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longstrangetrip wrote:

sjm34 wrote:You've got to be kidding!

Darren Wolfson @DarrenWolfson · 6h 6 hours ago

Initial talk was signing Miroslav R. for rest of the year. But some concerns with his ankle, I'm told. #twolves

Nothing to worry about here. The Wolves' crack group of trainers will have him fixed up and ready to go in no time.

Yes - Here is a video of some of there intense and revolutionary techniques.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrythD3kkoA

bleedspeed177 wrote:

longstrangetrip wrote:

sjm34 wrote:You've got to be kidding!

Darren Wolfson @DarrenWolfson · 6h 6 hours ago

Initial talk was signing Miroslav R. for rest of the year. But some concerns with his ankle, I'm told. #twolves

Nothing to worry about here. The Wolves' crack group of trainers will have him fixed up and ready to go in no time.

Yes - Here is a video of some of there intense and revolutionary techniques.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrythD3kkoA

Ha, what a crazy genius Belushi was!

Long two's are a perfectly acceptable shot when they are wide open. The killer is taking contested long two's. I'd rather take the wide open shot regardless of where it is on the court than ask players to pass up the open jump shot to drive into the teeth of the defense and put up a heavily contested shot. Wiggins is the only one who is actually drawing the fouls at the rim and everyone else just misses on a highly contested shot. Bennett was shooting 50% at the beginning of the year pretty much solely shooting 2's, so if he is open he should take that shot because that is a good percentage look. Until more guys get better at finishing through contact or drawing the foul, I'd rather they take open shots. I still think they should back up to the 3 point line, but I'm fine with shooting 2's as long as they are wide open.

khans2k5 wrote:Long two's are a perfectly acceptable shot when they are wide open. The killer is taking contested long two's. I'd rather take the wide open shot regardless of where it is on the court than ask players to pass up the open jump shot to drive into the teeth of the defense and put up a heavily contested shot. Wiggins is the only one who is actually drawing the fouls at the rim and everyone else just misses on a highly contested shot. Bennett was shooting 50% at the beginning of the year pretty much solely shooting 2's, so if he is open he should take that shot because that is a good percentage look. Until more guys get better at finishing through contact or drawing the foul, I'd rather they take open shots. I still think they should back up to the 3 point line, but I'm fine with shooting 2's as long as they are wide open.

Khans, The issue is the volume of long 2's he takes. Bennett's shot distribution shows that 54% of his shot attempts are from between 16 feet on out to the 3-point arc. He hits these shots at a 37% rate for the season. That is simply not a formula for success. LaMarcus Aldridge, the king of power forward mid-range jump shooters, takes only 40% of his field goal attempts from this shot range. Dirk Nowitzski is at 33%. So guys who are far better open floor shooters than Bennett are not taking this shot as much as he is.

Given Bennett's wide frame, long arms, and athleticism, he should be rolling to the hoop far more than popping after setting picks. It's just such a waste of his physical gifts.

Q12543 wrote:

khans2k5 wrote:Long two's are a perfectly acceptable shot when they are wide open. The killer is taking contested long two's. I'd rather take the wide open shot regardless of where it is on the court than ask players to pass up the open jump shot to drive into the teeth of the defense and put up a heavily contested shot. Wiggins is the only one who is actually drawing the fouls at the rim and everyone else just misses on a highly contested shot. Bennett was shooting 50% at the beginning of the year pretty much solely shooting 2's, so if he is open he should take that shot because that is a good percentage look. Until more guys get better at finishing through contact or drawing the foul, I'd rather they take open shots. I still think they should back up to the 3 point line, but I'm fine with shooting 2's as long as they are wide open.

Khans, The issue is the volume of long 2's he takes. Bennett's shot distribution shows that 54% of his shot attempts are from between 16 feet on out to the 3-point arc. He hits these shots at a 37% rate for the season. That is simply not a formula for success. LaMarcus Aldridge, the king of power forward mid-range jump shooters, takes only 40% of his field goal attempts from this shot range. Dirk Nowitzski is at 33%. So guys who are far better open floor shooters than Bennett are not taking this shot as much as he is.

Given Bennett's wide frame, long arms, and athleticism, he should be rolling to the hoop far more than popping after setting picks. It's just such a waste of his physical gifts.

I'm sure that 54% mark wouldn't be the case if he took the amount of shots Dirk and LA get per game, but he takes 6 so the fact that 3 of them are 2 point jumpers makes sense in the flow of the offense. When plays aren't run for you it becomes a lot harder to not settle into a jump shooting role. How many times has Flip run a play to get the ball to Bennett in the post or in isolation on the wing? The answer is next to none. He's been a PnR big who has struggled finishing when getting the ball on his rolls to the basket so having him fade for a jumper is his best offensive weapon right now.

"How many times has Flip run a play to get the ball to Bennett in the post or in isolation on the wing?"

Not often and there are reasons for this. Mainly, Bennett is an awful post player. Doesn't have any moves other than a tough fade-away jumper that I've only seen him hit once this season. Then you add to the fact he doesn't really know how to use his body to its advantages. That 20-foot jumper is his best offensive tool, and it's not a very good one.

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