Jackson's Jumpshot Next Year...

[Bald Husky]

Jackson is very nraw

Jackson is a terrible shooter. He throws up bricks, fouls too much, poor passer. I don't know why Hurley thinks so highly of him. Sometimes I question whether he knows what he is doing, like keeping Martin in the starting line-up. Martin is a small market player, 0 points in BE semi-final (can't count tip in from opponent that he got credit for), 2 points last night. His attitude on the court suggests he is Gods gift. Can't make a lay up, crummy defense, all around useless player. Go back to the A10.

 

[mauconnfan]

Why hasn't our coaching staff worked on this? Jackson seems to have the physical equipment in all regards.

I mean do you see him shoot the ball? They can be working on it daily for the next 4 years and he might ever be a shooter, it’s that ugly. But @ 6’6 with his athleticism and sound fundamentals let’s see him get to where he can make shots going to the basket, pull ups and runners. Baby steps, but I have no doubt they have a plan to attempt to improve his shooting he’s just not the easiest of students.

 

[mauconnfan]

Jackson is a terrible shooter. He throws up bricks, fouls too much, poor passer. I don't know why Hurley thinks so highly of him. Sometimes I question whether he knows what he is doing, like keeping Martin in the starting line-up. Martin is a small market player, 0 points in BE semi-final (can't count tip in from opponent that he got credit for), 2 points last night. His attitude on the court suggests he is Gods gift. Can't make a lay up, crummy defense, all around useless player. Go back to the A10.

Wow bad news for you is you’re much more lost than either Tyrese or Andre. Andres a very good passer, great vision but does need to foul less and stay on the floor. Tyrese is a very good defender, a bulldog on the boards and a welcome Husky. He does need to finish better no doubt but he can work on that.

Maybe it’s you that should elect to root for an A 10 team with your pitiful ‘tude.

 

[dennismenace]

The kid nails free throws, there is something to work with here.

And that probably came from hard work. The ethic is there and he learned how to do this. Let's hope the staff makes it a priority to help him out. Rashad Anderson form was very simple and consistent. Faith, confidence and hard work.

 

[CTBasketball]

You guys are crazy if you think you can rebuild a jumpshot in 7 months.

Let alone a jumpshot expecting 35% from 3 at a high major D1 basketball school.

 

[metsfan2323]

It's been said that free through shooting is a good predictor of a players potential to develop a shot, Jackson has a decent stroke from the line so the potential is there. He should get in touch with Giffey for advice as he improved probably more than anyone over the course of his career, Kemba Walker is another player who lacked an outside shot his freshman year. Polley is another player who developed his shot over the course of his career.

 

[mauconnfan]

It's been said that free through shooting is a good predictor of a players potential to develop a shot, Jackson has a decent stroke from the line so the potential is there. He should get in touch with Giffey for advice as he improved probably more than anyone over the course of his career, Kemba Walker is another player who lacked an outside shot his freshman year.

Agree on his FT stroke it gives us hope. But both Giff and Kemba had nice strokes already so it was just about shooting more while gaining confidence. I’m afraid AJ needs to change a lot including form to get there. It can happen will take time though.

 

[freescooter]

Reading about Jackson sounds like what I read about Sid Wilson early in his career. I kept wondering why the heck he was even out there last night, especially late when we needed shooters and scorers. He is neither.

 

[Dean Wormer]

AJax needs to play to his strengths. The late Sticks wasn’t a great shooter either, but his sick athleticism compensated for his lack of a shot.
Dre is already a great passer and has a good feel for the game. Work on that handle and midrange game, even a little floater in the lane, and we’d have a very good glue guy next yr.

 

[Bald Husky]

Wow bad news for you is you’re much more lost than either Tyrese or Andre. Andres a very good passer, great vision but does need to foul less and stay on the floor. Tyrese is a very good defender, a bulldog on the boards and a welcome Husky. He does need to finish better no doubt but he can work on that.

Maybe it’s you that should elect to root for an A 10 team with your pitiful ‘tude.

You're right. Martin is good on the boards. Maybe he should learn a pull-up because he can't make a lay-up. I just can't understand why he has disappeared in UConns two most important games. He has had some very good performances, but his consistency is terrible. (as with most of the team) I've followed this team since Toby Kimbel and Wes Bal. I guess i'm just a frustrated fan who can't believe the team played their worst game of the season. Sorry

 

[cohenzone]

Before we even look at analytics, his form needs to change. It’s really bad.

Yup. For any old enough to remember Donny Marshall as a player, he developed a pretty reliable jumper over time because he always had very good form. Upper level athletes with the right form can shoot a basketball pretty well. Jackson is certainly very athletic. If he can develop better form and confidence, he’d be hard to stop. I’d love to jump on his bandwagon but i’m not there yet.

