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Title: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: WILD on October 16, 2020, 01:14:22 AM
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGYmC3HnDun/
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: Little George on October 16, 2020, 06:40:11 AM
Not to be negative here, but I believe we have had others that coumd do that in practice but come game time disappeared.
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: KansasCityCats on October 16, 2020, 12:00:22 PM
Still goes to show that we have a 6'8" kid that has nice range. This is going to be a team full of diverse players that can do anything. 
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: WerderBremen on October 16, 2020, 12:54:11 PM
And a team of question marks. Which begs the question. Who / what do you guys consider the biggest question mark?

For me it is Jordan Brown.
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: KansasCityCats on October 16, 2020, 02:03:01 PM
I don't think there's ANY way to know what to expect.  The only player that we know well enough to set expectations is Ira.  Otherwise, our leader in scoring, assists, rebounding, defense, etc. could come from anywhere...
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: mvpreed2 on October 17, 2020, 05:42:38 AM
If he is not able to perform like that on the floor, I do not care to see vids like this.

Social media has created a false perception of doing things for the looks.
The "workout warriors" or the "mixtape legends" are not real people.
The majority of these people are not able to produce on the floor in a matter that relates to their social media following/hype (see Julian Newman, Trevor Dunbar, Kiwi Gardner, Aquille Carr, etc).

Maybe it is because I am turning into the old guy because I can say "when I was coming up, we didn't have social media to post us working hard, we just worked hard"
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: itsamallet9 on October 17, 2020, 09:34:17 AM
If Green can improve on his 36% and Mathurin can shoot over 35% that will help losing the 3 other players over 35% from 3 Hazzard, Gettings and Smith.

Definitely a priority to find reinforcements there!
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: wc on October 17, 2020, 10:15:47 AM
Quote from: itsamallet9 on October 17, 2020, 09:34:17 AM
If Green can improve on his 36% and Mathurin can shoot over 35% that will help losing the 3 other players over 35% from 3 Hazzard, Gettings and Smith.

Definitely a priority to find reinforcements there!

Uhmmm, what?  Green gone.
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: SnowDen on October 17, 2020, 10:36:21 AM
Quote from: mvpreed2 on October 17, 2020, 05:42:38 AM
If he is not able to perform like that on the floor, I do not care to see vids like this.

Social media has created a false perception of doing things for the looks.
The "workout warriors" or the "mixtape legends" are not real people.
The majority of these people are not able to produce on the floor in a matter that relates to their social media following/hype (see Julian Newman, Trevor Dunbar, Kiwi Gardner, Aquille Carr, etc).

Maybe it is because I am turning into the old guy because I can say "when I was coming up, we didn't have social media to post us working hard, we just worked hard"

Amen
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: Dryheat on October 17, 2020, 02:47:56 PM
He's got a nice shot from the corner. Hopefully he gets some playing time.
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: Zona Nation on October 17, 2020, 10:46:21 PM
We need all the shooters we can get this season. Hopefully that stroke is there on game night.
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: itsamallet9 on October 18, 2020, 07:01:50 AM
Going to need it going forward. Losing so many shooters over 35% from 3 things could get messy without at least a cns shoot threat for spacing.
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: Jdmarti on October 20, 2020, 06:40:07 AM
I hope mathurin can make them in the games I have been so disappointed by the streaky shooting lately .
Like barcello,Randolph smith.
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: FOOS on October 20, 2020, 09:21:26 AM
Quote from: Little George on October 16, 2020, 06:40:11 AM
Not to be negative here, but I believe we have had others that coumd do that in practice but come game time disappeared.

Barcello.......
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: Dryheat on October 20, 2020, 03:04:19 PM
Barcello percentage was just fine once he transferred. Name one perimeter player that  shot a high percentage under Miller, other then the opponent? Or increased it while at Arizona. It's coaching and system that isn't working. JMO
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: Zona Nation on October 20, 2020, 04:25:47 PM
Quote from: Dryheat on October 20, 2020, 03:04:19 PM
Barcello percentage was just fine once he transferred. Name one perimeter player that  shot a high percentage under Miller, other then the opponent? Or increased it while at Arizona. It's coaching and system that isn't working. JMO
Off the top of my head. Kyle Fogg and Jamelle Horne. I know you said perimeter, but Derrick Williams too. That's off the top of my head. They all improved their 3 point shooting under Miller. I'm sure with a quick search I can find a few more
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: Dryheat on October 20, 2020, 06:56:45 PM
Yah- all three improved and Williams improvement was amazing.
Title: Re: Arizona freshman Ben Mathurin can shoot the 3 ball 🎥
Post by: KansasCityCats on October 21, 2020, 02:00:19 PM
Dylan Smith improved from 33% (SO) to 35.1% (JR) to 36.5% (SR)
Kadeem Allen jumped from 36% to 42.7%
Gabe York improved from 34.5/38.5/40.0/42.1%
Solomon Hill improved from 22.2/35.4/38.9/39.0%
B-Lav improved from 14.3/34.8/37.7/48.7%

Guys like Trier, NJ, Foggy and PJC improved over the course of their career, but were "slightly" down during their final seasons.

Looks to me like every guard that stayed for more than 2 years under Miller showed serious improvement on their outside shot.  Those who "transferred in" were just looking for an opportunity to showcase their skills to the NBA...and typically made selfish 3-point attempts.