oat plus bank shot = nba

[chapwilvaug72]

I remember boat being a better jump shooter than last year earlier in his UCONN career. I don't know what happened, but he can approach Bazz %'s if he starts going glass in the 12-15 foot range.

 

[SellersElbow]

..and eating oats well be key to this?

 

[elduderino]

Couldn't hurt him. Personally I think a reliable floater, ie Lambish, could help him before he gets too deep into the paint. Either way, he needs something reliable for his fourth step in.

 

[rip7774]

"Fort the Ead"!!

 

[CAHUSKY]

"Fort the Ead"!!

Still makes me laugh every time.

 

[UConnSwag11]

end of the year i thought he was money with the pull up at the free throw line

 

[nomar]

oat plus bank shot = nba

Still got it!

 

[huskyharry]

Boat shot much better over the last ten games. Partly because he stopped fading to the left or right when pulling up for short or long-range jumpers.
The OP is correct and learning to shot bank shots from the appropriate spots on the floor is a very valuable skill (case-in-point: Blake Griffin). Particularly from distances of 3 to 17 feet and an angle of less than a 45 degrees from the backboard , but far enough away from the backboard to be able to see the backboard properly, bank shots are much more efficient than shots taken directly at the hoop.

 

[Hoophound]

Boat shot much better over the last ten games. Partly because he stopped fading to the left or right when pulling up for short or long-range jumpers. The OP is correct and learning to shot bank shots from the appropriate spots on the floor is a very valuable skill (case-in-point: Blake Griffin). Particularly from distances of 3 to 17 feet and an angle of less than a 45 degrees from the backboard , but far enough away from the backboard to be able to see the backboard properly, bank shots are much more efficient than shots taken directly at the hoop.

Bank shots are higher percentage shots for the average shooter. However, for great shooters, they are not. The statistics used to determine the accuracy of a bank shot vs. a shot aimed at the back of the rim are based on specific assumptions. They rely on a certain rate of rotation on the ball, the height the shot is fired from etc. The reason it is flawed science is that great shooters adjust all of those things instinctively from shot to shot. Only average shooters benefit from it. Boat needs to throw up 500+ jumpers per day and become a great shooter. His nature is to attack the rim and while he has a nice shot, I bet he doesn't focus on his outside game as much as some other guys do.

I've worked a lot of shooting clinics and I teach kids shooting mechanics. What I find is that guys like Bazz adjust their shots based more on feel and no jumper is exactly the same. Guys like Boat rise up and shoot the same way almost every time. Boat's method is preferable in theory, but Bazz is the better shot maker because he is a natural shooter. I agree with the poster that said Boat would benefit from a floater. That, along with the 3 are the great equalizer for smaller scorers like Bazz, Kemba and Boat. Many of our guards have been very adept at the floater, including skilled scorers like Marcus Williams and not so skilled scorers like Taliek. Its a great shot to have. Boat with a floater and deadly 3 point shooting combined with his ability to attack and hit the midrange pull up jumper (unguardable) would take him to unreal level.

 

[chapwilvaug72]

hoophound has a very nice post/exception: great shooters eye the front rim, not the back/great shooters have the full repertoire which includes the banker (e.g. larry birdy)/the floater is almost a throw or flip & not really a shot

 

[elduderino]

I'm kind of hoping he doesn't let NBA speculators dissuade him from shooting altogether by preaching that he has to become a pass first, pass second true point guard to make it in the league. It seems crazy, to me as well, because he's always had that killer scorer's instinct but its also obvious that he wants an NBA career as much or more than anyone I've ever followed. As long as his decision making continues to improve, I think he can make it in the league with some evolution of his current game. I think he'll probably need to be at least our second scoring option next year so I wouldn't want him to modify his game too much.

 

[Kembacity]

I thought his mid-range game this past season was maybe the best I've seen a husky have. I could be skewed to seeing it go through the net more near the end of the season than at the start, but every time Boat had the ball clearing the 3pt line, I was calling for him to shoot. That thing seemed automatic down the stretch

 

[Hoophound]

hoophound has a very nice post/exception: great shooters eye the front rim, not the back/great shooters have the full repertoire which includes the banker (e.g. larry birdy)/the floater is almost a throw or flip & not really a shot

Actually, they don't aim at all, they just shoot. The truth is you want the ball to go just beyond the front of the rim so you aim for the space above it, if you aim at all. The aim for the back of the rim saying has just become acceptable terminology for a swish attempt.

 

[chapwilvaug72]

if it was auto, boat would have scored a boatload; he didn't & it wasn't

 

[chapwilvaug72]

deadly shooters always know where the target is and just fire; there is no time for any thinking or aiming; they pick up where the shot will be directed in less than a sec

 

[pnete]

I remember boat being a better jump shooter than last year earlier in his UCONN career. I don't know what happened, but he can approach Bazz %'s if he starts going glass in the 12-15 foot range.

Ollie has to make Boat run laps every time he penetrates and has his shot blocked and double laps every time he ends up out of bounds on the floor. He needs to develop a floater, to stop for the ten footer and then to dish. He will always penetrate if he is looking to pass as guys won't drop off their man to double him.
He needs to understand that the defense starts with him and he can't play defense on the floor out of bounds. If this sinks in, he has a legit shot at the NBA. He has enough talent. Does he have enough discipline?