Will Gobert Ever Become a Good FT Shooter?

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Gobert's whole career he's been pretty mediocre at FT shooting. Not bad enough to be a "Hack-a-Player" type dude, but not good enough to really force feed if you know he's going to get fouled.

This year his form has taken a big leap towards being a more "textbook" release. It looks like an actual NBA shot from a NBA player. In December he has shot 75% from the FT line and if the season finished today, it would be a career high in % and attempts per game.

If he can finish the season at 70%, he will become a "solid" FT shooter, but can Gobert even become a good FT shooter? By good, I'm thinking 75% or better from the FT line.

 

[NAOS]

Gonna say yes to this.

 

[dipship31]

If good means 75%+ I'm pretty confident that he'll never get there. Hope I'm wrong. I've always thought he should be a decent FT shooter though pushing up against 70%. He's got good form and a decent routine.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If good means 75%+ I'm pretty confident that he'll never get there. Hope I'm wrong. I've always thought he should be a decent FT shooter though pushing up against 70%. He's got good form and a decent routine.

His form has always been solid, but wildly inconsistent. Like top 1% in terms of changing minor details of his release from shot to shot.

That's the biggest change this year. Shot to shot looks more like the same release with the same arc, though it still changes from time to time.

 

[TheGoldStandard]

League average is 73%. At best he will be average, which would be good for him. If he went the Rick Barry route maybe he could surpass that.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I think he tops out at 70-ish percent... which is good for him and a fantastic improvement. I would take the under on 75% though.

 

[Gameface]

I voted before I saw the 75% criteria. I don't know if he'll get that good, but I think he can get around 70% which for a 7"+ player I consider very good. What is the average for players 7" and above?

 

[NAOS]

I voted before I saw the 75% criteria. I don't know if he'll get that good, but I think he can get around 70% which for a 7"+ player I consider very good. What is the average for players 7" and above?

Not sure. I guess we’ll have to wait for the first couple of 7” players to make the league and start generating some data for us.

 

[TheGoldStandard]

I voted before I saw the 75% criteria. I don't know if he'll get that good, but I think he can get around 70% which for a 7"+ player I consider very good. What is the average for players 7" and above?

 

[TheGoldStandard]

Not sure. I guess we’ll have to wait for the first couple of 7” players to make the league and start generating some data for us.

He did say 7"+, which would be everyone.

 

[Gameface]

At 7" the basket is really far away. Like really far.

 

[LogGrad98]

He did say 7"+, which would be everyone.

that is pretty generous. my bet is most on here are 5" max.