That corner 3 by Tre Saturday looked really fluid. If he can hit that at a decent clip he's gonna be real hard to have out of the game.
RECRUITING: Temple transfer Jeremiah Williams commits to Iowa State
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Both he and Watson have looked okay with that shot at times - it's huge in that role to be able to make that shot.
Going back to Williams - I think either he or Lipsey (hopefully both) need to be competent 3pt shooters, otherwise they can't really play together. You can't have both guards not able to shoot.
Tamin has one job this offseason.
Agree, I do think it’s more important for Watson to become a more reliable consistent 3 point shooter. He basically has zero offensive game right now.
Tre has a nice offensive game already.
If jones can make another jump next season like he did this season he can be a better than serviceable big 12 player and that would be huge. Dude needs to work of FT's though. christ. I don't understand how basketball can be that much of your life for that many years and be that bad from the charity stripe. Hell I shot better than 70% in HS basketball and I didn't even care about bball and never practiced in the offseason. I wasn't even a starter and went to a tiny hs. I wasn't good.
it's mind bottling
Pass me some of what you are smoking lol. “Beyond stopping him”? He is the second least efficient player in the big 12 on offense who plays at least 40% of his teams minutes. If this was satire great job
Jones shot 39% on the season - and ended up taking the 4th most FTs on the team - just behind Shoon.
The team shot 67% on the season
Everyone else, except Jones, shot 71% on the season
Needs the Naz Long offseason regime. 1000 3s per day
Tamin with an outside shot would be terrifying.
He really does everything well but shoot beyond 12 feet.
He really does everything well but shoot beyond 12 feet.
Tamin’s free throw stroke is actually pretty damn solid. The mechanics and form look good. It’s clear when he shoots a jump shot however, he’s got a mental block. Whether it’s a confidence thing or just a little bit of the yips or both. Slight hesitation before rising, late release, and tends to fade. All that to say - very correctable and honestly we should all expect marked improvement over the next few years.
Imagine how easily he could burn people to the basket if they had to try to guard him tight on the perimeter
Only saw him warming up but his general shooting isn't too bad either and imo he's got good natural touch on the ball.
Perhaps his mechanics are a bit delayed for getting a real good look but as you mentioned it's something that should be easily correctable.
Tamin will improve. His work ethic is second to none.
Amen!
It wouldn't hurt to ask Bill and his staff for advice on how to help Rob improve. As I recall Chelsea Poppens came in as a truly terrible FT shooter hitting less than 25% of her FTs in the first third of her freshman year. They reworked her shot - even so drastically as having her shoot entirely one handed and it worked. She continued to work on it and ended the season at .627. By her senior year she was .837 from the line.
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Jones looks good against average front courts. Against good front courts I hold my breath every time he touches the ball. His rebounding is extremely average for his size, and compared to a guy like King it's light years behind. Defensively he makes some plays here and there but seems to get flat footed at times and tends to over rotate/close out poorly. That said he seems like someone who is great to have in the locker room and the energy he brings certainly is a positive for getting the rest of the guys going.
Tamin shot 37%+ from 3 as a junior (66 attempts) and 22% as a senior (49 attempts).. If we could get him to meet in the middle around 30% next season... The ceiling for this team goes up dramatically. To put that into context... Jaren Holmes shot 30% from three in conference play
Tamin may be the best free throw shooter on the team. His shot is there, just needs confidence..
Here is a link talking about the correlation:
harvardsportsanalysis.org
Here is a link talking about the correlation:
Scouting NBA Three-Point Shooting
What factors matter most when predicting success at shooting threes in the NBA? The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective demonstrates that to evaluate shooting talent, free throws are essential.
harvardsportsanalysis.org
If Rob can improve as much this year as he did last year he will be a solid post player.
