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Post by bonaman2013 on Nov 18, 2009 22:39:57 GMT -5
Even though Chris Matthews is 2-9 from the 3pt line so far this year, remember it has only been 2 GAMES!!! CALM DOWN! If he is still struggling 2 or 3 games from now we should be concerned but it has only been 2 games. Early prediction Matthews drops 18 on Friday!
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Post by thebonafan08 on Nov 18, 2009 23:37:57 GMT -5
And to think I thought this was going to be a post about people easing up on the Nicholson NBA talk. I am not saying he won't ever or dose not have POTENTIAL...but some have seemed to all but assume it already.
Back to the point of your post, I think Matthew's will heat up as well, he kind of has too.
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Post by mcspin on Nov 19, 2009 9:10:51 GMT -5
Matthews is only shooting about 10% below his 3-pt average. It's not like he normally shoots lights-out. I don't think we can realistically expect a lot more out of him. He will have some good shooting games and a higher percentage of not so-good ones - at least that's what his past dictates.
And, who cares if he goes for 18 against a team we're supposed to beat handily? I want him shooting well against a team like St Johns.
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Post by ddsmugs on Nov 19, 2009 20:34:06 GMT -5
Why does Matthews only shoot 3's? Why not try some 2 pt attempts get his confidence up.
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Post by wgt on Nov 19, 2009 21:28:51 GMT -5
Chris is not an effective penetrating guard that can create shots inside the arc. Last season he attempted only 28% of his shots inside the arc. He shot treys at a .329 rate & .357 inside the arc. The difference is minimal. Recently he has gone on record saying he is looking to go to the hole more & get to the stripe more often where he excels. Last season he only took 51 FTs making 42 for a very good .824. I expect him to get to the line more this year, due to more drives, but it will not be a significant increase. Actually after 2 games 9 of his 10 shots were treys.
Last season Davenport was our most accurate shooter of the trey (9/28 for .412) followed by Benson (23/57 for .404). Although he missed what would have been HUGE trey in Rochester I look to him to add some long range fire power along with Chris & possibly Ogo.
Chris is essentially a one dimensional trey scorer but there are many aspects to his game that will provide him 30+ mins each game that some on this board predicted diminishing. this year. On a team that struggles with its assist/TO ratio Chris’ is the team’s best & was our 4th best rebounder. He struggles on defense but has taken an active leadership role on this year’s squad. There will be nights when he will light it up from deep but when he doesn’t he will be contributing in ways not so noticeable.
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