He is 97 of 347 for his career. Thats 28% for his career. Not great, but better than last year. It is a little deceiving. When a player is not a three point option in an offense, he only shoots them when the offense breaks down, which tends to create a lower percentage. I am hopeful he can get it into the low 30's--maybe 33-34%. Hopeful. Work on that aspect of the game and getting shots in rhythm can make a difference.
Someone here posted a video of him, by Kellen Olsen, dropping three point shots in practice. He didn't miss a shot in the video. I know it's just practice. He does look a lot slimmer. Maybe he heard Coach Bud won't play guys who can't run or shoot the three?
Meh... Would we hang a banner for winning that?
Meh... Would we hang a banner for winning that?
Meh... Would we hang a banner for winning that?
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Would you guys spend money on a shirt for winning the Cup?
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He did that last year too.Someone here posted a video of him, by Kellen Olsen, dropping three point shots in practice. He didn't miss a shot in the video. I know it's just practice. He does look a lot slimmer. Maybe he heard Coach Bud won't play guys who can't run or shoot the three?
What's not good about that line? His number of attempts? I'll take 36% from 3 from our center any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Deven Booker shot 36% from 3 last year. Gordon and Royce were at 37%. The league average at his position is 32% and only Shooting Guards hit 36% on average. And Shooting Guard is the only position on average that attempts more than 2.1 per game.
Yeah, I think anything >= 33% is decent.
Considering he shot just over 24% last season, anything over 30% would be a huge improvement.
I'm just saying 33% from three is equivalent to 50% from two and is decent. Anything over is a bonus.
Proximo looks for every negative angle.
I agree with you. He went 43 of 119 for that season, so it is not a percentage based on just a few attempts. He improved his shooting. So the question is why did it drop so much last year? Was it coaching or the fact that there was no real point guard to get him the ball in situations where he could be effective shooting from there?
Nurk's 3 shooting is unimportant to me. But I'd be thrilled if he could learn to make a layup at the hoop through contact. That'd buy us an extra 6-10 points per game. To me, that is Nurk's major weakness aside from having difficulty covering fast athletic wings. But he's a great passer and rebounder and screener. So I'll take that over Ayton the head case. (and Grayson as a sweetener in the deal!)Someone here posted a video of him, by Kellen Olsen, dropping three point shots in practice. He didn't miss a shot in the video. I know it's just practice. He does look a lot slimmer. Maybe he heard Coach Bud won't play guys who can't run or shoot the three?
Um. What center can cover fast athletic wings? I am not sure even AD can do it. If he can cover centers that is good enough.
True, most centers have great difficulty covering fast athletic wings, but Nurk might be in bottom 10% of starting centers in this regard IMHO. He is very slow footed laterally. But as I mentioned, he has some excellent qualities that help the team in other areas. And he always seems to give full effort each and every game (unlike Ayton). Just hope he stays as healthy through the season as he did last season.
Again. Name one center that covers fast athletic wings. That should not be his defensive assignment. If it is, he will be less effective in rebounding and defending the paint because he will be out of position. I agree about the layups. That has always been a problem with Nurk, even in Portland and Denver.
