Craig Luschenat - Kyle Anderson

Kyle for his career shoots 33% from three and 38% from 16 feet to the three-point line. After calibrating all his miss fundamentals together against the rest of the NBA I can conclude that he is really between a 32%-34% three-point shooter. His miss fundamental totals were most comparable to Jonathan Simmons.

Kyle is excellent with his hands, footwork, and the verticality on his three-point shot; all three fundamentals are in the elite percentile. Kyle was a very interesting study because he is very disciplined in the areas most players struggle, however he really struggles in the areas most players do well. Players that share similar percentages for the first three fundamentals shoot in the 40’s from three, which is what made it fun to study Kyle.

Kyle is very deliberate in his shot, which is a good thing in some aspects on his shot, but is also a real detriment in other areas. First, he weak/no-steps on 41% of his misses. This in turn creates little to no lift on his shot, which causes him to miss short on 45% of his misses. This is ten percent over the league average of 35%. Another big problem with his shot is that he doesn’t bring the ball back towards his face at all. He almost pushes or aims his shot, rather than shooting the ball. Also, he hardly gets any bend from his knees, which creates no power from his lower body. On his mid-range shot Kyle either fade/leans, shoots the ball on the way down, or at his peak. His mid-range and three-point shots are two totally different shots, which is not what you want from a player. The biggest emphasis for a player should be to make every shot as consistent as possible.

Craig Luschenat did player development with Kyle last summer in Los Angeles, CA. 

Breakdown:  Per 100 Missed Shots:

1.     Dropped Hands: Totalà 5% of the time he missed.

2.     Leaning/Fading Back: Totalà 21% of the time he missed.

3.     Feet off Balance: Totalà 11% of the time he missed.

4.     Good Misses: Totalà 25% of the time he missed.

5.     Weak/No-Step into Shot: Totalà 41% of the time he missed.

6.     Shooting on the Way Down: Totalà 18% of the time he missed.

7.     Missed Short: Totalà 45% of the time he missed.

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