Looks like they’re working on speeding up his release. The last “Hunter shooting threes” video he was so much slower.
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Wouldn’t that depend on volume? How many 3s will Hunter shoot per game? How will they rebound if he’s behind the arc?
Not sure I follow. Yes, the spacing he would create would be very dependent on volume. It would be better if he shoots a high volume of threes compared to a high volume of elbow jumpers if he was only going to focus on one area.
And working on his jumper doesn’t mean not adding a post-up counter move to the other hand, that’s way ahead on the priority list but as was pointed out above they aren’t mutually exclusive.
There’s just no real upside to becoming a great shooter from 15 feet for Hunter. Basically anything else that he can do is going to be more useful and efficient.
That’s not to say it is a huge issue if he takes a couple of those shots every few games, it just makes no sense as a focus.
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Seems like this is less a discussion of what he should work on and more how he should be used. You don’t want Hunter facing up and shooting over people from midrange obviously. But the 10-15 footers he shot last year and in the combine games were wide open and in the flow of some ball screen action. A nice change up.
Suspect there’s some fear that an emphasis (obviously we have no idea how much it will be emphasized) on 3s will pull him away from where he’s most effective.
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Those are just very low EV shots out of a ball screen. If he can’t extend his range out to the 3-point line, I think you’d rather him figure out how to do something else if he catches in that spot.
If he can pop to the 3-point line, that’s a +EV shot.
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EV is important but he’s also not a wing and having him in certain areas on the court nets other benefits. If he’s hanging out on the perimeter trying to hit 3 pointers, in a scenario where he is a 30% shooter, then that’s not a winning proposition for Michigan.
I don’t know what his offensive rebounding rate was, but I can recall a number of easy putbacks that he got on missed Mike Smith layups. Those don’t happen if he’s 20 feet away from the basket.
I don’t want a Hunter 3 point shot becoming a Jon Teske special.
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How much of that is dictated by the play call? I assumed that pick and pop to three versus pick and roll to the paint (preferably all the way to the basket) are decisions made prior to the start of the possession.
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Hunter is one of the best finishers in the country. Being able to pop for a ball screen and shoot a three isn’t going to take away from what he does best, it is just going to be another counter against certain defensive styles that teams play.
There’s also a chance that Michigan sees a lot of non-shooting four minutes with Johns/Diabate/Terrance.
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As pointed out above though, it’s the taking of threes that is important in addition to the making of threes. Beeline was pretty clear about that with Teske I would seem like the same thing applies here.
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Yep, agreed. I think we’re saying the same thing, but you don’t seem to be worried about Hunter trying to do more of what scouts told him he needs to do. I am.
It’s basically the same gripe that people had about Livers. He was terrible driving the ball to the basket, but kept doing it because that’s what he thought he needed to develop to become a better pro prospect.
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I think Livers figured out how to do it in a way that worked for him – instead of trying to get all the way to the rim, back guys down in the post – and that made him a better player.
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Livers finished the year with the 7th best offensive rating in the Big Ten. The only more efficient player with a usage rate as high as Isaiah was Luka Garza.
I don’t think any focus on NBA aspirations or draft feedback hurt Livers last year. If anything, he wasn’t aggressive enough at times. He also almost doubled his assist rate.
Generally speaking, I think the NBA feedback that Hunter, DeVante, etc. would have received aligns with what U-M needs.
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I’m not disputing that, I’m just saying that when Livers drove the ball, it usually didn’t end up in a play that was greater than the collective team’s offensive rating.
I felt like Livers did better as the season went on at finding the balance for himself on offense.
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This is SO cool! Nobody else has a Big House that they can work out in! Go Blue!!! 
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It is a proven scientific fact that working out in the rain increases testosterone by 400%
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Devante is huge… Gonna be one of the strongest guards in the B10. Also, I would not have guessed that Jace Howard is the most “shredded” player on the roster, lol
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He was pretty high on Eli, and rightfully so, referring to him as the most valuable player.
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Absolutely! Look at those men, are they RIPPED, or what!
But it’s also, literally, a proven fact that no one else has…THE BIG HOUSE!
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