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rafer was shooting well for a bit too.
He's hitting 57% from three-point land since he joined the Mavericks. Perhaps he gets more open looks when he's surrounded by Dirk, Stack, Jet and Josh?
rafer was shooting well for a bit too.
I've watched enough now to say with confidence that Kidd is a decent three-point shooter. It's his mid-range jumper that blows.
Also, Tyronn Lue was a of a pickup for us.
33% is decent but nothing that really helps your team. and you have to expect kidd to hit a cold streak and fall back to that 31%-36% range for 3's. i learned this lesson after getting excited about rafer during the first 2/3's of the streak.
Tyronn Lue is the new NVE
I don't expect him to keep hitting at 57%, but one thing I've noticed is that he never takes a bad shot. His shot selection is very good.
Here are some figures about what kind of impact Kidd is having:
Before
FG% 45.9
After
FG%48.0
Before
3% 33.3
After
3% 44.3
Dirk Before
FG% 47.0
Dirk After
FG% 53.0
Dirk Before
3% 28.7
Dirk After
3% 58.1
Kidd should've tried out for the 3 point compe ion. He is awesome there when his feet are set. He doesn't shoot well off the dribble so I say he should stop taking those shots.
go to a hawks board and ask what they think about ty lue. this would be a typical response:
"a good shooter who shoots wayyyy too much and thinks he is kobe"
and also, i think the Mavs got themselves too many shooters, it would be logical to package them for a few post players...
Nah the Mavs don't need a low post player and it would be a shock to the system to change the offense for a low post player. I feel this team works best on motion offense and running when they can with Kidd's passing. Lue shot 43% from 3 point range with the Hawks. That is a great percentage for a player that is "shooting too much". Dallas needs to surround Kidd with a lot of shooters to get the best out of Kidd. Without Kidd, the shooters don't get enough open shots and without the shooters Kidd's passing skills go to waste. Dallas has some role players in Dampier, Wright, Allen, and George that are good for defense.
i dont think tyrant avery will let Lue be a chucker. Good pickup for the Mavs, at least you don't have to rely on Barea when Kidd goes out. (I dont consider Terry a PG).
I also don't consider Terry a PG. It's shocking we've done as well as we have without one. He was terribly exposed against GS.
Lue won't be taking shots over our big guns, his job is to knock down open threes when Dirk gets doubled.
Kidd has that wing 3pt set shot he's spent his entire career working on. If he's left wide open, he'll hit at a decent clip, not 57% for more than a few games, but good enough most of the time.
If teams manage to get a defender running at him, he's in trouble. He doesn't like to shoot the setter under duress, and as Findog says, his mid-range game is usually awful.
Ok, but you think maybe, just maybe, Lue is not going to "shoot too many shots" when he's playing on a team with 2 HoFers and a slew of other talented guys?
Him taking so many shots just might have had something to do with probably being the 3rd or 4th best Hawks player.
Since Dallas' game is jump shooting + bull calls + no defense + love from ESPN, Kidd should fit in just fine.
Findog,
Kidd is great for everyone else's shooting on the team, but what is the Mavs record with Kidd, and without him?
You guys have won 4 in a row against the weak sisters of the east at home.....I am still not sold on the trade, though I admire Cuban for taking the risk.
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Since Dallas' game is jump shooting + bull calls + no defense + love from ESPN, Kidd should fit in just fine.
What the are you doing up at 4 in the morning? The school bus doesn't come around till like 7..
No...Kidd cannot shoot.
Kidd can spot up when he's open, but he's no Reggie Miller or Ray Allen off the dribble or off a pick.
Why are you such an asshole??
He saw this thread last night and it kept him up all night trying to think of something to say.
Meanwhile, Devin Harris is shooting a deadly 40% from the field and a bad ass 25% from 3 point land. Oh, and he's averaging LESS assists in New Jersey than he did in Dallas. That's cuz he's so awesome.
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