The big problem as I see it is this. Nobody is driving to the rim. So instead we pass the ball around the perimeter and take a shot without cuasing any panic, movement or reaction from the defense. These threes are easier to defend. I think the guys shooting very low like Brown will shoot better, small sample size is still a thing. The difference between 28% (awful) and 39%(great) is like 7-8 makes right now. But overall as long as we shoot threes off stagnant offense we will shoot less than our talent would indicate we should.
It's not just that though. We're missing open looks. We lead the league in open looks missed, be it from 2 or 3. Here are the stats per player:
PLAYER TEAM GP FREQ FGM FGA FG% EFG% 2FGFREQ 2FGM 2FGA 2FG% 3FGFREQ 3PM 3PA 3P%
Marcus Morris BOS 15 39.3% 1.9 3.9 47.5 61.9 17.3% 0.7 1.7 42.3 22.0% 1.1 2.2 51.5
Brad Wanamaker BOS 4 50.0% 0.5 1.3 40.0 50.0 30.0% 0.3 0.8 33.3 20.0% 0.3 0.5 50.0
Kyrie Irving BOS 15 36.7% 2.9 6.1 47.8 57.1 19.1% 1.8 3.2 56.3 17.5% 1.1 2.9 38.6
Jayson Tatum BOS 16 36.8% 1.8 4.8 36.4 46.1 18.2% 0.8 2.4 34.2 18.7% 0.9 2.4 38.5
Terry Rozier BOS 16 35.3% 1.1 2.9 36.2 44.7 18.0% 0.6 1.5 37.5 17.3% 0.5 1.4 34.8
Al Horford BOS 16 20.9% 0.8 2.1 36.4 39.4 17.1% 0.6 1.7 37.0 3.8% 0.1 0.4 33.3
Guer. Yabusele BOS 9 23.1% 0.1 0.3 33.3 50.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0 - 23.1% 0.1 0.3 33.3
Jaylen Brown BOS 15 27.2% 1.1 3.1 36.2 46.8 9.2% 0.5 1.1 43.8 17.9% 0.7 2.1 32.3
Gordon Hayward BOS 15 32.8% 0.9 2.9 31.8 35.2 20.9% 0.7 1.9 39.3 11.9% 0.2 1.1 18.8
Marcus Smart BOS 16 39.5% 0.5 1.9 26.7 31.7 11.8% 0.3 0.6 55.6 27.6% 0.2 1.3 14.3
Aron Baynes BOS 13 12.1% 0.2 0.5 42.9 42.9 10.3% 0.2 0.5 50.0 1.7% 0.0 0.1 0.0
Semi Ojeleye BOS 11 15.0% 0.1 0.3 33.3 33.3 5.0% 0.1 0.1 100 10.0% 0.0 0.2 0.0
Daniel Theis BOS 8 17.9% 0.3 0.6 40.0 40.0 17.9% 0.3 0.6 40.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0 -
We have 3 starters (Horford, Brown, Hayward) and 3 rotation players (Rozier, Smart, Baynes) who are all averaging below 35% on
open threes where the closest defender was from 4-6 feet. Gordon and Smart are below 20%
Then we have 4 players (Tatum, Rozier, Brown, Hayward) shooting below 40% on open 2s from 4-6 feet.
It's a mystery why they're missing so many open looks I'm sure it's all mental. They didn't all become Markelle Fultz's overnight.