Amen got exposed

So, in short, since teams defend him like he's Clint Capela, he needs to take on Clint Capela's role in the halfcourt

 

I really feel like him and ausar are about to be exposed this playoffs and will be seen as negative assets going forward

Anytime he scores its at the expense of our already putrid spacing. What he provides is just not enough to offset that

 

If he can't shoot, he is not elite.

He will need to move to the Dunker spot permanently unless he gets a 3pt shot.

He should be shooting 500 3pters a day after practice.....

DD

 

I think he already is, and I fear he just doesn't have it. We can agree that some guys just don't have it, right? Shaq shot a million free throws a day, so did Dwight, didn't help at all. Do you think if you had Clint Capela practicing 3s for 5 hours a day since age 21 he would be a competent 3 point shooter? I think the answer is no. At the end of the day some guys just don't have it in them, that's the way it goes. Amen said he spent all summer working on his 3 point shot and it was his top priority, didn't he? And he somehow came back shooting a worse percentage? I think it might just not be a fixable issue.

 

Blake Griffin eventually became a 3P shooter after shooting 20% his first three seasons (61% from the FT line and under 35% in the midrange).

When I watch Amen shoot I don't see a guy with no touch or a guy whose shooting motion is so hopelessly herky-jerky and awkward that he looks like a guy who can never learn to do it.

That doesn't mean he will learn to shoot, but I don't see him as a Shaq type where he can't learn to shoot. I thought he was already halfway there last season honestly when he was drilling corner threes. With that plus his improved FT shooting, I still think he has the yips this season. It will probably take at least one more offseason to work it out.

 

If he eventually get the 3pt, then can pay the big max, but I don't want the FO to pay the big contract when he hasn't proven he can do it.

An offer should be made be it should be on present value (and realistic present projections).

The thing with guys based on athletism is one freak injury (D Rose) can severely limit a player, especially ones with limited skill ball to fall back on. Ja is still solid but in his mid 20s he's already a step slower. Same with Trae, they can still play, but the slight decline is noticeable.

 

Amen's motion is very weird and he has a hitch in it

Also BG never needed to shoot 3's and probably barely shot them ever his first couple years because he was a dominant inside force, it's not like he was hanging out behind the 3 point line bricking shots

 

Maybe he already is. He’s been playing basketball his entire life, and he still can’t shoot the three. Sometimes people are just bad at something and practice doesn’t help. I’m sure he and the Rockets have been working on this since he was drafted.

I think he could possibly be good at the pull up jumper in the lane. He’s shown some ability doing that.

 

That's also the situation Amen was in until he hit the NBA. Not sure why it would be an argument that Griffin could learn to do it and Amen couldn't, anyway?

Amen's motion is kind of weird, but it's not any weirder than, say, LaMelo Ball's, or certainly a guy like Shawn Marion's. I think with fluid, controlled athletes like Amen it's a lot more likely that they learn to shoot. Again, doesn't mean he'll do it, but writing it off as a possibility right now would be dumb.

I just want to remind everyone again that Amen actually shot 37% on corner three pointers last season. If you watch a compilation of his makes from last season, his mechanics on those shots weren't perfect, but they were a lot better than what we've been seeing from him lately, or above the break in general. Between that and his FT shooting, he has absolutely shown signs that he might be a guy who can figure it out. To be talking like he's hopeless at this point is really jumping the gun and is not supported by the evidence.

 

Amen’s 3 point shot is hopeless…when you’re left wide open and still airballing and clanking badly off the rim, you’re a lost cause

his misses aren’t even close, and he’s given all the time in the world to shoot them

y’all give it up for Andre Roberson behind the 3 point line

 

You think Shaq, the guy who consistently was out of shape to start seasons, was shooting a million free throws a day?

 

I think his intelligence might be getting in the way, sometimes STUPID people are just better at mundane tasks like shooting because they aren't worried about missing.

I think Amen is stressing out about missing so he does.......he doesn't have that **** IT mentality that all shooters need.

DD

 

Not sure why we can’t just put him back in the dunker and let him get his points around the rim, which he’s gifted at. I also still believe he can develop a legit mid-range game. He looks much more comfortable with that depth from the rim. I just don’t understand why they are trying to turn him into someone he’s not. He doesn’t have the handles/ball skills, court vision and shooting to be a lead on-ball initiator. Okay. So let this kid cook with the skills he has. I just don’t understand it. It’s fine to get some experience doing things that are uncomfortable, but at this point we are not doing Amen or the team any favors by continuing to play him out of position. Free Amen!!!!

 

Look, I love what Amen brings to the team, but we need to accept that he is a non-shooter. We can't give him a big contract in the hope that he will become a shooter one day. If we can't sign him to a team friendly deal, then we need to look to move him, or his contact will cripple us in the future.

 

He has already been moved back the last 2 games for about 75% of the time. It was dumb not to give him pg reps last year and it’s dumb to stop this year. Last year was fool’s gold so they didn’t develop anyone. Went out got Durant and decided development of the young guys is no longer necessary. It’s dumbass sh*t, but you guys got what you want. We will again win a lot of games in the regular season and flame out in the playoffs, then we will run it back with FVV and get the same result. All they are doing is setting us up for another 5 years of mediocre.

 

Give it up for our franchise players

 

LOL

you can’t tell me KD actually has respect for Sengun or Amen’s game

going from playing with exceptionally skilled players like Steph, Kyrie, Harden, Booker, etc to playing next to 2 dudes who are useless outside of 5 feet out here airballing wide open shots…Sengun out here getting dealt with by a 6’7 Grant Williams and smoking every layup…Amen out here not even being guarded

 

I'm not really sure what this has to do with my point. We could argue about it, and I could tell you that Shaq hired multiple shooting coaches throughout his career, and worked with them to change his form, and put in a lot of repetitions to make his free throw shooting consistent. But it also doesn't really matter, you can take Shaq off the list if you don't believe he did any of this. Who cares? My point still stands even if Shaq isn't a great example to use. Replace him with Deandre Jordan if you'd like. The point is some guys just don't have it, no matter how many hours they put in, and how much effort they put in.