Considering he's one of the most efficient shooters in the league and on a historic clip over the past 7 games, only matched once, in history, I'm not sure Booker needs to be reminded of anything.Split T wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:35 pmAnd will someone remind Bridges how to shoot again. Maybe remind booker while they’re at it.specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:21 pmIf you look at his shot chart on basketball ref, he’s hit exactly 3 threes from the corners all year. His makes are all along the top of the key. I’d much prefer the pick and roll to involve Baynes (if we’re set on this starting lineup), with him popping rather than rolling. Plant Ayton in the paint.
Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
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Re: Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
Could it be that Booker stopped feeding Ayton because he had less points than Ayton in the first quarter and he needed to get his numbers? Maybe Booker’s scoring streak is more important to him than getting Ayton the ball? Didn’t Booker’s scoring streak start when he found out he was getting snubbed on the all-start voting?specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:20 pmPass!!!! Pass pass pass. Get it into Ayton and he will either score or demand a double team and swing it around. Oubre is not good enough to be a #2. He will hurt us in the long run more than help. He’s only good when he’s on but he sucks the life out of the motion of the offense and hurts the team as a whole.Indy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:28 pmBook was the guy getting Ayton the ball in the first and 3rd quarter when Ayton was fresh and trying hard in the post.specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:24 pmGambo is so spot on today it’s refreshing. Just blasting the Suns players and coaches. Feed the inside!!!
Booker looking only for Oubre. Oubre looking for Oubre.
And other than Kelly, name a reliable scoring option for Book to find when he is doubled?
Growth from this team will depend on Ayton. It’s time we acknowledge that and force it.
Re: Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
I’m talking about his 3 pt shooting. He’d be a historically great offensive player if he was shooting 3’s like we all thought he would be. His mid range game and at the rim scoring are quite elite, I don’t have any issues there. Just imagine if he was also a 40% 3pt shooter.AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:19 pmConsidering he's one of the most efficient shooters in the league and on a historic clip over the past 7 games, only matched once, in history, I'm not sure Booker needs to be reminded of anything.Split T wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:35 pmAnd will someone remind Bridges how to shoot again. Maybe remind booker while they’re at it.specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:21 pmIf you look at his shot chart on basketball ref, he’s hit exactly 3 threes from the corners all year. His makes are all along the top of the key. I’d much prefer the pick and roll to involve Baynes (if we’re set on this starting lineup), with him popping rather than rolling. Plant Ayton in the paint.
Re: Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
Ayton was getting the ball early in the game because he was rolling hard and getting great position. I’d have to rewatch to know for sure, but I didn’t see obvious times where we could have gotten Ayton the ball and didn’t. Perhaps Sacramento switched up their coverage, perhaps we changed up the plays we were running, or perhaps Ayton got tired, his effort dropped, and he wasn’t getting good position anymore. Booker not passing to get more points is ridiculous. I’m pretty sure Booker passed Ayton in scoring somewhere in the 3rd Q anyways.SunsRIt wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:22 pmCould it be that Booker stopped feeding Ayton because he had less points than Ayton in the first quarter and he needed to get his numbers? Maybe Booker’s scoring streak is more important to him than getting Ayton the ball? Didn’t Booker’s scoring streak start when he found out he was getting snubbed on the all-start voting?specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:20 pmPass!!!! Pass pass pass. Get it into Ayton and he will either score or demand a double team and swing it around. Oubre is not good enough to be a #2. He will hurt us in the long run more than help. He’s only good when he’s on but he sucks the life out of the motion of the offense and hurts the team as a whole.Indy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:28 pmBook was the guy getting Ayton the ball in the first and 3rd quarter when Ayton was fresh and trying hard in the post.specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:24 pmGambo is so spot on today it’s refreshing. Just blasting the Suns players and coaches. Feed the inside!!!
Booker looking only for Oubre. Oubre looking for Oubre.
And other than Kelly, name a reliable scoring option for Book to find when he is doubled?
Growth from this team will depend on Ayton. It’s time we acknowledge that and force it.
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He was rolling hard until the last few minutes when the kings were running away with it and it was obvious we were in full just iso and do whatever the hell we want on the perimeter mode. I rewatched the third and fourth.
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You are a glutton for punishment, sir!specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:26 pmHe was rolling hard until the last few minutes when the kings were running away with it and it was obvious we were in full just iso and do whatever the hell we want on the perimeter mode. I rewatched the third and fourth.
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Lol. Fast forwarded most parts to look at some breakdowns.Superbone wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:46 pmYou are a glutton for punishment, sir!specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:26 pmHe was rolling hard until the last few minutes when the kings were running away with it and it was obvious we were in full just iso and do whatever the hell we want on the perimeter mode. I rewatched the third and fourth.
