I used to worry about my jumper but I worked really hard at it and have gotten to the point where I can shoot jump-shots with alot of consistency now, with either hand. I think the key for Rondo is to just practice over and over again and not get discouraged when he misses.
A quick exercise to improve your accuracy is to start right under the basket using the arc in the key and pretending like it's either the college 3-pt line or the NBA 3-pt line. If you can make sure your shooting motion is as smooth and accurate as possible close to the basket where you are exerting much less energy and the ball has less distance to travel you can experience quick results and improve your confidence from farther away from the basket.
Even if Rondo will never be able to shoot like Ray and Paul he should still be able to make some of the easier jump-shots; there will obviously be a point in his career where he can't rely on scoring all of his points off of lay-ups and free throws.
I get the feeling Rondo does all sorts of drills and can even shoot the lights out when doing drills - but not when in the flow of a game.
What people like the original poster don't get is that shooting after running as fast and hard as he does is much more difficult than shooting around in an empty gym.
I also have to question anyone who calls a prediction about the future a "fact" like the OP did. That is just Internet nonsense talk. Don't fool yourself. You are guessing.
And FYI, no one is born with the ability to shoot jumpers.
What does the fact that Rondo can shoot in practice have to do with anything? I realize shooting in a game is more difficult than in practice. My point is that many other can do it and Rondo can't and won't.
And my 'fact' statement was an exaggeration to make a point. But if you mean it is a blind guess, it isn't. My statement is based on my observations and from other understanding I have about how skills are developed.
I'll make another one for you. The Celts, as currently constructed, have NO chance of winning a title beyond this year. It is a based on my observations and I am willing to bet I am right.
And in your last statement, I you trying to say that everyone who has ever played basketball comes in as a blank slate? Seriously? Um, no. Shooting, like most any other skill has a genetic quality. Some are naturally better than others. Of course, practice also plays a large role. Do you deny that? I hope not.
You need to read up on genetics to understand what it actually affects. What genetic trait do you think Rondo lacks that is specifically related to shooting and not to his other athletic abilities like precise passing? In particular, how is this related to his inaccuracy in the flow of a game, though he seems quite accurate when shooting around without defense?
As I correctly said, no one is born able to shoot. But people do have variation in genetic predispositions for various abilities. Going from genotype to phenotype is very complicated and unpredictable on an individual basis. For someone with Rondo's abnormally high level of hand eye coordination, I am curious what gene you think he is lacking that is needed to be a decent shooter. Are you saying genetics gave him a bone structure that is bad for shooting?
You say "Shooting, like most any other skill has a genetic quality," but where is the evidence for a shooting gene that does not play a role in the other skills that Rondo excels at? Do you have a link to a peer reviewed paper discussing this?
Instead of proclaiming over the top generalizations, why not talk sensibly. Didn't you notice ESPN canned Stephen A Smith? I might agree with you if you said that it is likely that Rondo is past a critical period needed to develop the ability to shoot. There could be limitations in his coordination that are fossilized.
The likely explanation for much of this is that we underestimate how good NBA players are at shooting because we compare their game performance to our shooting around alone in a gym performance. We see some of the best shooters on earth like Ray Allen on the same court as guys who we shouldn't be comparing to them, like Rondo.
I too consider it highly unlikely that Rondo will ever reach the level of average NBA shooter, especially if we exclude the big guys who never shoot from outside. Of course, this is not a fact, but there is little reason at this point to have high expectations. Of course, this does not mean that he cannot find a spot on the floor where he is effective at shooting jumpers, like Kidd has done from 3.
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