It took me<4 mins to find the following clips of Davion Mitchell demonstrating what I'm talking about. I can assure you, it's the best way to defend on ball, and is not remotely close to being "dumb shit." There might be an occasional slide in there, mostly turn and run
Dame 3PT context
3x 3PT champion!!!
13 3s in a game
Most 3s in history in a playoff game (12)
Most 3s in history in a playoff series (35: had 34 in 5 game.. Steph had 32 in 6 for reference)
Most 3s in history in a playoff half (8)
2 series winning buzzer beating 3s. No one else has more than 1. (Jordan has 2 but not 3pt)
Let’s ask would you consider Ray Allen to be better from 3?
Let’s take a look..
Career numbers since yall love those… (peak favors dame even crazier)
Dame: 8.5 attempts on 37%
Ray: 5.7 attempts on 40%
Dame not only CREATES HIS OWN 3s.. deals with traps, play makes at an elite level.. BUT HE ADD MORE 3PT VALUE THAN ANYONE BUT STEPH.
Ray Allen had 2 seasons shooting more than 8 attemps.. his %? Hmm 38.. way more C&S attempts as well.
Reggie Miller never shot over 6.6 attempts per game and didn’t create like Dame. Next
Klay.. amazing of course, has a much better argument because his volume and % (7.7 - 40%). However he’s not close to the shot creator from 3.
We know majority of his shots are opened up for him.
The spacing he adds by creating all this by himself.. is why those underwhelming Blazer rosters were always T-3 in offense EVERY SEASON.
He’s that ridiculous from distance that it opened up everyone else’s game. Go watch.
Spin back/side step/step back/pull up/leaner.
They cannot do it like him.
WE ARE TAKING DAME FROM 3.
This was an all-timer by Rick Barnes 😂
I asked him about the team’s heightened focus and it ends with him talking about certain questionable bad passes.
“Sometimes I wonder if my guys are betting on games.”