Regarding Lonzos shooting motion. My son is a high level player so I’ve watched literally hundreds of games from age 8 to now 14 against thousands of kids from multiple states. Yeah, many kids have the basic form. But beyond that, you’ll see some crazy forms that would be hard to imagine.
These kids aren’t necessarily coached to shoot that way. Look at Ball; he has three sons and all three shoot differently. My point is that kids shoot in ways that feel natural and right to them. Sometimes it looks “normal”, sometimes it doesn’t. Could Lonzo have been coached early on to shoot differently? Sure, but my guess is that it would not have worked very well.
So of all the things I hear about Lonzo, let’s stop talking about his shooting motion like it can be “fixed” or that it’s someone fault. That is what feels comfortable to him and while you may try to tweak the shot in some ways, his base is just different from others. You can’t make him shoot like others without getting disastrous results. Not from the beginning, and especially not now.
It can be fixed. Sure, its very difficult to completely overhaul a form, but even then its not impossible. What most coaches do is take your base form and try to fix aspects of it that are hindering your shot. However, there are forms that are really disadvantageous, and the best answer to that is have it fixed while they are still young.
I had a much different form when I was a kid, I had a quick release that is easy to block due to the lack of elevation and arc. I shot well with it though, esp wide open. After a disastrous summer tournament where the weak point of my form was exposed, my uncle worked hard to improve my shot. I changed my shot to something very similar to Eddie House's and it worked well for me until I injured my wrist 10 years ago which made my control unstable.
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