Did you see Hornacek shoot in college? The NBA completely rebuilt his shooting motion.
Haliburton a 1st Rounder in latest CBS Mock
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He was too thin to be bullying is way down the lane anyways. I think he will improve greatly and add much needed weight this year. I could see him going this year, but more likely next year.
Hornacek's shot was much better looking that TH's. Not saying he can't do it, but there is a lot that would need to change in his shot. Also, kid is so skinny. Did you see his arms compared to everyone else in that game today? He is going to be a stud in college, and maybe after a couple more years he will be an NBA guy. Guess I just don't see how he can compete physically in the NBA at this point in time.
I love Haliburton, he's a great player & great team guy.
It's ironic as he was most likely to be a red shirt coming into last season.
I'm really sick of these stupid NBA draft projections...because as we've seen then mean NOTHING.
Not a F'n thing.
THT wasn't a 1st round pick. He damn near wasn't a 2nd round pick...and if the Lakers weren't about to be screwed by budget issues he may not have been drafted at all.
Where was Shyok projected?
It's ironic as he was most likely to be a red shirt coming into last season.
I'm really sick of these stupid NBA draft projections...because as we've seen then mean NOTHING.
Not a F'n thing.
THT wasn't a 1st round pick. He damn near wasn't a 2nd round pick...and if the Lakers weren't about to be screwed by budget issues he may not have been drafted at all.
Where was Shyok projected?
The best player in the world entered the NBA skinnier than Haliburton. Kevin Durant.
Actually, JH credited his wife Stacy with helping him change his shot.
"When he first entered the NBA, Hornacek had what was essentially a two-handed shot. He used the thumb of the left hand as a sort of guide, which put a strange side spin on the ball, and his shooting was always erratic. He resisted his father's attempts to correct his shot, but, as was the case throughout his career, help came in an unlikeliest way. His coaches didn't fix his shot; his wife did.
Following his rookie season, Hornacek made daily trips to the gym to practice his shooting, often with Stacy rebounding. He tried everything to correct his shot, including taping his left thumb to his hand. One day Stacy grew weary of chasing his missed shots and stepped back to observe. Why don't you point at the basket after you release the ball, she suggested. You can imagine what Hornacek thought. Great, now the wife's telling me how to shoot. But he tried it, and it worked. Hornacek says Stacy had the biggest influence on his shot. His shooting accuracy improved from 45.4 percent in his rookie season to 50.6 a year later. He has been a 50 percent shooter ever since." (https://www.deseretnews.com/article/170007865/Jeff-Hornacek-Gone-but-never-forgotten.html)
Well, he was a good shooter at ISU and became a great one in the NBA so I'm happy that Stacy stepped in. But I had one encounter with his then future wife at ISU and it wasn't a pleasant one - she was complaining about balls and strikes in an intramural softball tournament.
Did you see Reggie Miller's frame? Pretty much the same as TH's. "Too skinny" is what many posted on this site even going so far as to say he may have to red shirt his first year to gain weight. As far as his shot, Lonzo Ball's shot is a lot more unorthodox than TH's and he improved his 3-pt % from 30 to 33 in one year.
Thats because they were wide open. He also didn’t take a high volume of them.
Most of them, but "easy to block" is a silly thing to say when he had zero blocked.
His shot is slow with a low release point. That's not debatable. One might consider that easy to block, but you are entitled to your own opinion.
Ok we'll say easy to contest with a chance to block. There's a reason Hali took very few contested shots.
Nuggets had Monte rework his shot last offseason as well and most of us wouldn't have even guessed he needed it.
