NAW's only weakness was shooting

[gomretat]

He shoots the highest arcing shot I can recall.

I am old enough to remember the Golden Griff. Believe it or not he had more arc than NAW. But NAW is definitely unique and you have to go back a long time to find a comparison.

 

[Thejazzkickazz]

I am old enough to remember the Golden Griff. Believe it or not he had more arc than NAW. But NAW is definitely unique and you have to go back a long time to find a comparison.

Hot Rod called it his "rainbow jumper". I remember loving the look of that shot as a kid.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

dg was one of the more overrated players in jazz history. basically he didn't do anything other than shoot/score and he wasn't even very good at those things.

 

[hgb]

He shoots the highest arcing shot I can recall.

One thing is the arc on his threes and midrange shots, but he also has an absolutely crazy arc on his FTs. Feels like he's shooting a 25% longer FT than everyone else.

 

[fishonjazz]

If he shoots it well, say 40% or better from three, it smooths out some of his other issues. I am just not a big believer in the moonball he shoots. I think on catch and shoot he can be good but still not a believer he is good enough off the dribble to be some amazing offensive force. The defense is nice and if the shooting is real the defense is the nice thing he adds to this group.

Crazy thing is how it seems to my eyeballs that all these threes he is making are nothing but net. Doens't seem like they ever even graze the rim on their way in. I could be wrong though.

 

[fishonjazz]

He shoots the highest arcing shot I can recall.

Agreed. When i first saw him shooting threes it made me laugh cause it was so abnormally high. I have kind of gotten used to it now though and barely notice it.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

He's had some problems with turnovers and finishing at the rim, both maybe related to a lack of explosiveness. His shooting motion is such that he needs to be squared up. He's not a guy who shoots off of movement, and he's limited off the dribble.

He may have improved his fitness. He's moving faster than I remember. He's also focusing his scoring on certain situations that actually work for him. He's picking his spots and it's improving his efficiency.

He may be the closest thing the Jazz have right now to a true drive-and-kick player, simply because he's got enough size and length to stride his way past a defender and deliver a pass on target.

 

[Elizah Huge]

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[hgb]

His shooting motion is such that he needs to be squared up. He's not a guy who shoots off of movement, and he's limited off the dribble

He did have at least one impressive three off the dribble going right against Pels, though. That was a very un-NAW shot to me.

 

[Ronan1001]

Agreed. When i first saw him shooting threes it made me laugh cause it was so abnormally high. I have kind of gotten used to it now though and barely notice it.

I guess he doesn't want someone to jump that high for an interception Joke.
If it works for him, why not?

 

[HermanG]

I guess he doesn't want someone to jump that high for an interception Joke.
If it works for him, why not?

Its just a lower percentage shot.. much more difficult to be consistent with. Also ends up airballing way more often than standard arc shot. Most great players who are known to shoot rainbows (Steph, Kobe, Dirk etc) only shoot them occasionally.

 

[Ronan1001]

Its just a lower percentage shot.. much more difficult to be consistent with. Also ends up airballing way more often than standard arc shot. Most great players who are known to shoot rainbows (Steph, Kobe, Dirk etc) only shoot them occasionally.

Everyone has their own way of playing Looks good to me.