Official Sochan 3 point tracker

Will Sochan make more than 50 threes this season?

  • Yes his form is amazing

    Votes: 15 44.1%

  • No same old same old

    Votes: 19 55.9%
  • Total voters
    34
spurraider21 said:
as long as his man is playing tighter on defense, its mission accomplished at that point tbh
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Sochan update
Game 11/18 vs Grizzlies
3 pointers made: 2 for 3
Season total: 7/12

Sochan with a season high in minutes too I believe at 22.
 
Shooting form look smooth again today. As long as he is open, just take the shot!
 
scott said:
Maybe it’s just me, but the shooting form still looks like ass imho. I’m happy it’s going in though.
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One of those threes looked like the old playground shot from the side of your head. Everyone had that one friend who shot from the side of the head. At least its less hitchy.
 
I agree the form looks weird. There almost like a side winding shot putt with a two motion. I still see a hitch, not as pronounced as before but it’s still there. But hey 53.8% works for me.
 
Lots of great players have had ugly shots and lots of great role players have had ugly shots. It doesn’t matter what it looks like as long as Sochan is actually comfortable shooting his shot and taking it when open. Shooting is just as much mental as it is technique
 
The form still looks weird, but the ball is coming out much faster and the release is smoother. No hesitation so far.
Hopefully he keeps that attitude, even if he gets cold at some point.
Sochan won't shoot 54% from 3 for the season but anything over 35% on decent volume per 100 would be a huge step forward for him.
The last thing he needs to do is rediscover that little turnaround jumper in the lane that we saw a decent amount his first season.
He gets into the lane so often, sometimes with a mismatch, and then looks lost.
I'd love for him to go directly into a post up game with a turnaround vs step-through option.
He starts hitting some of those and the kickouts will be more effective.
Sochan isn't the brightest player, but he can be an elite role player if he can continue to defend well, hit 35% or higher on 3s, and can add some way to finish in the lane besides dunks and layups.
We'll see what happens but he's still only 22 years old. There's time there for him to grow and develop.
 
in his second season (the point sochan year), he started the season by making 42% of his 3's through the first 18 games (until end of november) and people thought he had figured it out then too.

glad to see he's at least shortened the delivery somewhat, but going to want to see a larger sample size than 13 attempts over 8 games before really believing he's turned the corner. with that said, the second make against memphis at the end of that video was a really quick release. not quite the batum no-dip shot, but its clear its something that's been worked on

so far 6 of his 7 three point makes have come from the corner. and frankly, that's all he really needs. he doesnt need to be able to shoot it from all over. take the bruce bowen/pj tucker route. learn the one corner shot. same release, same distance every time. all he has to do is make sure he has to be guarded from there. the more defenders feel the need to guard him, the more that would open up cut opportunities as well

in the first 3 seasons of his career, only 31% of his 3PA came from the corner, and he was only making 28% of those looks. so far this season, 61.5% of his 3PA have come from the corner and he has converted 62.5% of those.

during his spurs career, bruce bowen took over 80% of his 3PA from the corner and he made 42.5% of those. PJ tucker is the more modern posterchild for being a designated corner shooter as a primary defender, and for his career he took 75% of his 3PA from the corner and made 38.4% of those
 
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Sochan has to have one of the most mentally roller-coaster of careers of any NBA player so far.
Like, he started out as a PF, then was forced to play PG, then later a Center, then back to C/PF.
He shot two-handed, then one-handed, then back to two-handed.
Gotta hand it to the guy. I don't think he's ever complained about what the coaching staff has made him do and undo.
 
I was more impressed with that Eurostep he had late in the game than I was his 3s, tbh. That was a new wrinkle to his game.
 
His shot has a good follow through and his aim has been good, which sounds obvious, but his makes are barely touching the rim. We'll see if it lasts. I hope so.
 
spurraider21 said:
in his second season (the point sochan year), he started the season by making 42% of his 3's through the first 18 games (until end of november) and people thought he had figured it out then too.

glad to see he's at least shortened the delivery somewhat, but going to want to see a larger sample size than 13 attempts over 8 games before really believing he's turned the corner. with that said, the second make against memphis at the end of that video was a really quick release. not quite the batum no-dip shot, but its clear its something that's been worked on

so far 6 of his 7 three point makes have come from the corner. and frankly, that's all he really needs. he doesnt need to be able to shoot it from all over. take the bruce bowen/pj tucker route. learn the one corner shot. same release, same distance every time. all he has to do is make sure he has to be guarded from there. the more defenders feel the need to guard him, the more that would open up cut opportunities as well

in the first 3 seasons of his career, only 31% of his 3PA came from the corner, and he was only making 28% of those looks. so far this season, 61.5% of his 3PA have come from the corner and he has converted 62.5% of those.

during his spurs career, bruce bowen took over 80% of his 3PA from the corner and he made 42.5% of those. PJ tucker is the more modern posterchild for being a designated corner shooter as a primary defender, and for his career he took 75% of his 3PA from the corner and made 38.4% of those
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Clear to made this is scheme though. Sochan hasn't taken a long 2pt, Keldon has taken 1.
Keldon no looked passed to an empty corner where Jeremy was supposed to be.
Jeremy doesn't have to learn to shot the 3, just has to hit that 22' corner 3. He's currently taking 25% all of his shots from the corner, that's what the Spurs have told him to do. Like you said, Bowen made a career out of that plus D. Hopefully Sochan realizes that and tries to emulate.
 
