When will Giffey shoot an open 3 again?

[David 76]

Giffey is great. He shoots wide-open 3s with great accuracy. He's developed a fake followed by an open shot, he has crashed the boards for tip-ins and he drives to the hoop. Good energy. Great

But some Giffey advocates seem to have shifted their narrative from his teammates won't pass to him to, now, his teammates pass badly to him. Or he is being told not to shoot. Or he is brilliant to not take a fairly open 3 because it is early in the clock.

Can't he just be what he has been over his career at UCONN? A very good player that isn't very aggressive on offense. Not a victim to his teammates, coach or the shot clock.

 

[uconnfan68]

Mostly. He was open a bunch of times but received bad passes. And then towards the end of the game, he passed up some wide-open looks because they were killing clock. But he did turn down a couple of open shots to put the ball on the floor. I'm happy to see him put the ball on the floor, but not if the 3 is wide open. I agree with others that he's probably a little shy because he's been in a cold spell, but shooters gotta shoot!

I get that he may not always be in perfect position to launch, and like DD he needs to get better at being ready and not bobbling the ball... but he had at least 3 chances where no one was within 5' of him. His shots have been dead-on, but he is hitting the back rim and they are coming right back to him. Just move back a few inches Niels! Show your NBA range!