Too Much dependence on Kyle?

[Diesel]

 

Korver had a great season last year.  He was the man that would hit a three pointer every game.   However, this season his shooting has dipped.  I expect that he will get it back but the point is that we are too dependent on him.   Understand that  Baze and Thabo are both shooting very well from three now.  What will it take to get us to a place where having Korver will be a Plus but we are not so dependent  on him that him having a bad game doesn't mean that we will automatically lose?

[BigDog90]

2 hours ago, Diesel said:

 

Korver had a great season last year.  He was the man that would hit a three pointer every game.   However, this season his shooting has dipped.  I expect that he will get it back but the point is that we are too dependent on him.   Understand that  Baze and Thabo are both shooting very well from three now.  What will it take to get us to a place where having Korver will be a Plus but we are not so dependent  on him that him having a bad game doesn't mean that we will automatically lose?

If somebody steps up and becomes the best 3 point shooter on the team. Nobody is consistent like how Kyle was last season.

[NBASupes]

Denver has 4 straight home games. Not an easy match up 

[LamarHampton]

Steph Curry already closing in on Kyle's record. That might be a very short-lived thing.

[QuantumHawkz]

Korver isn't 100%. This all-star break will help some, but Korver is feeling the effects of the surgery.

[Guest]

Korver Scraps New Shooting Motion In Effort To Find Old Form

Korver says part of the issue is that he was trying to change his shot mechanic.

"My challenge was is that I was trying to – and I don't want to over-talk about it – I was trying to develop a different shot, kind of," Korver said after the Hawks' Jan. 9 win over Chicago.

"It went the wrong way on me," Korver added with an exasperated laugh. "I can't even explain the frustration and everything. So I have scratched that and I'm going back to what I've done the last few years."

For the season, Korver has made 87 of 228 attempts (38.2 percent).

Again, given Korver's track record, it's natural to wonder why he would change his shot in the first place. Offseason surgery on his shooting elbow left the joint stronger and freer than it had been in a while. In theory, the revamped shot motion was designed to take advantage of that strength while also helping him release the shot more quickly, allowing him to shoot it more often.

While it's a challenge to revert to his old motion in the middle of a season, Korver took advantage of the Hawks' sparse schedule earlier in the month. 

"More than anything is that it's been good that we've had a bunch of off days when I could come in here and just get a ton of shots," he said.

The other bit of good news for Hawks fans is that Korver isn't hindered by fatigue or lingering effects of his two offseason surgeries on his elbow and leg.

"Physically, I've felt pretty good the whole season," he said. "It's just been that mentally I've been trying to figure this thing out. I'm probably trying to overthink, and I've become too mechanical and so I'm hoping that the new year is a new year and I want to go forward in a positive way."

Based on his play thus far, Korver has turned things around in 2016.

http://www.nba.com/hawks/features/korver-scraps-new-shooting-motion-effort-find-old-form

[benhillboy]

Kyle is extremely intelligent.  That said, changing his shot motion was pure idiocy.  Glad he realizes this now and we can resurrect the Threezus Shrine.

[Lurker]

He's been shooting better than what I thought he would this season from 3 in the last 10 games. I would have figured 45% and he's at 47.9%...

[hylndr11]

Good news, plenty were jumping off the cliff that he was done me included,  maybe Teague ankles straighten out and Horford can press and hustle all game will start dominating some teams before the end of the season.  last night was brutal.  

[Guest]

Keep it simple Kyle. Just let that baby fly in its simplest form. #shotmaster