I'm not sure that's all Hardy. Lauri has a definite tendency to settle for tough 3pt shots.
Interesting observation and you may be right in that it’s mostly a player tendency. And like you say, it’s not always uncontested threes either. If that’s the case though, Hardy could do something certainly to change the action. Like you say, implementing more pick and roll action with the guards would be a good place to start.
Yeah, we rely far too heavily on the three ball for my liking. We really need a slasher type player similar to Fox and a low post threat similar to Sabonis to keep the defense honest imo. I thought we had a slasher in Sexton that could help us but since a few amazing performances including Phoenix and Golden State, he seems stuck in first gear (probably hammy related). Kessler obviously shows promise of being that interior scoring threat but he needs to pack some more muscle and work on that aspect of his game to make it more automatic imo.
So we need Wemby and Scoot you saying?
As I’ve said before, Markkanen also shows a lot of promise on the block and we really need to pull him in from beyond the three stripe every so often, where his inside moves, rebounding and free throw shooting could benefit us.
At the very least we need to give him more of an opportunity to work in the post even if he struggles. There is only one goal this year and that is player development.
theathletic.com
Ok this is the step I mentioned before, establish yourself within the team. Now he is in a position to where he can start taking over games.'Yeah, you're our guy': How Lauri Markkanen has become the No. 1 option for the Jazz
With the Jazz letting him find his comfort zone all over the floor, Markkanen has become the Jazz's best player and go-to guy late in games.
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The epiphany happened a few weeks ago during a routine film session.
Everyone has known because the evidence was there on a nightly basis. But, on this day, the obvious became verbalized. The proverbial elephant in the room became addressed. And when Jazz head coach Will Hardy turned to his team and said, guys, Lauri Markkanen is our best player, the agreement in the room was noticeable.
Nobody on the roster disputed that notion. Everyone has embraced it. And with that, the Jazz have secured a major long-term win.
“They all kind of nodded their heads and looked at him like, yeah, you’re our guy,” Hardy told The Athletic. “Players know. And we have a lot of really good players. That being said, Lauri has found a way to co-exist in the group as well. He’s our best player, but we aren’t making our team about him. Everyone is still finding a way to co-exist, and that’s the great thing about our team.”"