 

[husky429]

Why hasn't our coaching staff worked on this? Jackson seems to have the physical equipment in all regards.

They will this summer. We had no offseason and he was injured. You need months go rebuild a shot and they haven't had it. Kimani will help this summer.

 

[navery12]

At this point I'll take a player who misses his 3's in a way that we're able to rebound them next year. That'll be a start

 

[WhereistheDove?]

My guess is they blow it up and start from scratch with him. I get not doing that during the year but with a full off-season, this is the time to do it. There’s no reason he shouldn’t be a respectable shooter if they get his form fixed.

 

[Palatine]

Jackson needs to work on his shot. They could double the size of the basket and many of his shots would still miss. Until he is a confident shooter who needs to be guarded the lane will never open for him.

He has a good handle and it will get better. He should watch videos of Jason Kidd, a great passer with poor shot (he eventually developed a dependable three) who had an amazing career.

 

[UCSouth]

Why hasn't our coaching staff worked on this? Jackson seems to have the physical equipment in all regards.

Coaching staff only works on defense, obviously.

 

[coachn]

...is the key to this team's success. If Jackson can become even serviceable then this will be a tournament team. I am assuming Akok will be back, Gaffney improves, and Hawkins/Sool can contribute. (Let's not kid ourselves though: most freshmen will be inconsistent!)

My question for analytically-minded Boneyarders: what is the empirical evidence on jumpshot improvement among college players? Even anecdotal evidence would be useful. I am cautiously optimistic based on reports of Jackson's work ethic and continued improvement during high school. However, several posters have commented that his form looks reasonably good. Really?! His free throw form looks good, but his jump shot -- especially the 3 point shot -- is in need of complete overhaul.

Athleticism can only take you so far. Skilled shooting --from Jackson, Hawkins and hopefully a dead eye transfer -- will write Uconn's chapter next season. After all, it's a Hurley team; the defense, rebounding, and grit are givens. It's the offense that hangs in the balance.

NOT OFFENSE! DEFENSE

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Maybe the play is say forget the shooting just focus all his time on becoming mini ben simmons

 

[UCSouth]

Jackson is a terrible shooter. He throws up bricks, fouls too much, poor passer. I don't know why Hurley thinks so highly of him. Sometimes I question whether he knows what he is doing, like keeping Martin in the starting line-up. Martin is a small market player, 0 points in BE semi-final (can't count tip in from opponent that he got credit for), 2 points last night. His attitude on the court suggests he is Gods gift. Can't make a lay up, crummy defense, all around useless player. Go back to the A10.

Wow, somebody pissed in your Cheerios

 

[freescooter]

It is kind of interesting how all these people who had us going to the Final Four and got mad when someone said we weren’t that good are now wanting to fire the coach, bench the players and anoint a kid who has more fouls than points as the guy to lead us back to championships. Some recent study concluded that college sports fans are the most unhappy people in the country. Might be true.

 

[tentoes4rings]

Jackson is a terrible shooter. He throws up bricks, fouls too much, poor passer. I don't know why Hurley thinks so highly of him. Sometimes I question whether he knows what he is doing, like keeping Martin in the starting line-up. Martin is a small market player, 0 points in BE semi-final (can't count tip in from opponent that he got credit for), 2 points last night. His attitude on the court suggests he is Gods gift. Can't make a lay up, crummy defense, all around useless player. Go back to the A10.

He is absolutely NOT a poor passer, I’m not sure what games you’ve been watching. I can’t wait for this kid to prove you and so many others wrong about him next year.

 

[Jimdish255]

Counting on Jackson’s 3% shooting to go from 10% to 30%+ in one summer is banking on a miracle

This 100%. He needs to work hard on his shooting but if we want to take advantage of his skills next year he needs to improve his defense, driving, finishing, drawing players then dishing to Sanogo or a wing who is a natural shooter.

 

[tentoes4rings]

This 100%. He needs to work hard on his shooting but if we want to take advantage of his skills next year he needs to improve his defense, driving, finishing, drawing players then dishing to Sanogo or a wing who is a natural shooter.

Or maybe the coaching staff doesn’t let other teams dictate us playing half court offense that’s so reliant on the 3 next year. With the depth and athletes we’ll have next year, there’s no excuse not to play at a faster tempo and capitalize on all the athleticism we have.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

hitting the rim once and awhile would be a big improvement, then maybe we can ignore the three fouls he gets in three minutes and the 100 mph passes he makes that just go out of bounds.

"once and awhile"
Nice

 

[jibsey]

Why hasn't our coaching staff worked on this? Jackson seems to have the physical equipment in all regards.

Yes, why not? If he doesn’t put the work in this summer it’s on him. He should glue himself to the shooting coach.