Why LeBron James Improved His 3 Point Shooting (coach nick)

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Your letting your bias closed your judgement

disprove what I said:sas2::usure: there is a reason the cavs kept targeting Curry and making him guard at their point of attack.







Wear Curry down on the other end
It’s no secret that the Cavaliers targeted Curry on defense in the NBA Finals. He wasn’t supposed to be guarding Irving for his dagger, after all.

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That shot was the most noteworthy example of a relentless Cavaliers strategy. In response to the Warriors hiding Curry on J.R. Smith or Shumpert, the Cavaliers instructed that man to act as the screener in pick-and-rolls for either LeBron or Irving. That meant Curry was directly involved in a vast majority of the Cavaliers’ plays. He couldn’t conserve energy.

This also forced Curry and the Warriors to choose between the lesser of two evils. If Curry switched onto Irving or especially James, the Cavaliers licked their chops and attacked him.

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If Curry hedged and recovered as if he was a normal big-man defender, the Cavaliers knew he’s not exactly a towering figure that would slow a freight train like LeBron down.

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This approach works brilliantly on two levels. For one, while Curry is not as bad a defender as his biggest critics believe, he’s certainly the weak link on a great Warriors unit. He’s especially prone to reaching in and committing silly fouls, which forced the Warriors to remove him with foul trouble on a couple occasions.

But more importantly, defending all these pick-and-rolls is hard work, especially when LeBron is involved. It wears Curry down physically, and it’s also emotionally draining to be targeted as a weak link over and over again. Nobody likes being picked on.

This is what the Cavs do to shut down Steph Curry
 

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I'm not going to argue in this thread :russ: this is the closest to facts i've seen
most ball handlers are going to have rhythm and shoot off the dribble though.
Melo scores from triple threat and Durant isn't the ball handler

Harden and Cp3 ... all of the good Iso scores, Joe Johnson score off the dribble... that's the difference.
I don't know why you'd expect Lebron to be a catch and shoot wing player
 

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LeBron James finds new way to impress Kyle Korver, other teammates during fourth-quarter scoring binge


Fourth quarter dominance has been his calling card, as James leads the league in scoring, averaging 10.0 points in the quarter.

Still, this was different. James scored 23 points in the final period, including 18 straight. According to Elias Sports, it's the most consecutive points he's scored in the fourth quarter in his career.


No, on Wednesday, it was how he shredded the Nets. Believe it or not, James found a new way to impress his teammates, including Kyle Korver.

"My man has worked his way into being a real shooter. Like, for real. He can really shoot," Korver said. "His fundamentals, he has worked on it, in this last year that I've been here. His shot is really, really good."

That's high praise coming from one the best shooters in NBA history. And Korver would know.


This season he is shooting 58.5 percent from the field, 42.7 percent from beyond the arc and 78.2 percent from the foul line -- all career-bests.

These are his advanced shooting numbers: 78.3 percent in the restricted area, 42.9 percent on mid-range jumpers, 45.2 percent on above the break 3's, 42.3 percent on fadeaways and 55.6 percent on pull-up jumpers.


It all stems from plenty of hard work -- and an important adjustment.

LeBron James finds new way to impress Kyle Korver, other teammates during fourth-quarter scoring binge
 

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LeBron James finds new way to impress Kyle Korver, other teammates during fourth-quarter scoring binge

This season he is shooting 58.5 percent from the field, 42.7 percent from beyond the arc and 78.2 percent from the foul line -- all career-bests.

These are his advanced shooting numbers: 78.3 percent in the restricted area, 42.9 percent on mid-range jumpers, 45.2 percent on above the break 3's, 42.3 percent on fadeaways and 55.6 percent on pull-up jumpers.



LeBron James finds new way to impress Kyle Korver, other teammates during fourth-quarter scoring binge

I know there’s a long way to go in the season, but for context, those numbers are better than during his last mvp season with the heat :picard:
 
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