true even though I don't buy too much on the he's coasting against weak opponents and step up against bigs but we will see
I also dont think he's coasting. He's still out there defending the opponent's second best perimeter player, rebounding, hustling, trying to get points anyway possible, if he was indeed coasting Pop would have already benched his ass for a very promising simmons imho.
I agree on defense he continues to do a good job but I believe this team needs his shooting back asap in particular against GSW
Danny is putting most of his energy into defense and just getting less open looks. Probably more due to LMA and West getting those extra shots. He did pass up a few attempts last night, but was LMA had his guy backed down and was shooting lights out. His green light is still there, just flickers occasionally.
Defensively he's been solid.
However last night, when he played with the second team. He looked like the worse player offensively. It was liked he was struggling to figure out where he should position.
If he can shut down Curry or Thompson, then we can live without him shooting.
nobody will shut down Curry tbh...
Not really concerned about Danny's offense. Sure it would be nice if he knocked down 40% of his 3s, but as long as he keeps playing strong D I'm not too worried. Danny already has a stellar 3pt shooter reputation, especially in the playoffs. That reputation is solid enough to where defenses will still account for him, even if he's shooting at a lower percentage. With that said, I do think he'll snap out of it.
Danny's shooting has been one of the most satisfying aspects of watching the Spurs these recent years.
The world is better when he's making 3pt shots.
So I hope he can get out of it. He's great in helping the Spurs pull away and avoiding close game situations in the 4th.
Is Danny at least hitting the 3 ball in practice?
I'm a believer that his D is more important than his shot, but we need something. This constant brick could be the Spurs demise against GS.
The Spurs have the 2 overall seed locked up now, and they aren't going to catch Golden State for the 1 seed. None of the remaining games mean anything except what they can do to help the team get ready for the playoffs. And the Spurs have one of the best shooting coaches in the league. Leave Danny at home for a few games. Lock him in the gym with Chip, and don't let him out until he's confident in his stroke. I know I said it earlier in the season, but no there really isn't anything keeping them from doing it. If Danny could start making his 3-pointers, and stretching defenses a little more, the Spurs are much more of a threat to GS, and nobody else in the league stands a chance.
Instead of worrying about why he hasn't been making those shots, invest in fixing it. It's pretty rare to have the luxury of doing that with this much time remaining. Take advantage of it.
It's gotta be because his ex just had a baby with another man.
+1
We aren't chasing the 1 seed, or even HCA in the 1st/2nd round like last season.
Maybe a visit to the team's psychiatrist would do the trick. His problem is 90% mental. If his form was the issue, he wouldn't be shooting 90% on dead ball three's
No doubt. A good shooting coach is part sports psychologist. Chip Engelland is a good shooting coach.
DANNY CHANGE YOUR GOT DAMN NUMBER BACK PRONTO!!!!!!11!1!1
Danny is doing more with the ball now than he has in the past. He's not spotting up nearly as much. When he does, there aren't other threats on the floor to shoot the 3 like in days past so all the perimeter defense can stay at home on Danny. When Marco was out there, it was a "pick your poison" thing, not now. They'll leave Tony wide open to brick a 3, and Patty has to curl off high screens to get his, but Danny is a spot up shooter who's lately been watching too much Curry because he's spotting up several feet from the 3pt line. He cannot rely on Kawhi to shoot the 3 and draw defense because KL would rather put the ball on the floor. Danny cannot put the ball on the floor with any success so he's stuck with that shot or a pass, so they close out hard on him and he either takes a bad look or no look.
We aren't running the same sets as we were, and LMA in the post is still 12' out and a much better option than the risky pass cross court to Green. So then Danny's shots often come cold or in transition or simply after more movement than he's used in the past. He's not the savior of the Spurs on offense, but we need his defense. We aren't the 3pt threat we were in the past but we seem to be doing ok.
from Game Thread..
Just utterly disgusting.
Green finished 2015 and started 2016 pretty well tbh shooting around 40% but yeah he has an atrocious month of March... and again to come back to OP statistically speaking in March he is not taking less open 3s, he is not less in catch and shoot situations... nothing changed much
There is no way imo we win a serie against GSW with March Green
I wouldn't mind this.
Last night I thought I saw him pass up shots he would normally take, or start driving too soon.
Since KMart so far hasn't quite got going, The Spurs are going to have a tough time
There's some truth in all of that. Not the whole truth - Danny has just bricked A LOT of wide-open 3's this season. When a guy like him has time to square up and step into his shot, and there's no one crowding him? He should knock them down at a better rate than he has for most of the season. But as far as Danny as an overall threat, yeah, you have some good points.
It works two ways, though. If Danny could start knocking more of the long ones down, it forces defenses to stay with him more, and not sag to those other guys as hard. He doesn't need to make them all, but the team really needs a more consistent outside threat.
Danny is shooting 35.4% on spot-up attempts this year and that makes up over 40% of his attempts.
On shots where the closest defender is from 4-6 feet away (considered "open"), Green is shooting 30.9% from deep. 22.1% of his 3PA fall in this category.
On shots where the closest defender is 6+ feet away (considered "wide open"), Green is shooting 36.1% from deep. 31% of his 3PA fall in this category. I mean for s sake, damn near a 3rd of his 3PA are wide open shots.
Sorry, but I'm done with the excuses at this point. I don't know what the is wrong with his shot, but it's broken. I mean have you guys seen some of the shots he throws up? Seems like half the time it's not even particularly close to being a make. I'd love for him to get it together for the playoffs but as of now I've all but lost hope. I'm certainly not expecting it.
Last edited by SpursFan86; 03-29-2016 at 03:13 PM.
exactly one of my point I don't buy the "defenders are closing faster" or "sets are different"... truth is, he is as open as last year in his 3 PAs, he is on catch and shoot positions as much as before.. This slump is on him not on Spurs way of playing bb
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