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Detroit Pistons' Andre Drummond admits he sometimes misses on purpose for easy rebound
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A reporter pointed out to Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond late Tuesday that one of the most skillful offensive players at his position in NBA history, Moses Malone, was particularly adept at the purposeful miss.
One way for Drummond to improve his offensive game is to emulate the former Philadelphia 76ers great by missing shots in such a fashion that he can exploit his NBA-best offensive rebounding a en.
Three times in the 109-86 win over Orlando, Drummond scored after rebounding his own misses, and at least a couple of those were purposely misdirected so he could corral a predictable carom.
Drummond admitted after a 17-point, 22-rebound night that if he finds himself with an awkward or difficult shot, but with an open lane to get a rebound, he might turn the tough shot into an easier one with what essentially is a pass to himself -- an intentional miss to the side of the rim.
"Yeah, I'd say sometimes I do," Drummond said, when asked if he indeed plots some misses directionally. "I'm not going to lie. I do sometimes. I know I can go get it and put it right back in."
The first objective is to score.
"Most of the time, I just try to finish the play," Drummond said.
When that doesn't work out, he sometimes can resort to his backup plan, depending on several factors, including the positioning of other players.
"I've got a quick second jump," he said.
Drummond shot 6 of 11 from the field against the Magic. All but one of his shots was within 2 feet of the basket, and he did not get the rebound on the 8-foot hook he missed.
Of Drummond's other four misses, he got three of the rebounds, resulting in a late-first-quarter putback to cut Orlando's lead to 21-20, a pair of free throws which he split to make it 55-49 in the third quarter, then a tip-in to make it 57-49.
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who?
Just like Blair
He is also a fake tough guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzpg2iN4erE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocwH6ggz-h0
Chuck Hayes is dat , made Drummond on himself
My fantasy team thanks him.
Isn't he still padding that Carly chick?
Thats not stat padding. Should he attempt a difficult shot, miss, and not go after the rebound instead?
^Forget it, , Ooze is on the rag today.
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