Davis and the 3 pt

[N.O.Bronco]

We act like Davis can only work on one thing and one thing only each off season.

Last offseason he improved his mid range shooting, his face up game, his ball handling, began learning post moves(which unfortunately he rarely used despite rumors he was decent) and finishing around the rim.

During the season he progressed his passing game as well.

No reason he can't add a corner 3, improve his passing, his ball handling and others.

[fullcourtpress]

Labron shoots 3's but I don't consider him in love with them. The three will only make driving easier. Davis is smart player. He will know when to take it to the rack...... then again, I dont think he does it enough now lol

[BlueJay]

We act like Davis can only work on one thing and one thing only each off season.

Last offseason he improved his mid range shooting, his face up game, his ball handling, began learning post moves(which unfortunately he rarely used despite rumors he was decent) and finishing around the rim.

During the season he progressed his passing game as well.

No reason he can't add a corner 3, improve his passing, his ball handling and others.

I put that on Monty for not using AD/RA/REKE/AA more on the low post.

[Bongzilla]

Just because you have the ability to do something, does not mean it is best for you. Just because you are swinging 10" does not mean you need to be a porn star.

AD is a super athletic big.. this is his advantage. Being long and quick. Being a great shooter, which he is, is not his strength.

Adding a 3 point shot will not DRAMATICALLY increase his game. It just won't. Even AD needs 2-3 dribbles from the 3 pt line to get to the rack. Something, BTW, he is not comfortable doing. Those of you picturing defenders closing out at AD on the 3pt line hard, while he dribbles around them for the tomahawk.......need to pump the breaks. This is not happening soon.

To me, all time working on his range, is taking away from his strengths. Size, length, and speed. AD belongs at the high and low posts. Anytime you have him camping out in the corner, you are simply taking him away from rebounding opportunities.

AD needs to work on his post game. Post moves, gaining and holding position, sealing, passing out of the post, seeing the double team coming. etc. etc.

AD with an amazing post game WOULD CHANGE OUR ENTIRE TEAM. AD shooting 40% on (3) 3 point attempts per game will do ---- NOTHING --- NOTHING AT ALL --- in the grand scheme of our offense.

AD should spend every minute this summer getting stronger, improving his HANDLES, his mid-range jumper, and HIS POST GAME.

3pters can come in like 2-3 more years..... Youth uses athleticism... and it always transfers to jump shooting as you get older and slower.

[Eman5805]

You act like improving is based on a point system. If he works on his 3, then he won't have enough of an allotment for his post game until next offseason.

Besides, he's already doing it. He's already working on adding a 3 to his game.

[fullcourtpress]

Just because you have the ability to do something, does not mean it is best for you. Just because you are swinging 10" does not mean you need to be a porn star.

AD is a super athletic big.. this is his advantage. Being long and quick. Being a great shooter, which he is, is not his strength.

Adding a 3 point shot will not DRAMATICALLY increase his game. It just won't. Even AD needs 2-3 dribbles from the 3 pt line to get to the rack. Something, BTW, he is not comfortable doing. Those of you picturing defenders closing out at AD on the 3pt line hard, while he dribbles around them for the tomahawk.......need to pump the breaks. This is not happening soon.

To me, all time working on his range, is taking away from his strengths. Size, length, and speed. AD belongs at the high and low posts. Anytime you have him camping out in the corner, you are simply taking him away from rebounding opportunities.

AD needs to work on his post game. Post moves, gaining and holding position, sealing, passing out of the post, seeing the double team coming. etc. etc.

AD with an amazing post game WOULD CHANGE OUR ENTIRE TEAM. AD shooting 40% on (3) 3 point attempts per game will do ---- NOTHING --- NOTHING AT ALL --- in the grand scheme of our offense.

AD should spend every minute this summer getting stronger, improving his HANDLES, his mid-range jumper, and HIS POST GAME.

3pters can come in like 2-3 more years..... Youth uses athleticism... and it always transfers to jump shooting as you get older and slower.

Nice post. His play-off performance only enhances this.

He shot 90% from the FT in the playoffs, and 81% during the year. Per game:
8 of 9, 7 of 9, 8 of 8, 9 of 10 with a lot riding on it. He's......stoic

He has improved his percentage from the field and from the line in each of his three years in the league.

.516
.519
.535

.75
.79
.81

I wouldn't put it past the guy. His stroke is superb. I want him working on the same stuff that you mentioned in your post.

But IDK if he does. He said he's adding the three. He wants to be a PF and he's said so. Why not a 'play-making' lol.

A lot of us see the blessing with him at center and dominating small-ball, but I don't think he wants that.

That's why I'd like Greg Monroe. So we could just list them both as PF's and have no center.

Almost any true center will not be playing in the clutch, even Brook Lopez's minutes would be down

[tyler]

I would rather see him do both. Him developing a respectable 3 will make his post game even harder to guard. It's not like he's gonna be taking shots like Anderson from the 3. I think it has worked pretty well for guys like Dirk and Bosh. Millsap hasn't been very good in the playoffs with the 3 but it changed him as a player and made him tougher to guard just being able to knockdown a few a game. I don't think Davis taking 3-6 3 pointers a game will hurt him in anyway. You know how much movement and spacing it allows our guards when he can go stand behind that line at times. Makes him near impossible to guard on the pick and roll also when he decides to step back a little further. Not only does it help his game but it helps our the rest of the players on the court with him and completely changes the way teams have to prepare for us and how they can play our guards. I don't want him to be Anderson front the 3 and I don't think anyone has any reason to worry about that at all. It's just another tool to add to his game making him that much harder to stop.

That is a lot of 3's

[tyler]

Labron shoots 3's but I don't consider him in love with them. The three will only make driving easier. Davis is smart player. He will know when to take it to the rack...... then again, I dont think he does it enough now lol

He is taking 4.9 3's this season post and regular season which he is shooting 17% from 3 in the post season

[GuardianAngel25]

That is a lot of 3's

Was using the 6 as a max. I don't think it would be good for him to be taking 6 3 pointers but I don't think with that being the max of him taking would kill this team. Davis averaging 3 3pointers a game would not change him at all. It would most likely substitute a few of him long 2s a game he takes.