So in those sparse minutes, especially for being brand new, Thomas’ defensive rotations looked pretty good and aware. Had a nice pass off a screen. Looked like he could fit in.
Ersan, on the other hand...
Ersan, on the other hand...
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Thomas plays with a lot of energy. He moves pretty well and is quicker than you might think. On the offensive end he already keeps a defender glued to him, which is his first responsibility. If you look at how spaced out the floor was with our third stringers, they were pulling multiple defenders out past 25 feet.
jom2003
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Neither do Royce, Ingles or Niang.
Speeding up your shooting motion while maintaining the percentage is very tough to do.
Every professional basketball player can shoot at a high percentage when given time and space. But in a high intensity ball game heavily guarded by other players, your percentage will drop unless you can release it quickly.
That is why dynamic shooters capable of catch and release at a high speed are tough to find. Especially the good ones. And almost all of them become legends of three point shooting like Ray Allen, Klay, Redick, Korver, etc.
It's a craft that is hard to master but once you do, your shot become unguardable and you will get paid pretty much for the rest of your career doing just that.
Apparently the Jazz are convinced that Thomas can become one of them.
The three that Matt Thomas hit tonight, if he can do that on a regular basis, he will be immediately inserted into the rotation even if he is the worst defender/dribbler/passer/rebounder in the world.
You could 1000% tell he was trying to prove himself during his minutes. He was trying HARD. He looked really good and really nailed the try hard thing by passing for an assist on a play you would expect a "try too hard" to just jack up and extra shot. He did really well tonight.
framer
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I don't know, when Ingles gets that chest high pass, his no cockback return for 3 is one of the most beautiful things in basketball right now. I think he does the slow release sometimes as a way to taunt his defender. Niang's trigger is pretty decent too, even though he's no Clarkson.
jom2003
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"In motion" though. some of them may be able to release their shots fairly quickly but they have to catch the ball in a certain way, mostly from a standstill position facing the basket just so they don't have to spend time squaring their body before shooting.
i'm talking about guys who can catch the ball from any position at any given speed, then immediately come to a halt, square their body to the proper shooting motion and release the shot.
Shooters like Bojan, Niang and Ingles are already in the proper receiving position and ready to shoot before even catching the ball, which makes it predictable for the opponents because we always run same set of plays to get them open.
Guys like Redick, Korver, Klay and hopefully Thomas in the future, on the other hand, often times are running at a high speed right before catching the ball, which adds the unpredictability to the play and the opponent have to stick to them at all times to make sure they don't get to shoot.
They don't rely on certain set of plays to get open. In a way, their mere presence on the floor adds an unique set of play to your offense that help other guys get open.
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I just watched him play a live game the other day. He was obviously physically dominating, but I was surprised the number of offensive moves he had.
That said, he still has 0 interest in coming back to the NBA as a 3rd string guy and definitely not for a min contract.
Nah, more people are beating up on Bogey. Clarkson hasnt got much grief lately, most people are just saying they hope his shooting comes back and he has been off, which is true. He will get back to normal though and I am not worried about it. I am not worried about Bogey either. His 3 point shooting is still good and coming back after a slump. He is starting to show more promise in other parts of his game. I think come playoffs we will run less experimental stuff with him and stick to his strengths. Clarkson has been the better player this year although Bogey is still the better 3 point shooter by a decent amount. But last year Bogey was really good. I think most people think he can get back to that or close. Neither are good defenders but Clarkson has been a little better this year. Even this year they are not far off from each other and Bogey has been trying to find his rhythm and recover. The amount of grief you give him and say he is cooked after he just had the best season of his career last year is silly though.
We need both of them to be at their best come playoffs. We have seen them both at a really high level and hope they both are for the playoffs.
We need both of them to be at their best come playoffs. We have seen them both at a really high level and hope they both are for the playoffs.
I wouldn't be surprised if that isn't a first in NBA history- have a winning margin that would have won even if missing every 2 point shot attempted.
The Thriller
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Bogie is the starter Clarkson isn’t.
Clarkson has shot remarkably well this entire year bogie hasn’t.
We have replacements for Clarkson while there really isn’t a replacement for Bogie. We desperately need him to play well.
I mean do you need more reasons? An onion and an apple are both two things but they’re definitely not the same.
Thejazzkickazz
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I only complain about Bogie after having plenty of scotch.
416Klawzz
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My point exactly
Who does?
416Klawzz
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If you don't see it you never will man
OK cool, figured you we're talking out of your ***. Confirmed.
416Klawzz
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Read the game thread from last night
416Klawzz
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Bojan supporters are in denial, Clarkson is one of the reasons why we are in this position.
You're right about that. Gonna get righter and righter.
I wouldn't want to change our roster, this year or next. We have good players only getting better.