MU and the jumper/trifecta

[MuggsyB]

Floater is not a midrange shot. We've seen oso and sean Jones both create shots for others in the first two games. We do run a lot of back doors.

We need to do a better job with balance and the shot fake in the paint. 

[Uncle Rico]

Jojo dropped 59 yesterday with one three and mostly post makes from 5-10 feet.

Too bad Joel Embiid doesn't play at Marquette

[The Sultan]

Jojo dropped 59 yesterday with one three and mostly post makes from 5-10 feet. 

Those aren't midrange jumpers, which happen outside the key.

[MuggsyB]

Those aren't midrange jumpers, which happen outside the key.

I mean fine but this is somewhat semantics.  The fact is guys are going to sag on TK because he struggles to score off the dribble.  He can't walk into a three, it's almost always a catch and shoot.

[MuggsyB]

Too bad Joel Embiid doesn't play at Marquette

He should have went to MU. 

[Uncle Rico]

He should have went to MU.

Buzz cooled on him

[TSmith34, Inc.]

I hope Muggsy gets the humor.

[Narrator] He didn't

[The Sultan]

I mean fine but this is somewhat semantics. 

No it really isn't semantics. Embiid scoring a bunch of baskets in the key does not mean that the mid-range jumper is back or anything because those aren't mid-range jumpers.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

We need to do a better job with balance and the shot fake in the paint.

We're shooting about billion% at the rim (which isn't impressive considering the competition so far). Shot faking in the paint hasn't been a problem.

I know you long for the days of back to the basket centers and mid range jumpers but you will not see them at MU again as long as Shaka is coach.

[JakeBarnes]

I saw you pull up on the wing in '92
Shook a defender who was bearing down on you
The net just rippled as the ball was going through
Oh-a-oh
They fed their numbers through a site called Synergy
Points per possession on their new technology
And they found a problem with your accuracy

Oh-a-oh
I met the gurus
Oh-a-oh
They said your shot's through

Analytics killed the midrange jumper
Analytics killed the midrange jumper
Numbers came and broke your heart
Oh-a-oh-oh-oh

And now we meet in a digital studio
Electrodes hooked up to monitor your cardio
And you remember how the jumpers used to flow

Oh-a-oh
You hit the first one
Oh-a-oh
You hit the last one

Analytics killed the midrange jumper
Analytics killed the midrange jumper
On the wing but inside the arc
No long twos, dunk it or fire from afar

Oh-a-oh-oh-oh
Oh-a-oh-oh-oh

Analytics killed the midrange jumper
Analytics killed the midrange jumper

On the wing but inside the arc
No long twos, dunk it or fire from afar
Numbers came and broke your heart
Blame it all on Dean Oliver

You are a midrange star
You are a midrange star

Analytics killed the midrange jumper
Analytics killed the midrange jumper
Analytics killed the midrange jumper
Analytics killed the midrange jumper
Analytics killed the midrange jumper

This is the best.

[fjm]

That was amazing brew. Well done.

[brewcity77]

Glad everyone enjoyed. Love that song, and when I saw Newsy's post I couldn't resist.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Glad everyone enjoyed. Love that song, and when I saw Newsy's post I couldn't resist.

Please record it and post it on YouTube.

[Newsdreams]

I hope Muggsy gets the humor.

Obviously no

[tower912]

One day, maybe.

[rocky_warrior]

Obviously no

Did it go over his head?

[Newsdreams]

Did it go over his head?

Hey, I'm short....

[tower912]

I'll cover you.  I assume you're good for it?

[Newsdreams]

I'll cover you.  I assume you're good for it?

Thanks, beer?

[tower912]

Done.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Hey, I'm short....

But you can dunk

[jfp61]

We should really go back to taking those inefficient shots morsell would take last year. Especially because morsell was good at them and the rest of this team isn't good at them.


You take an open midrange shot only when a contested three or contested layup arnt available.

[Newsdreams]

But you can dunk

Donuts in coffee

[PointWarrior]

Agree, awesome post.

Brew my man, that's the best post I've seen here in about five years.

[MuggsyB]

We should really go back to taking those inefficient shots morsell would take last year. Especially because morsell was good at them and the rest of this team isn't good at them.


You take an open midrange shot only when a contested three or contested layup arnt available.

Do you mean only take a mid-range shot when threes and lay-ups are contested?  I don't disagree with that but the problem is when we go into offensive droughts most of our shots are contested threes or lay-ups. 

My whole point is about how to get quality shots against good teams that take away TK's passing?   Instead of rational answers to this potentially catastrophic problem, the thread turned into a Weird Al/Buggies parody while simultaneously attacking me and fellow citizens who are diminutive.