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Yeah, I've been saying this since last season. No 3pt shot, no reason to be on the court.
Yeah, I've been saying this since last season. No 3pt shot, no reason to be on the court.
Whats so hard about shooting the ball? Your guaranteed to lose your spot if you dont try. Its surprising because for a guy that seems so team oriented its very un-team to not take the shot from the good passing it took to get the open look.
This is just a wild guess from me, but it's a confidence thing. He wasn't a good 3 pt. shooter when he was young and he had a very, very slow shot to boot, which probably made him flinch. Some guys are just not shooters, it's just how it is.
He has now developed a better shot, with a very high release and although not quick, it's quicker than it used to be... and he's been efficient shooting it through the summer, and those he has taken have gone in at a better than 50%, unsustainable with more attempts but he's got a good enough shot right now IMO that he needs to be launching more often. I don't know how else to explain it, but it is going to require some rewiring in his mentality to want to shoot more. It's like a mental block IMO, I can't explain it any other way.
I have seen interviews from shooters that state they always want to shoot when they catch the ball, every time. They have an almost irrational confidence every shot is going to go in. Kyle doesn't have it and bc he wasn't a shooter b4, how is he going to develop it unless he's out there taking shots? That is why I said, I'd send him to the dleague to just play as the designated sniper and force him to rewire that brain a little bit. Doesn't matter if he's not hitting, the real shooters always believe the next shot is going in...
I have no doubt its a confidence thing and who am I to judge sitting behind my computer but when youre in the NBA and your b-ball career, something he is made to do IMO, is going bye bye, whats there to lose? Again easy to say.
And youre right that he doesnt have that kind of scoring mentality like a JR Smith for instance where its about having a quick release, not upfake and drive, where KAs at his best. But then again, hes not a shooting guard whatsoever, its literally about the last position he should play, that or center. Still though, even if he gets his ideal position, he still needs a shot so might as well start now.
Maybe he literally is waiting out Manu.
Agreed.
I think Pop hasn't been taking advantage of him the best but that is beside the point. No matter what spot he's playing, or even if he's traded, he's going to have to be shooting more.
I thought he was a "playmaker" ? ....
Running real slow into defenders.
pull up the KA draft thread. There are comments like, "he's a lottery talent" and comparisons with Magic Johnson. I took heat for explaining to you all what would happen...Running real slow into defenders.
I've never "dapped" his signing. It was a "meh" feeling. I've been part of the Fatheadsuxrenaissance since day one.
you me and trump against the world.I've never "dapped" his signing. It was a "meh" feeling. I've been part of the Fatheadsuxrenaissance since day one.
Damn the Game Grades thread not out yet? is SAG writing a dissertation on Kyle 11/6/4 night?
To be fair, Looks like Kyle is playing more comfortable now with a significantly lesser role than he started with this season.
The Timberwolves have a bottom of the barrel bench. He still shouldn't get minutes against NBA players
He really had a good game
People need to realize Anderson has a place in this league. He's not there quite yet, but already he's dispensed with his major problem -- he's actually a good defender now. Amazingly he's learned how to use his length to counteract his slowness. The rest will take a bit more work, but this guy is an NBA player. You can go cry yourselves to sleep.
If he would just work on his body and become a STEP faster he would be a leader off the bench. If he was TWO steps faster he would be a solid starter and if he was three steps faster he would be a quasi-star. Im FLUMMOXED by his lack of physical development since he joined the spurs. It doesnt make any sense. He's just as slow now as he was in college.
He needs to model his game as Bodiroga (same size and speed, unfortunately does not have the same basketball QI)
He's not, though. He's noticeably faster. He's learned to compensate really well. Once he learns to score he's going to be a rotation player.
Agreed. He's got to shoot when he's open. It's all well and good to facilitate but he has to recognize when he's wide open and take the shot to keep the defense honest.
Good stuff...
The frustrating thing is he looks like he could do those things, but it's either he can't, or he won't and both are bad.
I still cling to the hope that he could develop that guy's aggressiveness with all those old-man moves with fluidity, although I think Kyle is even slower than him, but could still make that stuff work.
But that hope dims with every game. The last one was okay... he has to get used to eating, when the food is in front of him, because dishing out ain't paying the bills.
He simply has to go immediately into motion, off-ball, or threaten something as soon as he gets the ball and use his instincts, along with the play call, once his defender is moving.
Fluidly. Decisively. Then maybe he can be somebody. Otherwise he's just Slo-Head Fat-mo...
His increase is not in a vacuum. Its relative to the athletes around him. Hes still just as slow today against NBA level athletes as he was in college against college level athletes. Probably unfair expectations to want him to grow leaps and bounds kawhi-style year after year, but such is spoiled spurfan fandom.
I thought i was alone as the only Kyle believer on the ST board
Last edited by elemento; 12-08-2016 at 08:32 AM.
Count me in as well. He is an NBA player, despite of his underwhelming athleticism but he desperately needs to be able to hit the open 3 and to finally find a position for himself. He's neither a wing, nor a 4 yet.I thought i was alone was the only Kyle believer on the ST board
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