Bryant McIntosh's shooting

[Gladeskat]

Time for my annual gripe.

Within a certain distance....free throw line in....most shots have two paths: straight in and off the backboard. The backboard is more forgiving and provides some latitude if one's aim is a bit off. For bigs who can shoot like Skelly and Tap, shooting it high off the board can be a cleaner look from ten feet out when fronted by a defender than shooting it straight in.

I'll give you all a dollar then next time I see an NU player us the back board.

ABSOLUTELY! Players shooting short, 5-10 foot angled shots nowadays have to put just the right touch on the ball to make a basket and that's difficult to do unless in rhythm. If they used the glass they wouldn't need to worry about touch. Just aim for a spot on the glass and shoot...the glass is forgiving!!! Sheesh, these kids grew up watching Duncan's uncanny accuracy off the glass. Why don't they teach that now?

 

[Medill90]

That's like saying a .220 hitter has a nice swing with nothing to work on.

GOUNUII

One year Manny Trillo hit in the .400's into late May and was voted into the All Star game. Manny had a sweet swing. But he was a lifetime low .200 hitter. His average eventually returned to normal by season's end.

B Mac will shoot his average over time. Right now he's not shooting his average. The answer to getting to his average is not to tinker with mechanics in the middle of the conference season.

Shooting form is certainly a part of the calculus of good shooting. And B Mac has good form.

 

[GOUNUII]

One year Manny Trillo hit in the .400's into late May and was voted into the All Star game. Manny had a sweet swing. But he was a lifetime low .200 hitter. His average eventually returned to normal by season's end.

B Mac will shoot his average over time. Right now he's not shooting his average. The answer to getting to his average is not to tinker with mechanics in the middle of the conference season.

Shooting form is certainly a part of the calculus of good shooting. And B Mac has good form.

You would do well to bone up on the fundamentals of the game. And even better if you accepted that players are largely what their stats say they are.

Respectfully,

GOUNUII

 

[Wrestlerneverdiesasacatfan]

Bmac looked solid yesterday! Great passer of the ball and can break presses!

 

[Medill90]

You would do well to bone up on the fundamentals of the game. And even better if you accepted that players are largely what their stats say they are.

Respectfully,

GOUNUII

I agree that BMac who shot 42% from the field and 36% from three over two full season will shoot about 42% from the field and 36% from three over four full seasons.

 

[Mr Wickerpark]

Bmac looked solid yesterday! Great passer of the ball and can break presses!

After having to sort through such negativity about BMC I have concluded that your is the best post of the day.

 

[GOUNUII]

After having to sort through such negativity about BMC I have concluded that your is the best post of the day.

Negativity? About B-Mac? I don't think so. Lot's of things go into the value of a player. The narrow issue here is whether his shooting form is contributing to this year's plummeting FG percentages. I believe they are. Medill 90 disagrees. And we stated our reasons. Nothing more.

Gounuii

 

[Medill90]

Negativity? About B-Mac? I don't think so. Lot's of things go into the value of a player. The narrow issue here is whether his shooting form is contributing to this year's plummeting FG percentages. I believe they are. Medill 90 disagrees. And we stated our reasons. Nothing more.

Gounuii

That's correct GOUNUII. BMac is down 6% on twos and 10% on threes so certainly worth a little back and forth.

 

[EvanstonCat]

I don't know if I agree. He brings the ball down practically to his waste on each jump shot. That is a lot of extra upper body movement which increases your chances for error (including getting the shot blocked).

That's how Steph shoots. It's not what they teach in Hoosiers, but it's as mechanically sound as any shot out there. Bringing it down to the waste (sic) enables him to increase vertical velocity of his shot.

https://www.wired.com/2015/05/physics-steph-currys-killer-jump-shot/

It would appear that Steph's shot pocket is actually below his waist (see 1:37 and 4:00 marks in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMu8DkDDCYc&feature=related ).

Now, one might argue that dipping the ball might cause the release to be delayed. However, some of the quickest shooters, including Steph and Ray Allen, dip the ball. Not saying you have to dip the ball. Plenty of great shooters that don't. But the dip does give you some added power and can help with rhythm,

The key is to dip ball to waist very quickly and time the dip with your knees bending / feet hitting the floor. If you prepare so you can time it very quickly on the catch... like Curry... then it's very fast. Can you get it faster by not dipping? Probably. But if you can't get timing and accuracy... then it doesn't matter.

If you catch the ball near the waist, then no you don't need to dip. Basically you want your starting point of your shot to always be the same place (ex: the waist). And you want the shot and release to be at the same place every time - at the highest point of the jump and above the head, with arm fully straight and extended to better develop muscle memory and avoid the chance of error you think is happens with upper body movement.