I actually think Collins is a better shooter than Olynyk. Given KO's reluctant shooting nature and Collins proficiency as a corner threat. Even through his shooting slump, you can tell that teams make more of an effort to close to JC in the corner than they did the first half of the season.
He's not... KO just knows he can either shoot or pump fake and find a shot or get a good shot for a teammate. You close harder to a guy that won't hurt you if they put the ball on the floor.
Honestly, I just think he lacks IQ. And I'm sort of embarrassed about not seeing it earlier, as I endorsed for him pre trade DL last year.
He barely takes 4 per 48 minutes. Just not enough volume. KO just knows what ***** he can and can't make and only takes the ones he feels confident in.
And I get why some liked it... viewed it as buying low but if you are going to buy low on an expensive project then it has to fit. I think me and @Saint Cy of JFC were both on the line of thinking KO was better than JC flat out as a player last year. Its why i have oscillated on trying to flip this project for another project like LaVine. Now I think Collin is giving us a lot of what we'd want from Zach so that is something I wouldn't want to do either.
This year he is taking less... in other years he's taken more. He's just a more complete player than John and can do more. He takes 4 per 36 over his two seasons in Utah and shoots 40%... can shoot above the break or from the corner as well. He isn't reluctant to shoot the 3 imo... he just knows that he can do more than just shoot a three.
Hard eyeroll on the "not reluctant" part. It's an issue for KO. You can tell when he does force a 3 because he will somewhat regularly hard brick 3s when he feels he has to shoot.
Yeah, he's a one dimensional shooter, but he's good at that dimension and it's very important for spacing.
Hard eyeroll at the whole idea of KO being a worse shooter than JC.
Volume matters.
Yes it does... KO over his career has shot 5.2 3s per 36. This year he is shooting less but he's like doubled his assists per minute and is 63% on 2s... John is shooting 4.7 3s per 36 this year... it is the highest rate of his career.
He's not scared... but for a 42% shooter, passing up wide open 3's and lumbering in slow motion to the basket for a contested floater or tough shovel pass doesn't make any sense. I like Olynyk but that part of his game is absolutely infuriating.
He should shoot more threes but when you are getting as many assists and shooting 63% from 2 its tough to complain too much. Like Jokic could shoot more threes than he does but he has other things he needs to do on the court. KO's not Jokic but I think his reasoning for passing on shots is similar. I'd prefer he shoot a few more but I have a feeling he does what the team needs him to do on a given night and this year they've needed him to do those other things.
I don't want him to force things, but you just have to take every single wide open 3 in modern NBA basketball if you're hitting over 42%. To do anything else is a gift to the other team.
