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Martin’s Layup Yips

He also gets his shot blocked almost as much if not more than Cole. It’s bizarre. Someone needs to teach these players how to finish.
 
Griggs said:
If Josh Carlton needs a ride back home to NC, I'll warm up the car.
Why not more minutes for Akok Akok?
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Do you know how many minutes Josh played today? He wasn't the problem.
 
87Xfer said:
Do you know how many minutes Josh played today? He wasn't the problem.
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He was a large part of it when he was on the court (thankfully not for very long). Sadly coach did not play Sonogo in his place.
 
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Griggs said:
If Josh Carlton needs a ride back home to NC, I'll warm up the car.
Why not more minutes for Akok Akok?
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Is Akok limited to one entry per game? Makes sense given that he’s recovering from a series injury?
 
I don't know that, but he did not do much when he was playing. I think he may have gotten a rebound.

He was not able to block or alter the shot when the SJ guard drove in for a layup. Akok seemed to have the position, but could not execute. Dilemma between giving him minutes to get him back in shape vs. his being a non-performer and not helping the team. Hopefully, his play will improve. His injury was serious, so I guess it takes time to come back. He is not Kevin Durant. Even there, it took KD about 18 months.

Not sure who he substituted for, but for him to play longer, he has to show more on the court. Without JB, as another poster said, it takes almost a perfect game to pull out a win.
 
In the post game report with Russ Steinberg and John Fanta they suggested that maybe the practices are so physical that Martin's is expecting the same contact in games and not getting it, resulting in the yips. 🤔
 
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cohenzone said:
Don’t disagree but Johnnie’s stud wasn’t great from the line either. I think Martin has bad technique. Too much palm and not enough fingers. Cole’s shot is not soft. If not straight in, he doesn’t get the roll.
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First I love Martin. He's the MIP as of now with Bouk out

I noticed that, more so with his free throw. He tends to have decent form from three, I mean mechanically everything looks good, including the flick release. His flick on the free throws is slower and as you said, a lot of palm.

Also, as the avatar title suggests such, and this goes for Josh, Whaley, and anyone else with a case of the yips. How bout a jump stop, organize the puppies, and then power-up and score?
Sure way to rid the yips, that, and running 100 sprints for every lay-up and free-throw missed.
 
olehead said:
First I love Martin. He's the MIP as of now with Bouk out

I noticed that, more so with his free throw. He tends to have decent form from three, I mean mechanically everything looks good, including the flick release. His flick on the free throws is slower and as you said, a lot of palm.

Also, as the avatar title suggests such, and this goes for Josh, Whaley, and anyone else with a case of the yips. How bout a jump stop, organize the puppies, and then power-up and score?
Sure way to rid the yips, that, and running 100 sprints for every lay-up and free-throw missed.
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Yep. I should have been more clear. I was talking about free throws for both Martin and Cole, although I think generally Cole doesn’t put a lot of touch on his shots. He’s fairly accurate but if he catches any rim not too likely to drop.
 
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CardiacAndre7 said:
He also gets his shot blocked almost as much if not more than Cole. It’s bizarre. Someone needs to teach these players how to finish.
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Sometimes off a dribble move or jump stop he lands strange and is unable to get off the ground when it’s time to finish. It’s hard to elevate off a jump stop or long stride anyway but that’s what functional athleticism in basketball is about. There are other times where he jumps fine on drives and just misses. His game is Weird. Sometimes he grabs rebounds in traffic better than anyone and other times he gets a hand in the ball and can’t control it.
 
Well Daniel Theis is in the NBA and he may be a worse finisher from close in.

Edit: Except when he's shooting on the other team's basket. Ooomph. (For whoever just saw that in the 4th quarter against the Lakers).
 
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