Every team has hot and cold streaks, true, but individually, we have more streaky shooters than the Warriors, I think anyone that has watched basketball would recognize that. Though again, I’m not sure why this particular observation has gotten to be so controversial either? As you say, streakiness in numerous individuals does not have to prevent an offense from being efficient.

Do people honestly think Moore, Jrue, Lonzo, Jackson, and Hart are dead eye, knockdown, can’t ever leave them open or they will gouge you, three point shooters? Reddick is the only one that fits that bill. And we use him masterfully. But how you overcome individual variance in players is by playing smart team basketball on offense. Moving the ball to the right guys, on the right nights, in the right spots.

Again, not really sure why this is so controversial to some. We have one all time great shooter, one who is increasingly reliable but still not really a bomber, and then a bunch of guys that can move the ball well and have the capacity to be efficient from three but are a differing level of higher variance from night to night. So what we have done is craft a guard and ball movement heavy rotation that can find the right individuals night to night and have diverse skillsets to get buckets. Which has resulted in a really fun, synergistic offensive team. One that I personally would focus less on pure perimeter position shooters and more on the spacing aspect, like getting a guy that can draw defenders away from Zion like a Serge Ibaka or Myles Turner.

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Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 3/7/20 at 8:17 am to Bronc

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Every team has hot and cold streaks, true, but individually, we have more streaky shooters than the Warriors,

We're talking about a skill where the elite miss roughly 55%-60% of the time. Nearly every 3 point shooter is going to be streaky by definition. I think LilWezyAna is right and you think the Pels are streakier than normal because they're the team you watch enough to see the 62% of the times they miss.

This whole thread is focused on the wrong thing IMO. It's the right problem but the wrong solution. The Miami game last night really illustrated it. Good defensive teams can both pack the paint and challenge spot up 3 point shooters. So you need another option when that happens.

Ingram is supposed to be our midrange scorer that opens everything else up, but he's been slumping, and last night he really didn't try much in the midrange, it was all 3s and drives. JJ also makes a big difference because he's not just a spot up shooter, he's a constant motion shooter that bends the defense.

Against Miami there were 4 key plays that kept the offense from really stalling out, an E'Tuwan Moore floater, a Josh Hart Drive, a Lonzo mid range pull up jumper, and a Brandon Ingram 17 footer off a Favors screen. Yes they hit some timely 3s too, but that in between game will be there when teams take away the rim and 3 point line.

That's what the Pels need to improve, the in between game, not shoot 39% from 3 instead of 38%. And they don't even necessarily need new players to do it, Lonzo just needs to get more reliable with that mid range jumper, teams will leave him open for it. And as analytically inefficient a shot as it is, we need Ingram to work that midrange game more so the Pels can shift where the defense is focused.

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