Chapter 2 in my series of 3 year complaints, I am really done with Hadaway hoisting from 3. He better be wide open or late i nthe shot clock or both otherwise it is stupid. Referencing chapter 1, Clayton has looked good in the paint the few times he was actually there today.
I'm not saying these guys can't ever shoot threes but you can't convince me this team wouldn't be better if these guys identified as paint first guys. I'm trying to compliment them...they are both excellent in the paint and play bigger than their size.
Started I believe 4 for 5 from 3. 3 for 21 since. 18 of 26 attempts from our forwards.
I do agree that those two can take a couple of ill-advised threes every now and then, but I think there's something that we need to remind ourselves of. Those two taking threes at a high rate really opens up driving lanes for other players and forces the defense to know where they are at on the perimeter at all times. I know that's kind of new age basketball thinking, but when you have guys that can shoot being guarded by the other team's bigger players, that forces those big guys to do more than patrol the paint. If Hadaway only took 1 3PA and Clayton took 3 3PA instead of their 10 attempts per game, that would make it even more difficult to find driving lanes and/or post up opportunities for other. Even Searls taking 1-2 per game with Clayton on the floor has to keep defenses from full on doubling Clayton in the post. I'm sure that balance is something the group is always trying to fine tune and strike the perfect balance of inside/outside shots for those guys, but I don think we probably oversimplify the argument if we are just looking at their shot percentages from 2 vs from 3.
Also not saying I always agree with this style of play, but it's pretty clear to me that our roster has been built with this style of play in mind.