Re: Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
Another epic Gambo rant to start today's show: https://omny.fm/shows/burns-gambo/january-8-2020-hour-1
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Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
O_Gardino wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:11 pmTo me, it looks like we don't persist with our offense. We used to complain about the Suns over passing, but now they take the first open shot even if it isn't a good open shot.Split T wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:35 pmWe’re pretty bad as a team on corner 3’s. A few guys shoot well(Cam, Oubre, Kaminsky, Tyler, Rubio) but the rest of the team is awful. Saric is like 18%, Baynes is 20%, Bridges is in the 20% range. Even Booker is only 31%. Carter is also bad. Carter and Bridges particularly take a high percentage of their 3’s from the corner and rarely make them.specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:21 pmIf you look at his shot chart on basketball ref, he’s hit exactly 3 threes from the corners all year. His makes are all along the top of the key. I’d much prefer the pick and roll to involve Baynes (if we’re set on this starting lineup), with him popping rather than rolling. Plant Ayton in the paint.
On the flip side, Kaminsky almost never shoots corner 3’s, but he’s pretty good at them. Rubio also takes too many non corner 3’s, but that has a lot to do with him being on the ball so much.
We need to put players in position to succeed. Get Saric and Baynes looks from up top. Get Kaminsky and Tyler into the corner. Cam is one of the few guys we use properly as he takes and makes a lot of corner 3’s.
And will someone remind Bridges how to shoot again. Maybe remind booker while they’re at it.
This is a viewpoint I considered - that Booker's increased usage upsets team chemistry and therefore our results.
The numbers don't exactly prove the latter (7-4 start with lower Booker usage, 3-3 during his recent higher usage hot streak, now 3-4 after this game) but might the former ... is Booker bad for the team in that sense?
Edit: I was a little bummed yesterday, 'trade the whole team!', so overreacted maybe, but Ayton really screwed our season .. sob better average 30-15 rest of the way otherwise ship him
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I think there is a correlation there. It will be a season long process of the team growing chemistry and trust. Everybody has to get that rhythm where Booker can be a star and the rest of the team is involved, too. Even the best teams have to grow that over time.3rdside wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 1:50 amO_Gardino wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:11 pmTo me, it looks like we don't persist with our offense. We used to complain about the Suns over passing, but now they take the first open shot even if it isn't a good open shot.Split T wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:35 pmWe’re pretty bad as a team on corner 3’s. A few guys shoot well(Cam, Oubre, Kaminsky, Tyler, Rubio) but the rest of the team is awful. Saric is like 18%, Baynes is 20%, Bridges is in the 20% range. Even Booker is only 31%. Carter is also bad. Carter and Bridges particularly take a high percentage of their 3’s from the corner and rarely make them.specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:21 pmIf you look at his shot chart on basketball ref, he’s hit exactly 3 threes from the corners all year. His makes are all along the top of the key. I’d much prefer the pick and roll to involve Baynes (if we’re set on this starting lineup), with him popping rather than rolling. Plant Ayton in the paint.
On the flip side, Kaminsky almost never shoots corner 3’s, but he’s pretty good at them. Rubio also takes too many non corner 3’s, but that has a lot to do with him being on the ball so much.
We need to put players in position to succeed. Get Saric and Baynes looks from up top. Get Kaminsky and Tyler into the corner. Cam is one of the few guys we use properly as he takes and makes a lot of corner 3’s.
And will someone remind Bridges how to shoot again. Maybe remind booker while they’re at it.
This is a viewpoint I considered - that Booker's increased usage upsets team chemistry and therefore our results.
The numbers don't exactly prove the latter (7-4 start with lower Booker usage, 3-3 during his recent higher usage hot streak, now 3-4 after this game) but might the former ... is Booker bad for the team in that sense?
Edit: I was a little bummed yesterday, 'trade the whole team!', so overreacted maybe, but Ayton really screwed our season .. sob better average 30-15 rest of the way otherwise ship him
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Re: Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
Last month (Dec 9 to Jan 9) he is shooting 20.5% from 3. OMFGSplit T wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:26 pmI’m talking about his 3 pt shooting. He’d be a historically great offensive player if he was shooting 3’s like we all thought he would be. His mid range game and at the rim scoring are quite elite, I don’t have any issues there. Just imagine if he was also a 40% 3pt shooter.AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:19 pmConsidering he's one of the most efficient shooters in the league and on a historic clip over the past 7 games, only matched once, in history, I'm not sure Booker needs to be reminded of anything.Split T wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:35 pmAnd will someone remind Bridges how to shoot again. Maybe remind booker while they’re at it.specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:21 pmIf you look at his shot chart on basketball ref, he’s hit exactly 3 threes from the corners all year. His makes are all along the top of the key. I’d much prefer the pick and roll to involve Baynes (if we’re set on this starting lineup), with him popping rather than rolling. Plant Ayton in the paint.
Up until Dec 9 he was shooting 42% from 3. Elite.
