading the floor, setting picks, and swinging the ball around are not weapons. So he's working on his shot to make it a more effective weapon. What's wrong with that?
Ariza in his natural position will be our weak link starter on offense this year. Compare that to the weak links of Hayes, Shane and Ariza playing the 2 last year. *shudder*
I'm glad we acquired Ariza. He had a rocky start but once you move him from the 2nd or 1st option to the 3rd or 4th he does very well. Hopefully he can improve across the board, but I really doubt he improves his ppg too much (hopefully his fg% though).
40% from 3s may be a bit of a stretch for him, I dont think he's ever shot that in a season, the only exception being that unbelievable playoff run with the Lakers 2 years ago. That being said, I do expect his #s to improve, and I'd gladly take 35-38 % from 3s, and more importantly, I'll take his overall FG % of 46, which is what he was before coming to the Rockets (over the dismal 39 he shot last year).
I'm glad to see him working on his game. As much as I try to like him, sometimes his decisions just make me cringe! Hopefully, this can change...
