Amen Thompson - Point [Forward or Guard?]

I wonder how long they kept filming until he hit 2 in a row. Not encouraging.

 

Flamingo follow-thru

 

That is an all new form and it looks smooth.

DD

 

He is clearly working on not bringing the ball down, on getting the whole motion up higher. It looks a little clunky right now, but I do find it promising that they're basically starting him over and saying, let's just get this right from scratch.

I expect him to be a bad shooter this upcoming season, and to revert to bad habits sometimes. But if he can rebuild completely, and it works out, the end results could be a dramatic change.

 

Is this the same chair from Yi jianlian draft workout

 

If he’s consistent even from mid range, look out man. He’s going to be a problem

 

That doesn't look too bad but we just have to see how it fares against live competition.

 

It does show a ton of work though.

DD

 

His 3pt stroke looks different than his 2pt posted later in this thread. the 2pt looks much better.

 

Yeah, it's a 2-3 year project. I wish they had started last summer - it was obvious this would make or break his superstar ceiling - but better late than never I guess.

 

Amen is a lot bigger dude .... he actually reminds me of a young Lebron in many ways.

Big, strong, fast, high IQ and good at everything .... except shooting.

 

Man, I was just about to say the exact same thing!! It looks very smooth.

He may not ever be the best shooter on the team but it's a very good chance he can become the best player; length, IQ, handles, defense, and possible scoring....he checks all the boxes

 

LeBron came into the league as a primary ball handler. Bron came in with a significantly larger "bag" and handling package at age 18.

Amen's handles are rather weak for a guard and rather mid for a wing. LeBron had really good handles for a guard as a rookie.

 

Lebron had much better instincts at other scoring means than 3 point shooting.

I see him as a Lonzo type but more physical and worse at shooting.

 

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/st...res-2024-2025-victor-wembanyama-chet-holmgren

ahead of chet, brandon miller, scoot, etc

 

Dillon Brooks says, “but how is he going to be featured if…”

 

Anyone know of any good articles on the data behind improved jumpers? Like, I want to see how many bad shooters actually became good. It feels like not a lot. I only remember Jason Kidd of the top of my head being a bad shooter but becoming a good one.

 

Well Scott Barnes shot like 28 percent from 3 his second season, last year he improved to 34 percent on just under 5 attempts. Obviously Amen's much worse somehow than 28 percent but it's a good example.

 

Magic Johnson was an absolutely terrible 3-point shooter for most of his career before figuring it out near the end.

Seriously, it was kinda weird how he flipped the switch.