Re: Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
He was deferring a ton after our hot start and we were losing and people kept saying he needed to be more dominant.O_Gardino wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:16 amI think there is a correlation there. It will be a season long process of the team growing chemistry and trust. Everybody has to get that rhythm where Booker can be a star and the rest of the team is involved, too. Even the best teams have to grow that over time.3rdside wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 1:50 amO_Gardino wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:11 pmTo me, it looks like we don't persist with our offense. We used to complain about the Suns over passing, but now they take the first open shot even if it isn't a good open shot.Split T wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:35 pmWe’re pretty bad as a team on corner 3’s. A few guys shoot well(Cam, Oubre, Kaminsky, Tyler, Rubio) but the rest of the team is awful. Saric is like 18%, Baynes is 20%, Bridges is in the 20% range. Even Booker is only 31%. Carter is also bad. Carter and Bridges particularly take a high percentage of their 3’s from the corner and rarely make them.specialsauce wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:21 pmIf you look at his shot chart on basketball ref, he’s hit exactly 3 threes from the corners all year. His makes are all along the top of the key. I’d much prefer the pick and roll to involve Baynes (if we’re set on this starting lineup), with him popping rather than rolling. Plant Ayton in the paint.
On the flip side, Kaminsky almost never shoots corner 3’s, but he’s pretty good at them. Rubio also takes too many non corner 3’s, but that has a lot to do with him being on the ball so much.
We need to put players in position to succeed. Get Saric and Baynes looks from up top. Get Kaminsky and Tyler into the corner. Cam is one of the few guys we use properly as he takes and makes a lot of corner 3’s.
And will someone remind Bridges how to shoot again. Maybe remind booker while they’re at it.
This is a viewpoint I considered - that Booker's increased usage upsets team chemistry and therefore our results.
The numbers don't exactly prove the latter (7-4 start with lower Booker usage, 3-3 during his recent higher usage hot streak, now 3-4 after this game) but might the former ... is Booker bad for the team in that sense?
Edit: I was a little bummed yesterday, 'trade the whole team!', so overreacted maybe, but Ayton really screwed our season .. sob better average 30-15 rest of the way otherwise ship him
Re: Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
Booker's three-point shooting dropped off when he got the arm injury IIRC. Maybe he's still not right.
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Re: Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
I assume that too. Remember the good ole days when the suns would post videos of him making 48 in a row?
Re: Game Day: Kings (14-23) @ Suns (14-22), Tues 1/7/20
For being hurt and avoiding threes, he sure seems to be making it up elsewhere.
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Those were so dumb. As a coach myself, they were offensive to me. You can't measure yourself or get better at in game 3 pt shooting, by sitting there shooting like you are at a pop-a-shot machine. Does that seem realistic? If you had him sprinting to half court, coming down and hitting it, then next time doing the same, but taking a dribble before hitting it, and then the next time running from sideline to sideline and catching it and hitting it...ect. Then making 48 in a row would be impressive. You only do standstill shooting over and over to find your groove and build muscle memory on your shot form, but it's not all that helpful to translate into game shots.
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So you can do it?In2ition wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:52 amThose were so dumb. As a coach myself, they were offensive to me. You can't measure yourself or get better at in game 3 pt shooting, by sitting there shooting like you are at a pop-a-shot machine. Does that seem realistic? If you had him sprinting to half court, coming down and hitting it, then next time doing the same, but taking a dribble before hitting it, and then the next time running from sideline to sideline and catching it and hitting it...ect. Then making 48 in a row would be impressive. You only do standstill shooting over and over to find your groove and build muscle memory on your shot form, but it's not all that helpful to translate into game shots.
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I don't think he is saying that. He is saying that making shots in practice, not even game-like situations, is something Dan Langhi can do. So it isn't big thing to pimp.SunsRIt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:38 amSo you can do it?In2ition wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:52 amThose were so dumb. As a coach myself, they were offensive to me. You can't measure yourself or get better at in game 3 pt shooting, by sitting there shooting like you are at a pop-a-shot machine. Does that seem realistic? If you had him sprinting to half court, coming down and hitting it, then next time doing the same, but taking a dribble before hitting it, and then the next time running from sideline to sideline and catching it and hitting it...ect. Then making 48 in a row would be impressive. You only do standstill shooting over and over to find your groove and build muscle memory on your shot form, but it's not all that helpful to translate into game shots.
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Yeah, I wasn't trying to compare myself to Devin. I'm a good shooter, but I have never made 48 3 pointers in a row, nor have I ever been paid to "play" basketball at the highest level.Indy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:46 amI don't think he is saying that. He is saying that making shots in practice, not even game-like situations, is something Dan Langhi can do. So it isn't big thing to pimp.SunsRIt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:38 amSo you can do it?In2ition wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:52 amThose were so dumb. As a coach myself, they were offensive to me. You can't measure yourself or get better at in game 3 pt shooting, by sitting there shooting like you are at a pop-a-shot machine. Does that seem realistic? If you had him sprinting to half court, coming down and hitting it, then next time doing the same, but taking a dribble before hitting it, and then the next time running from sideline to sideline and catching it and hitting it...ect. Then making 48 in a row would be impressive. You only do standstill shooting over and over to find your groove and build muscle memory on your shot form, but it's not all that helpful to translate into game shots.
Haven't you ever asked yourself why Devin has never made even 6 in a row from 3 without a miss in a game if he can make 48 in a row in practice? That's just 1/8th as many. Seems like that should be doable, no?
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