UConn in the NBA: Oct 24/25

[HuskyWarrior611]

Honestly, who cares about Donovan shooting 3s.

Here’s a list of the highest paid centers. Let me know how many of them shoot 3s compared to the ones that don’t. Especially the role players that don’t have offenses going through them and play strictly center (Minny made KAT a 4 and when Robinson comes back NYK may want the same).

The 25 Highest-Paid NBA Centers in 2024

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic leads the charge as the NBA's highest paid center making over $55 million per year.

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Donovan dominates the paint. The obsession with him proving he can shoot 3s is dumb. Catch lobs and get in the paint for offensive boards.

 

[NJHusky]

Honestly, who cares about Donovan shooting 3s.

Here’s a list of the highest paid centers. Let me know how many of them shoot 3s compared to the ones that don’t. Especially the role players that don’t have offenses going through them and play strictly center (Minny made KAT a 4 and when Robinson comes back NYK may want the same).

The 25 Highest-Paid NBA Centers in 2024

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic leads the charge as the NBA's highest paid center making over $55 million per year.

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Donovan dominates the paint. The obsession with him proving he can shoot 3s is dumb. Catch lobs and get in the paint for offensive boards.

Except that the top 3 guys on the list are all very good 3pt shooters. DC doesn’t need a 3 pt shot, but if he has it, why not use it?

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Except that the top 3 guys on the list are all very good 3pt shooters. DC doesn’t need a 3 pt shot, but if he has it, why not use it?

If Clingan is going to be a 20+ PPG scorer than go for it. Those guys don’t just step out and shoot threes. They have full offensive games.

Unless Clingan is going to get a post game, dominant midrange like Joel and Jokic have, post moves, handle, etc. then I don’t see the point in focusing on it.

He’d be better suited in working on the post game or even a much easier to get 8’-15’ footer. Harteinstein just cashed out on having a 5’-8’ push shot lol

 

[caw]

He’s been diversifying his shot selection thus far which is great to see. View attachment 104225

They are running a lot of screens/picks to get him shots at the foul line. He still isn't really attacking the rim though.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Honestly, who cares about Donovan shooting 3s.

Here’s a list of the highest paid centers. Let me know how many of them shoot 3s compared to the ones that don’t. Especially the role players that don’t have offenses going through them and play strictly center (Minny made KAT a 4 and when Robinson comes back NYK may want the same).

The 25 Highest-Paid NBA Centers in 2024

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic leads the charge as the NBA's highest paid center making over $55 million per year.

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Donovan dominates the paint. The obsession with him proving he can shoot 3s is dumb. Catch lobs and get in the paint for offensive boards.

Bad take. Centers that can spread the floor and work in all areas are the ones that get paid and the ones that are best for their teams. Old school centers are being phased out.

 

[superjohn]

Except that the top 3 guys on the list are all very good 3pt shooters. DC doesn’t need a 3 pt shot, but if he has it, why not use it?

8 of the top 15 ranked centers in the NBA have a three point shot that is a major part of their game. It will be 9 of the top 15 ranked centers when KAT plays center for the Knicks this season.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Bad take. Centers that can spread the floor and work in all areas are the ones that get paid and the ones that are best for their teams. Old school centers are being phased out.

Is that why Rudy Gobert got brought in so the center that shot 3s can be moved to the 4?

Lively and Gafford were huge parts to the Mavs run.

Hartenstein and Robinson were great on the Knicks.

I provided a list to look at. If you look at the 3 point shooting role playing centers, it’s actually THEM who are being phased out as they are in their upper 20s to 30s.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Is that why Rudy Gobert got brought in so the center that shot 3s can be moved to the 4?

Lively and Gafford were huge parts to the Mavs run.

Hartenstein and Robinson were great on the Knicks.

I provided a list to look at. If you look at the 3 point shooting role playing centers, it’s actually THEM who are being phased out as they are in their upper 20s to 30s.

Lol, no. Gobert is a one off because he is a great defender. He is clowned outside of that for having low basketball skill.

Lively and Gafford work with a guy like Luka, not so much with most teams. And the Mavs are even touting Lively as a guy who is looking to extend his game to the 3pt line.

Hartenstein is a great defender, very good passer and has amazing touch. He wasn’t asked to be a shooter, he may be on the Thunder.

Mitch is just kinda not good, can’t stay on the floor and gets injured a ton. Not an example to use here.

Either way, you used examples of mediocre-to-good players. There’s a reason why all the best Centers have expanded their game. This is one argument you simply don’t win.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Lol, no. Gobert is a one off because he is a great defender. He is clowned outside of that for having low basketball skill.

Lively and Gafford work with a guy like Luka, not so much with most teams. And the Mavs are even touting Lively as a guy who is looking to extend his game to the 3pt line.

Hartenstein is a great defender, very good passer and has amazing touch. He wasn’t asked to be a shooter, he may be on the Thunder.

Mitch is just kinda not good, can’t stay on the floor and gets injured a ton. Not an example to use here.

Either way, you used examples of mediocre-to-good players. There’s a reason why all the best Centers have expanded their game. This is one argument you simply don’t win.

Who are these great young centers that have just 3 point shots without being overall great scorers?