Arguendo said:
Clear to made this is scheme though. Sochan hasn't taken a long 2pt, Keldon has taken 1.
Keldon no looked passed to an empty corner where Jeremy was supposed to be.
Jeremy doesn't have to learn to shot the 3, just has to hit that 22' corner 3. He's currently taking 25% all of his shots from the corner, that's what the Spurs have told him to do. Like you said, Bowen made a career out of that plus D. Hopefully Sochan realizes that and tries to emulate.
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I don't know who was to blame for that one, Keldon or Jeremy, but it was hilarious.

I've noticed Jeremy seems to not be where his teammates expect him to be quite frequently, and Jeremy also seems to hit guys with short passes when they are not expecting it.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he's just getting back into things and figuring out how he fits with his team (same excuse I've been giving Fox)
 
Setting aside the 3 point shooting. Boy is he a bad looking player on offense. So unpolished. I’m rooting for the kid of course and hoping his defense and hustle are offsets sufficient to keep him around of course. I think he HAS to rebound better for that to be the case also, though. You can’t have a PF that rebounds as poorly as he has so far.
 
Horford is a player with a low release and weird looking 3 PT shot who shoots a good percentage. But he’s miles above Sochan on BBIQ and has better length to get his shots off.
 
spurraider21 said:
so far 6 of his 7 three point makes have come from the corner. and frankly, that's all he really needs. he doesnt need to be able to shoot it from all over. take the bruce bowen/pj tucker route. learn the one corner shot. same release, same distance every time. all he has to do is make sure he has to be guarded from there. the more defenders feel the need to guard him, the more that would open up cut opportunities
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Point of correction, one of his threes came from left top of key and one right top of key, the Sacramento game. I think his misses have all come from corner threes, only one a bad miss, last 3 of the Memphis game.
Arguendo said:
Clear to made this is scheme though. Sochan hasn't taken a long 2pt, Keldon has taken 1.
Keldon no looked passed to an empty corner where Jeremy was supposed to be.
Jeremy doesn't have to learn to shot the 3, just has to hit that 22' corner 3. He's currently taking 25% all of his shots from the corner, that's what the Spurs have told him to do. Like you said, Bowen made a career out of that plus D. Hopefully Sochan realizes that and tries to emulate.
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2 of 7 made 3s have come from the top of the key, 1 left side and 1 right side, 1 with clock near 0 but 1 with time on the clock. Until he shows he can’t hit them I hope he keeps taking them from wherever as long as it’s a good look.
 
Knoxxx said:
Setting aside the 3 point shooting. Boy is he a bad looking player on offense. So unpolished. I’m rooting for the kid of course and hoping his defense and hustle are offsets sufficient to keep him around of course. I think he HAS to rebound better for that to be the case also, though. You can’t have a PF that rebounds as poorly as he has so far.
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He has bad hands, he can't seem to hold on to the ball or finish contested shots. With that said, there are other players who will be featured on offense, he just needs to have that one weapon on offense that prevents him for being played off the floor, so that he can contribute with what he does best: defense and hustle. I'll be very happy if this trend continues.
 
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Ariel said:
He has bad hands, he can't seem to hold on to the ball or finish contested shots. With that said, there are other players who will be featured on offense, he just needs to have that one weapon on offense that prevents him for being played of the floor, so that he can contribute with what he does best: defense and hustle. I'll be very happy if this trend continues.
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Maybe he has small hands like little Marco!

Seriously I get we have enough scorers. We need more easy buckets from him though, like from putbacks and even some alley oop dunks such as we have seen in the past.
 
picnroll said:
Point of correction, one of his threes came from left top of key and one right top of key, the Sacramento game. I think his misses have all come from corner threes, only one a bad miss, last 3 of the Memphis game.

2 of 7 made 3s have come from the top of the key, 1 left side and 1 right side, 1 with clock near 0 but 1 with time on the clock. Until he shows he can’t hit them I hope he keeps taking them from wherever as long as it’s a good look.
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i havent gone back and looked, i just took the numbers straight off bball reference. you may be right

i know a lot of their tracking is spotty
 
I think he has looked really good. His shot looks way better, he didn't hesitate and he looks engaged and in shape.
 
Leading the league in 3pt % like a boss

(gp >= 8, 3pt att >= 0.5, min pl >= 10)

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