Herb’s 3 point shot has come a long way

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If his shooting continues at this 40% rate,

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He's a better version of Jimmy Butler if that happens.

We don't even need him to do that, we just need him to at least be a threat from deep to unclog the paint.

I'm sick of seeing 4 guys collapse in the paint when Zion has the ball because they are not worried at all about our perimeter threats. It was maddening last night when we had Zion on the floor yesterday and our two guards were Kira and Dyson. You're literally telling their defense to stay inside the arc.

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He's a better version of Jimmy Butler if that happens.

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Listen I love Herb but no

Stop it. Jimmy Butler is a bonafide superstar and almost impossible to guard on offense. Jrue Holiday had a tough time guarding him. Herb is amazing but he will never be close to Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler does not hit 40% from 3. Hes great one on one player- almost unguardable. That is not who Herb is at all.

Bro Herb literally has the worst defender on him every game. All his threes are basically wide open. He is not a one on one player. Hes great in transition and cuts well, but if he played one on one with a decent defender he would get murdered. Again I love Herb but him shooting 40 percent will NOT propel him to become a better version of Jimmy Butler.

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All his threes are basically wide open.

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Which... y'know... is why I said I doubt it happens.

Since you guys brought up Herb's 3-pt game...I feel OK with throwing in the following.

I thought Herb would end up being a "dedicated" corner 3 type guy in the NBA...and shoot 80/90% of his 3s from the corner. Usually can add 3-4% to a players shooting % if he only shoots corner 3s. Thought it might be the only way he could avoid being a net negative on the offensive end. I was wrong.

Pels have shown no inclination to make Herb a corner 3 guy. Thus far in his career, he has basically shot only 50% of his 3s from the corner & his 3-pt shooting % has been VERY close to the same % from the corner as it has from the break and beyond. This is actually a fairly big deal for a player like Herb as it makes him a much more valuable player on the court. There are several downsides...to having a dedicated corner 3-pt guy. It needs to be avoided, whenever possible. Thus far, Herb has avoided being stuck as that kind of an offensive player.

It limits him (& hurts the team) IF he's a dedicated corner 3-pt guy & shoots 80/90% of his 3s ONLY from the corner. He basically has no offense, if the other team chooses to guard him. Turn on TNT & watch Tucker with the 76ers...a perfect example.

But Herb was never like PJ even in his rookie year. Herb even as a rookie played point forward, cuts regularly and is great in transition. He did this in Bama too. I get what your saying as im glad pelicans didn’t box him in from the beginning but I think Herb had skills that PJ never had even before he came to the pels. So personally I don’t think if he dedicated himself to becoming a corner 3 shooter that the other aspects of his game would disappear. PJ is also an old vet(38) and has lost a lot of his athleticism so looking at him now is a bad comparison.

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So personally I don’t think if he dedicated himself to becoming a corner 3 shooter that the other aspects of his game would disappear.

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I think I'm probably doing a lousy job of explaining what I mean by a "dedicated corner 3-pt shooter". It's really not a decision the player makes...the team just decides that a player is so limited on offense that the best way to hide him on that end of the court...is to just stick him the corner (let him practice shooting ONLY standstill 3-pt shots all day every day) and tell him to basically only shoot that shot during a game. Many teams have used this method to hide certain players...but it DOES have a fairly huge downside and should only be used as a last resort.

I, of course, agree that the open corner 3-pt shot is the 2nd best shot in basketball (after the dunk or layup)...but it needs to come in the natural flow of the game...and NOT by ONLY one particular player.