Is shooting a problem?

[jambr380]

As for your last sentence, does anybody dispute that Danny loved AB and Jae? If there was no salary cap / salary matching rules, they'd both still be here.

I know this isn't totally relevant to your thread, but in a recent interview with DA (I think the Scal/Draper one), he said multiple times how much the team was going to miss IT and AB and how they hold a special place in his heart, but kept omitting Crowder's name.

I found this strange because all three were starters and Jae came in at the same time IT did. Perhaps Danny valued Crowder's contract and production on the court more than his presence as a person.

[footey]

I think it's unrealistic to expect Jaylen to shoot as well as Jae from 3 point range. But if he can increase his foul shooting percentage, his Effective FG percentage should make him roughly  equivalent because he has ability to create contact and draw more fouls.

[gouki88]

I don't think it's a problem necessarily.

IT and Kyrie is a wash, although Kyrie could likely shoot more 3's here than he did at Cleveland.

I think JB could definitely provide similar shooting to AB. JB was showing good signs of being a solid spot-up shooter, and he should get plenty of chances as the 5th option.

Hayward is a better shooter than Crowder overall, and I think he's an upgrade.

Morris is the only significant change, being a considerable upgrade over AJ.

Our bench is where it gets a bit tricky. We're replacing known quantities in KO, Jerebko and Green with complete unknowns like Tatum, Yabu, Theis and Semi (obviously not all will get minutes). Tatum is a safe bet to be a solid outside shooter, if not immediately then certainly down the track. Semi and Yabu have all shown decent range and a willingness to shoot at whatever level they've played at, and Theis has always seemed to be a solid option as a stretch big. If they can do it at the NBA level is another question.

[GreenShooter]

I think it's unrealistic to expect Jaylen to shoot as well as Jae from 3 point range. But if he can increase his foul shooting percentage, his Effective FG percentage should make him roughly ewuvalent since Brown equivalent because he has ability to create contact and draw more fouls.

Brown shot 34% as a rookie (in limited minutes). Crowder has shot 34% for his career though he did shoot almost 40% last year. He was very inconsistent though, throughout his C's career. I think Jaylen will be solid from 3.