AD knocking down 3s on par with Curry/Thompson in practice

1) He does need to be taking 3's for us

2) How many of those were contested?

I'm sure none of them were contested, but if he can hit them at a steady clip uncontested, then he can probably hit a few on games this upcoming season.

I'm not saying that he should camp outside the three point line, but a couple set plays for him to get open looks from 3 per game wouldn't be bad IMO.

With his height and high release, not many players are contesting his shots behind the arch. Sure, it may change his rhythm, but he should be able to get them off without much issue.

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I generally agree with this principle

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He doesn't need to hit 3s. He put up crazy offensive numbers playing 1100 combined minutes with the floor spacing stylings of Stiemsma/Ajinca. Toss in Aminu and Evans and it's ridiculous what he did last season with the lack of spacing around him.

A corner 3 and the ability to hit a 3 off pick and pop are smart things to add, but he needs to stay near the paint most of the time. His skill, length and athleticism are too much for everyone to handle right now, let alone when he gets some more polish/nuance to his offensive game.

No one said he's going to be camping at the 3 point line. Its just an aspect they wanted to add to his game. The 3pt shot has worked out ok for KLove.

I think just having a full arsenal will make him impossible to guard: work on his midrange, finishing, taking people off the dribble, the corner 3, and then getting a legit post game...if he can do everything, no one can stop him.

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But you didn't see him camping out at the 3pt line

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You must be trolling now, I literally said that he shouldn't camp behind the three point line. Go watch his two made 3's from last season. He slipped his defender, ran to the corner, and received the ball immediately for the open shot. He isn't camping behind the line.

I was really just looking for a reason to link that clip, so everybody can see how ridiculous it looks for a Center to jack up 3's. That game is a classic.

If everybody really wants Davis to shoot 3's, then cool. I don't think that it a necessity, but whatever. I've seen dominant big men that can barely hit a free throw carry teams to the finals through brute force and will. Davis has that kind of potential. For some reason, people want him to stray away from the model that works to become some mish-mash hybrid SF/PF/C. I just don't know why..

Its not a thing you want him to do like Love and his 6.6 attempts a game because he won't make his money that way. But 2-3 attempts a game would be nice.

Imagine if the lineup was:
Holiday-Gordon-Evans-Anderson-Davis

That is a lot of spacing for Evans to work with on offense. If not, he can dish it out for one of those 4 to hit a, more than likely, open jumper.

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Why is it necessary? Blake Griffin scored over 24ppg this past season and he never shots 3's. Lamarcus Aldridge scored over 21ppg and doesn't shot any either. They actually made the playoffs last year, unlike Love. I know Love is an awesome player, but he actually hurts his team by playing the way he does. They let him do whatever he wanted on offense. That's why the team always underachieved.

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Having a complete game isn't necessary, but it does help if he's a more complete player.

No one wants him chucking up 3's everytime he touches the ball, but if teams are going to dare him to shoot it by clogging the lane leaving him somewhat open, wouldn't you rather him be able to knock it down?

Also, the funny thing is: most of LMA's shots come from 16ft to 3pt (41.5%), and he hits them 44.2% of the time. But he is a bad 3pt shooter (20.0%). If he fixes that, he could be even more dangerous.

BG/AD's bulk come from within 10 feet
BG (62.5% for ~60-70%)
AD (60.3% for ~60-70%)

But the difference comes from their outside shots, which AD is the better shooter.

Evans practicing an outside shot this summer as well shows me everyone is trying to complete their offensive game.

Like I said, no one here wants him to shoot 6-7 attempts a game, that's ryno's job. But if he can shoot 2-3 attempts a game and knock down 40% of them, I bet it would open up the lanes in the middle for our guards.

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I've seen dominant big men that can barely hit a free throw carry teams to the finals through brute force and will. Davis has that kind of potential. For some reason, people want him to stray away from the model that works to become some mish-mash hybrid SF/PF/C. I just don't know why..

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That hasn't happened recently