Jalen & Co @ Houston

[spudzj6]

We need to get to the line first, it's been a weakness for the team, and it has to start with Jalen driving more aggressively to the rim to draw contact and get the foul calls.

Drawing fouls not only gets us to the charity stripe but it also gets the opposing team into early foul trouble. If Gray is guarding Jalen, Jalen should look to be the aggressor and have the refs make some calls. Jalen should get the benefit on calls more often than not because he is a superstar in the league, the problem is that Jalens style of euro steps and floaters and pull up jump shots essentially has him avoid contact with the defender and that's why he doesn't get to the line very often.

Your absolutely right. One good thing about Kemba (among many) - his ability to get to the line. On his 2-16 shooting nights, he'd still get 18 points and effect the game from drawing fouls. Jalen seems to avoid contact in the lane. Hope that awesome dunk attempt late last game carries over!

 

[blackbird]

Your absolutely right. One good thing about Kemba (among many) - his ability to get to the line. On his 2-16 shooting nights, he'd still get 18 points and effect the game from drawing fouls. Jalen seems to avoid contact in the lane. Hope that awesome dunk attempt late last game carries over!

That's the primary area I want to see him improve on.

He's got a very clear list for the summer.

Handle (particularly left hand)
Shot
Getting to the line.

And then teams can try and stop him.