Friday, July 27, 2018

Craig Luschenat - Kyrie Irving


Kyrie for his career shoots 38% from three and 45% 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 38%-40% three-point shooter. 

Kyrie has good form, a fluid shot, and a good release point, which are big positives for any player. Also, he does a does a great job of holding his hands; he has a 24% drop hands rate per 100 missed shots, which is in the elite shooters percentile. Along with this, he has a high number of good misses, which is a trait all elite shooters share. If Kyrie minimizes the couple of fundamental errors he currently commits he will shoot into the 40’s from three consistently.

Kyrie commits a couple fundamental errors that are affecting his shot. First, he fade/leans a lot, 37% of his misses to be exact; this is 12% over the elite shooters average of 25%. Second, he shoots at the peak of his shot or on the way down, especially when shooting off the dribble. This causes flat/short misses because he isn’t getting the lift or arc that he needs on his shot. Both of these errors are causing Kyrie to miss short at a 40% rate; elite shooters miss short on only 25% of their misses. Missing short doesn’t give the ball a chance and it usually always means a player made a fundamental mistake during their shot.

Breakdown:  Per 100 Missed Shots:
1.     Dropped Hands: Totalà 24% of the time he missed.
2.     Fading/Leaning Back: Totalà 37% of the time he missed.
3.     Feet off Balance: Totalà 12% of the time he missed.
4.     Good Misses: Totalà 35% of the time he missed.
5.     Shooting on the Way Down: Totalà 23% of the time he missed.
6.     Missed Short: Totalà 40% of the time he missed.

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