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<blockquote data-quote="aaeismacgychel" data-source="post: 1855210" data-attributes="member: 748794"><p>In fairness to Brad, the shots RJ had this game were extremely high quality. I liked the looks RJ got, but him taking them is an issue right now as he's only shooting 25% on the season from 3 and the vast majority of those have been wide open shots. So I do get your point, but I think it's a fine line between a coach criticizing his player in front of the national media for his shot selection vs. a coach dumping on a kid for missing what in theory should be high percentage shots in front of the national media. That said, I'd be shocked if behind the scenes, Brad doesn't call RJ into his office and tells him he loves the defense he's been playing these past few games and likes the looks he's getting, but when he decides before he gets the ball that he's going to the hoop with it, really good things happen. And as an added bonus getting easy buckets and monster jams gets you into the rhythm of the game and naturally gives a little bit more energy on jumpers that will help aid against shorting them.</p><p></p><p>Truth is, we're going to need RJ to hit those open threes once the stage starts getting bigger- I think the most important thing Brad can do right now is build on the positive stuff he's doing and try getting him some confidence back on his shot, even if Brad needs to throw on a cheerleader uniform and chant "Be aggressive. Be be aggressive" to him during every tv timeout.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aaeismacgychel, post: 1855210, member: 748794"] In fairness to Brad, the shots RJ had this game were extremely high quality. I liked the looks RJ got, but him taking them is an issue right now as he's only shooting 25% on the season from 3 and the vast majority of those have been wide open shots. So I do get your point, but I think it's a fine line between a coach criticizing his player in front of the national media for his shot selection vs. a coach dumping on a kid for missing what in theory should be high percentage shots in front of the national media. That said, I'd be shocked if behind the scenes, Brad doesn't call RJ into his office and tells him he loves the defense he's been playing these past few games and likes the looks he's getting, but when he decides before he gets the ball that he's going to the hoop with it, really good things happen. And as an added bonus getting easy buckets and monster jams gets you into the rhythm of the game and naturally gives a little bit more energy on jumpers that will help aid against shorting them. Truth is, we're going to need RJ to hit those open threes once the stage starts getting bigger- I think the most important thing Brad can do right now is build on the positive stuff he's doing and try getting him some confidence back on his shot, even if Brad needs to throw on a cheerleader uniform and chant "Be aggressive. Be be aggressive" to him during every tv timeout. [/QUOTE]
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