There's no way Gay gets as many shots with the Jazz as he did with the Spurs. He needs to play in the mold of Royce O'Neale and take advantage of open looks Quin's offense generates.
This. But when needed he gives us a guy that can create his own shot at literally any spot on the floor. As well as allow us to show different defensive looks. So much more than Niang ever could. Yuge upgrade there. Yuge.I’d predict that Gay’s shot section will feature more 3s next year. His shot distribution will still look different than Niang’s, but not as different as last year’s stats suggest.
Right, the Jazz have a lot of high usage players. That's actually part of the point. Our starting lineup works because of Gobert and Royce's low usage. Players who can be effective and efficient without a lot of touches are a huge deal.
I do think it works itself out. I also think it's something to watch out for.
Gay is a professional. Clarkson just wants to win and is thrilled to be here. They will make it work. I think that Gay makes that second unit way more dangerous in place of Niang. Definitely excited to see it in action!
Not a dumb thread, it was a valid issue. But as I stated above, Gay is a professional who wants to win and he'll do what he needs to with his game to provide what the team needs. And he's done just that.Happy to say this was a stupid thread I started. So far Clarkson and Gay are +51 in 165 minutes. Gay has completely changed his game and is now shooting 69% of his FGA from 3pt range.
I mentioned this in the game thread, but Gay's biggest contribution to this team so far might be taking away shots from Jordan. Clarkson's usage has dropped from 30% to 24% since Gay got healthy and is shooting 3 less FGA per game.
I think he stays over 40%. He's been better in the latter stages of his career. You can tell he is shooting them without hesitation and has been given the green light from Quin. Being encouraged to shoot the open three likely helps confidence and gives the shot a small boost in percentage.I just keep waiting for Gay to go into a slump. He's a career 35% 3 point shooter and right now he's shooting 48%. It'd be awesome if his hot shooting was sustainable, unfortunately I don't think it is.