We are not an elite shooting team, period, whether Brad said it or not. Elite to me means consistency, and the only one with that is Luke, when he's healthy. TSJ is beautiful when on but is still flashy from outside.
unfortunately Hawkins shouldn't be anywhere near the 3 pt line. 3+ years of shooting % evidence to prove it. But then again not a good driver either.
I disagree, I think if he gets a good look he needs to take them. If he doesn't hit one of the first 2 or 3 then he should dial it back and be very selective from then on. For our offense to work he needs to be able to draw the other centers out of the paint to open up the lanes for the others.
The clock is really ticking for Coleman. I would like to give him more chances but is he a pumpkin at this point?
I hear what you are saying, but I still think that Hawkins will shoot in the mid 30% range, if he is taking open look shots in rhythm, which he should be doing with this offense. Previous 2 years, he took far too many pressured shots, out of rhythm. This was often due to the offense sputtering and him chucking up shot clock beaters. Also, ColeHawk passed up far too many wide open looks last year which may have improved his percentages. He needs to take those. Brad said he wants him shooting more, so there must be something there that he sees. Also, I have watched him pregame practically not miss an outside shot, so the kid has the ability.
100%. Coleman Hawkins is a mismatch nightmare when he either pulls the other teams center out of the lane or is guarded by a smaller player. He should have the advantage in both cases. This largely is dependent upon his ability to pick and pop, hitting open looks from the top of the key. His ability to do this is his ticket to the league, and it is within his skillset. I agree that his numbers don't show it. The staff seems to think that he can do it, so I am going to go with the guys who get payed to make the calls.
Well I suppose it makes sense that telemarketers are knowledgeable about hawkin stuff.
Looks like he is on the floor and practicing!!
Heck yeah it is
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My favorite line about Terrance: He's a complete, utter manchild who is playing violent basketball!
I concur
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Heck yeah it is
Yup, Look for Sissoko to take his shot like he did with Ayo.