 

[superjohn]

Who are these great young centers that have just 3 point shots without being overall great scorers?

Good lord, this is what you do.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Good lord, this is what you do.

I care about our guys being developed properly to maximize themselves, shoot me. Unless you’re an alien like Wemby or just have a great overall offensive game like Según, none of the successful young centers shoot. Cause it’s a tired narrative and not important.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Lol, no. Gobert is a one off because he is a great defender. He is clowned outside of that for having low basketball skill.

Lively and Gafford work with a guy like Luka, not so much with most teams. And the Mavs are even touting Lively as a guy who is looking to extend his game to the 3pt line.

Hartenstein is a great defender, very good passer and has amazing touch. He wasn’t asked to be a shooter, he may be on the Thunder.

Mitch is just kinda not good, can’t stay on the floor and gets injured a ton. Not an example to use here.

Either way, you used examples of mediocre-to-good players. There’s a reason why all the best Centers have expanded their game. This is one argument you simply don’t win.

Btw I agree the best centers expand their game. Meaning they have post moves, they have a midrange, and then they expand it to 3 point range.

Donovan has neither right now. He’s skipping steps.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

I care about our guys being developed properly to maximize themselves, shoot me. Unless you’re an alien like Wemby or just have a great overall offensive game like Según, none of the successful young centers shoot. Cause it’s a tired narrative and not important.

So should we tell Reibe this and tell him to go elsewhere? Sheesh

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

So should we tell Reibe this and tell him to go elsewhere? Sheesh

Someone investing in developing a 3 ball above all else offensively has nothing to do with someone who already has it and is here to develop his game elsewhere.

 

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[3rdbass]

Castle's stroke especially in the mid-range is looking money. He is going to represent for UConn well in the NBA.

 

[auror]

One guy who did not have a good pre-season, Andre Jackson. Led the Bucks in turnovers while playing the least minutes in the rotation. Shot 20% from the field.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

One guy who did not have a good pre-season, Andre Jackson. Led the Bucks in turnovers while playing the least minutes in the rotation. Shot 20% from the field.

Wish he would’ve came back for another season. He had just started figuring out the scoring part of his game towards the end of his junior year.

Would’ve been cool to see him work on that for a summer and spend a year as the main guy scoring wise to get fully confident before making the jump.

 

[superjohn]

Wish he would’ve came back for another season. He had just started figuring out the scoring part of his game towards the end of his junior year.

Would’ve been cool to see him work on that for a summer and spend a year as the main guy scoring wise to get fully confident before making the jump.

There wouldn't have been a starting spot for him last season or if there was it would have hurt us and there was no way in hell he would've been our leading scorer. All 5 starters last season were much better scorers than him.

Cam was better than him as was Castle. I love Andre but he left at the right time for himself and for the team. He averaged 6 points per game his junior season through the Big East tournament and the NCAA tournament. He's just not a scorer.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

There wouldn't have been a starting spot for him last season or if there was it would have hurt us and there was no way in hell he would've been our leading scorer. All 5 starters last season were much better scorers than him.

Cam was better than him as was Castle. I love Andre but he left at the right time for himself and for the team. He averaged 6 points per game his junior season through the Big East tournament and the NCAA tournament. He's just not a scorer.

There’s a way for it to work but I’d get killed for saying it. And it doesn’t have to do with Cam.

He did not leave at the right time for himself. He wasn’t ready.

 

[aceboon]

Wish he would’ve came back for another season. He had just started figuring out the scoring part of his game towards the end of his junior year.

Would’ve been cool to see him work on that for a summer and spend a year as the main guy scoring wise to get fully confident before making the jump.

His scoring was off of cutting, alley oops, getting out in transition, and being in the dunker spot, I didn't really see any self shot creation there and don't know what another season was going to change. Even last year with the Bucks I was seeing him passing out of open layups/dunks, for whatever reason he's just not wired to score and he needs to figure that part out. Usually with the hyper athletic wings they lack the handle to create for themselves and get to their spots but AJ doesn't lack a good handle. Best case for him is to continue to develop the corner/wing 3 to where he's at least 38%, otherwise it's hard to be a wing in the NBA with no scoring instincts or ability.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

His scoring was off of cutting, alley oops, getting out in transition, and being in the dunker spot, I didn't really see any self shot creation there and don't know what another season was going to change. Even last year with the Bucks I was seeing him passing out of open layups/dunks, for whatever reason he's just not wired to score and he needs to figure that part out. Usually with the hyper athletic wings they lack the handle to create for themselves and get to their spots but AJ doesn't lack a good handle. Best case for him is to continue to develop the corner/wing 3 to where he's at least 38%, otherwise it's hard to be a wing in the NBA with no scoring instincts or ability.

Feel like towards the end of the season we saw a lot more of him being aggressive attacking the hoop. It didn’t always work but it was a start to build on. Changing your mindset to look for your shot is something that was 100% coachable.

He went to the NBA with pretty much nothing he was comfortable doing to score. Partly because he spent almost all of his time trying to shoot 3s and nothing else but I’m beating a dead horse.

 

[BugsyCT]

DC starting for Portland tonight

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Donovan with 8/9/2 on 4-4 shooting in 11min!