Capt Bringdown
06-13-2014, 08:30 AM
Spurs Set Records, and Their Shooting Guru Only Offers A Shrug -- more -->> (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/sports/basketball/spurs-set-records-and-shooting-guru-offers-only-a-shrug.html)
Leonard was an easy sell, Engelland said. The Spurs acquired him in June 2011, and Engelland already knew from scouting him that his release point could use some refinement. Leonard had a tendency to bring the ball too far behind his head, and it reminded Engelland of the way Richard Jefferson shot the ball when he came to the Spurs in 2009. After working with Engelland for a season, and reconfiguring his release point, Jefferson shot a career-best 44 percent from 3-point range during the 2010-11 season.
Jefferson became the template for Leonard. Engelland started their collaboration by showing Leonard a series of photographs: some of Jefferson, some of Leonard. The similarities were striking. Jefferson had made the necessary adjustments to improve. It took little to convince Leonard that he could do the same.
Engelland said: “We knew Kawhi had a lot of respect for Richard’s game: ‘Oh, Richard did that? I think I can do that.’ ” -- more -->> (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/sports/basketball/spurs-set-records-and-shooting-guru-offers-only-a-shrug.html)
WTF?
Leonard was an easy sell, Engelland said. The Spurs acquired him in June 2011, and Engelland already knew from scouting him that his release point could use some refinement. Leonard had a tendency to bring the ball too far behind his head, and it reminded Engelland of the way Richard Jefferson shot the ball when he came to the Spurs in 2009. After working with Engelland for a season, and reconfiguring his release point, Jefferson shot a career-best 44 percent from 3-point range during the 2010-11 season.
Jefferson became the template for Leonard. Engelland started their collaboration by showing Leonard a series of photographs: some of Jefferson, some of Leonard. The similarities were striking. Jefferson had made the necessary adjustments to improve. It took little to convince Leonard that he could do the same.
Engelland said: “We knew Kawhi had a lot of respect for Richard’s game: ‘Oh, Richard did that? I think I can do that.’ ” -- more -->> (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/sports/basketball/spurs-set-records-and-shooting-guru-offers-only-a-shrug.html)
WTF?