Player The "It's My Time" Busted Clocktower of Devin Vassell

his release still looks bizarre. he kind of holds the ball out to the side, and his shooting wrist seems like it flicks almost horizontally. but man, whatever works, Dev
 
his decision making has gotten a lot better. and I’m really enjoying his defensive intensity as of late
 
He's not getting enough credit for what he did when Wemby and Fox sat late in the 4th last night (we'll save the discussion of why Mitch decided to sit them at such a critical moment some other time). Absolutely nails.

Big Game Dev.
 
Lowe has always been higher on Devin than general consensus (including me) tbh.

This is the perfect role for Devin tbh. He's got a real chance to be the guard/wing version of Aaron Gordon for the Spurs in that he just really elevates and connects the starting lineup.
 
The improvement in his decision-making and his consistency is absolutely off the charts. He also plays defense all the time, whether shots falling or not, which makes him incredibly valuable. No question about his value during this run. Super happy to see him find his place after having to suffer through the lows.
 
Lowe has always been higher on Devin than general consensus (including me) tbh.

This is the perfect role for Devin tbh. He's got a real chance to be the guard/wing version of Aaron Gordon for the Spurs in that he just really elevates and connects the starting lineup.
Vassell was billed as a 3/D guy when he was drafted. then 2-3 years in the midrange stuff really came into its own, but the defense started to sag.

now he's back to being a committed defender (not an elite defender but a good one), has the 3-ball going, and is wisely using the midrange stuff as a counter to closeouts instead of making that his primary mode of offense
 
his release still looks bizarre. he kind of holds the ball out to the side, and his shooting wrist seems like it flicks almost horizontally. but man, whatever works, Dev
His release is actually why he can hit such difficult shots. It's an insanely high release with the power generation being completely leg based. Almost impossible to block
 
Is Vassell's kind of strange off center release the reason for his 3PT% to be so different on the left and right sides?
 
Is Vassell's kind of strange off center release the reason for his 3PT% to be so different on the left and right sides?
No not necessarily. A lot of guys just shoot better (sometimes much better) from one of the corners over the other tbh. I always shot better from the left corner (or right corner if you're on the court) like Devin does. It has to do with body/elbow alignment. For me, as a right-handed shooter, lining my shooting arm up with the side of the backboard made it easier to shoot the corner 3. When you shoot from the opposite side, you don't have that luxury as the side of the backboard is on your left obv. That's why right-handed shooters often shoot better from the opposite side of the court (not always, but more often imo). Wemby shoots it considerably better from that corner as well. Then there's guys like Mikal Bridges who's right-handed but shoots it much better from the right corner. So it just depends the player tbh.

Bruce Bowen was one of the rare guys who shot it equally well on both sides. Over 41% from each corner I believe.
 
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