Jeff Hornacek had a weird but effective shot. It wasn’t until he got to the Suns that they made him break down and rebuild it. And that was with Johnny as his college coach.
When we have three players signed who are 6’5” or 6’6” and can all handle the ball, pass and shoot, I don’t think Johnson was the only “writing on the wall”.
There is only so much you can do in fixing technique. Maybe a coach can point out certain things, tweak here or there. But if there is to much going on then it's counter productive and the technique worsens because the player is thinking too much.
Wasn't there a story where they taped Hornacek"s left hand up so he wouldn't use it so much? I think my father told me that story when I had similar issues and he did the same thing for me.
Bingo. It appears that Prohm hasn't learned of the need to recruit guys that love BB and are gym rats. I don't know the facts but would make the same observation you do - maybe he could use a lesson from Campbell on this front.
Yeah as someone mentioned before, he wasn't that high of a recruit until I believe he played in a tournament where he hit like 8 threes in a game or something. I think KU might've offered him right then and there. That's when his rating blew up too.
It was his wife, Stacey, that noticed the irregularity in his shot. As an avid follower of JH over his entire career (college & pro), I consumed all the Hornacek news. On many occasions, JH relayed this same story. I'm not at all disagreeing with you about Tyrese's situation, just trying to clarify that it was NOT the Suns or any pro scout/coach who corrected Horny's shot.
Most of these kids eat, sleep and live basketball. It's their entire lives. Sometimes when you throw them into a completely different environment that changes. He's had a lot of guys that have been gym rats too. Guys like Shayok, Wigginton, Babb, Tyrese, THT are all gym rat types. That's why Babb made tremendous strides while here and the other guys are NBA level talent.
I agree and disagree. I disagree because look at Lonzo Ball, he has completely changed his shot and is shooting the best he has since going to the NBA (almost physically hurt me to say something positive about a Ball). The difference is that he's an NBA player and can spend 8+ hours a day to work on that shot. Zion doesn't have that luxury. Also, the Pelicans didn't have any real expectations this year. Sure they might have expected to make the playoffs but they were ok with Ball having the green light and continue to work on his shot in games. Again, Zion didn't have that luxury. In college ball you don't just get one season where you say we have no expectations and just let guys play through mistakes. So if he missed one shot and was pulled shortly after, his confidence probably went way down. I'm not a fan of "blaming" a college athlete but maybe if he worked on his shot and defense more in the off season it could have helped and Prohm could have done some things to help him be more successful during the season.
Lol, Monte developed under Prohm? Put down the pipe. Or were you living in the mountains Afghanistan when Monte was already ripe for the league but came back thinking Prohm would help him improve his draft stock? Prohm failed to do that due to his disruption of the flow of the game with them silly timeouts etc. Prohm has not developed anyone at ISU. Show me a first round pick since he’s been here. Even those that stay here, show me one that is of Ejim’s caliber. Just one. Ejim was not a 5star or 4 but Fred developed him into a legit player. Ejim was a lottery pick player, age is what prevented him. So don’t talk about developing players here because I have not seen anything. Get real and quit being emotional. Prohm is driving this program to the times before Hoiberg got here. Next year will be even worse if Tyrese leaves. Better be praying this virus sticks around because it’s the only shot Prohm At not being exploded at being a mid major league coach, because we are not making the NIT next year either.
