re: I still think this team needs more shooting

Zion is going to free up a lot of wide open shots. Trey and CJ will THRIVE off his abilities.

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If you dig in it seems to be a combo of 2 things:

1.) Lack of secondary elite talent to free up and set up BI most of the year

2) Shot selection emphasis going even stronger to the mid range.

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I think the Pels actually have more 3-pt shooting than we realize. I assume, with the return of Zion, BI will go back to where he was his first 2 years at NO. A very solid 38.5% 3-pt shooter, 42.6% on C&S...and very importantly, 35% of his total shots taken being 3-pters. We currently don't shoot enough 3s and shoot them very poorly. BI should help this "problem" next year...since he had dropped to 32.7% on 3s/36.3% C&S/with ONLY 23% of his shots coming from 3-pt range this year. This is a horrible developement (although maybe necessary with current team makeup)

Herb will improve his 3-pt shot next year. I woulda been VERY happy with 33/34% this year. I think he'll end up at 34/35%. (Next year, I expect 36/38% from 3 by Herb) And although his 3-pt "usage rate" is a very poor 29.4%, that is deceiving because of the incredible 35/37 "foot faults" he has suffered while attempting what are suppose to be 3-pt attempts. His adjusted 3-pt usage is right around the target of 36%.

By the way, the last thing we want to do with Herb is make him ONLY a corner 3-pt shooter. He shoots close to 50% of his 3s from above the break & 50% from the corner, and his shooting % is very close from either location. Making someone ONLY a corner 3 shooter, when they have the same success from non-corner...imo, is not very smart as it has many downsides associated with it, which, since this post is already TOO long, I won't go into at this time.

Don't you have a running count of Herb's toe on the line 2s? Is that what the 35/37 number was? Because if he had 35 more 3s made that would make him a very good 3 point shooter.

Ignore that starting lineup. JV isn’t going to finish many games unless the matchups favor it.

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He was a 38 and 39% 3pt shooter the past two seasons. This year 32%. That is very shitty for a player of his caliber.

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I mean you have to factor in that % is w/o Zion ALL YEAR and w/o CJ most of the year. How many of those 3s were contested or out of necessity bc he was the only scorer on the floor.

The biggest thing that will take us from a top 4 seed to a top 2 seed besides Zion not being a liability on defense and staying healthy will be BI and Herb becoming consistent 3 point shooters, especially Herb. He’s so important defensively that if he ever shoots 39-40% from 3 then that adds so much for us.

And if BI shoots it at that same clip…look out

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Mathurin is the pick. 6-6' SG with a 6-10" wingspan

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This. Will be important to add a shooter with the Lakers pick this year, preferably a guard so someone can take over for Graham and take shots away from him.

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Isn't a foot fault non three a peripheral vision problem and not shot technique based?

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They had to do quite a bit of work on Herb's shot for sure, but I think the foot fault problem is totally the result of...during the course of game action, Herb has the habit of sliding his left foot up a coupla inches just before he takes the shot. He sets up just fine, behind the line, and probably isn't even aware of the "slide" at the time he does it. Should be easily fixed, once the season is over.