Just thought we should discuss the "issue" and lay it to rest...
We all know Omri has a bit of an awkward low and slow release to his shot, but it's effective -
he has been a solid carreer 35% long-range shooter. So the question is - what has changed?
As I see it (insufficient data backup to follow) -
While some of us were mourning about Omri's so called "long range slump" earlier this season,
there was in fact nothing wrong (or different) with Omri's 3pt making.
It was all about not taking 3pt shots.
By mid/late December 2014, almost two months into the season, Casspi had a terrible-looking stat of 14% from 3pt. (See here)
Note this, however: Up to this point he only took 14 long-range shots!... 14!
That's less than Curry or Thompson sometimes take in one single game! It means Omri practically attempted about half a shot per game...
I'm not just arguing the obvious SSS (small sample size) that makes this %s figure irrelevant -
the main thing is a shooter has to shoot (and keep shooting) whether shots are falling or not.
In our great W tonight (March 25) against the Suns, Ben was already 0 of 3 from beyond the arc, deep into the 4th Q,
but he kept them going and made the last 2, to secure our lead and set his % at a nice 40...
Was Casspi feeling insecure about his shot in early season? This could be a part of it, but I doubt it.
I'm pretty sure that Omri was not employing his own choice of shots then (or not solely, anyway) -
These were probably coach's orders to prefer slashing to the rim (and hey, let's face it - it worked well).
BTW, this was exactly the time when Malone was fired, and Casspi had that mysterious FO-related "injury"...
If we disregard this first period (under Malone) and start counting on December 22,
when Casspi "recovered" and joined the active roster again - these are the stats:
Since December 22 Casspi is taking 1.2 attempts per game from 3pt land (still very low)
and making them in 39.5%! (Almost top ranked on the team for that period)
The latest development (small sample alert!):
In the last 6 games, as a starter, Omri takes 3.2 long-range shots a game (at least 2 shots in each game)
and his percentage is up to 47.4! (5 of them where home games - that may have helped too).
Coincidence?
We all know Omri has a bit of an awkward low and slow release to his shot, but it's effective -
he has been a solid carreer 35% long-range shooter. So the question is - what has changed?
As I see it (insufficient data backup to follow) -
While some of us were mourning about Omri's so called "long range slump" earlier this season,
there was in fact nothing wrong (or different) with Omri's 3pt making.
It was all about not taking 3pt shots.
By mid/late December 2014, almost two months into the season, Casspi had a terrible-looking stat of 14% from 3pt. (See here)
Note this, however: Up to this point he only took 14 long-range shots!... 14!
That's less than Curry or Thompson sometimes take in one single game! It means Omri practically attempted about half a shot per game...
I'm not just arguing the obvious SSS (small sample size) that makes this %s figure irrelevant -
the main thing is a shooter has to shoot (and keep shooting) whether shots are falling or not.
In our great W tonight (March 25) against the Suns, Ben was already 0 of 3 from beyond the arc, deep into the 4th Q,
but he kept them going and made the last 2, to secure our lead and set his % at a nice 40...
Was Casspi feeling insecure about his shot in early season? This could be a part of it, but I doubt it.
I'm pretty sure that Omri was not employing his own choice of shots then (or not solely, anyway) -
These were probably coach's orders to prefer slashing to the rim (and hey, let's face it - it worked well).
BTW, this was exactly the time when Malone was fired, and Casspi had that mysterious FO-related "injury"...
If we disregard this first period (under Malone) and start counting on December 22,
when Casspi "recovered" and joined the active roster again - these are the stats:
Since December 22 Casspi is taking 1.2 attempts per game from 3pt land (still very low)
and making them in 39.5%! (Almost top ranked on the team for that period)
The latest development (small sample alert!):
In the last 6 games, as a starter, Omri takes 3.2 long-range shots a game (at least 2 shots in each game)
and his percentage is up to 47.4! (5 of them where home games - that may have helped too).
Coincidence?
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