Tony throwing up all those 3's is like posting bean up underneath and letting him try a couple hooks. It doesn't make sense, any way you slice it this team is more talented than their record. I've missed 2 home games this year and can only listen to away games so there's alot of basketball I don't get to see. Maybe all that they are doing is part of the plan but to me it's been ugly.
Again, why does it not make sense for Tony, who is a good 3 pt shooter, to shoot 3's? Do you not realize how well he is shooting or do you just have something against big men shooting 3's all together?
Some of the best teams in the country feature big men who shoot 3's. Wisconsin with Kaminski, Gonzaga with Wiltjer, and No. Iowa with Seth Tuttle. It's 2015 you have to get used to it.
If Tony gets to the point where he can pick and pop a three or set a back screen and then flash to the arc for an open shot, this argument will be laughable. There's a reason Saul is letting him shoot these, actually two reasons. (1) He's good at it and (2) to get him ready for the future. One of the best three-point shooters in the NCAA recently was 6'9"...Doug McDermott. You don't think of him as a big man but that dude was huge.
I'm glad I read through the whole thread before responding, because Frank Kaminski and McDermott were two guys I was going to reference. And if you don't like tall guys shooting three's, well, your head is gonna explode next year when both of our starting "bigs" are shooting them regularly.
Adding to that thought, if you want to see the style Saul is aiming for (sort of) look no father than the Wisconsin Badgers, who have two bigs that shoot a bunch from outside, as well as inside.
This year's bunch has flaws, that's for sure. Tony isn't one of them. Other than maybe a slight lack of lateral quickness, his game is progressing very, very well in my book.
Mcbin and I were discussing what DJ could have done with having Tony on his team....and what we hope Simmons will do next year with Tony, and all the new faces.