The preseason is used to make a lot of adjustments, and the use of the 3-point shot is one of them. A register in which the Wizards did not really shine last season (34.2% address, 26th out of 30).
Success from afar is therefore one of the challenges for Washington’s training, and the first two preseason games have confirmed it since the capital’s players shot 6 out of 35 (17.1%) then 8 out of 33 (24.2 %) against the Warriors. While waiting to see the curve reverse, Wes Unseld Jr. therefore relies on what he sees in training. listening to it, there is reason to be optimistic.
“If you just look at the numbers, it’s clearly not good. But today we played almost a full match in a full team scrimmage and we shot exceptionally well.”.
Monte Morris at the heart of the issues
Beyond the simple gesture and the repetition that results from it to improve, the Wizards will of course try to obtain the best possible shooting situations. A responsibility that will weigh on the shoulders of the creators as Will Barton slipped, among the newcomers to the workforce.
“If we generate good 3-point shots, I think we’ll put in a lot of them. But if we just get in position and throw shots, bad 3-point shots, it won’t do us any good.”.
It’s the eternal story of good and bad 3-point shooting! His former teammate in Denver, Monte Morris, also a newcomer to the Wizards, will be the main designer for the team, assisted by Delon Wright at position 1, another “new”. Enthusiastic at the idea of taking up the challenge, he also says he is still in the adaptation phase. In Washington, the game is completely different from the Nuggets, where most of the play revolves around Nikola Jokic. At the Wizards, Monte Morris must rely more on his “drive-and-kick” to distribute the passes.
“I’m trying to get back into that game mode I had in college. I walked away from it in Denver for five years. I was putting guys in place after time-outs, but most of the time it was Nikola Jokic who orchestrated the attack. For me, it’s a new chapter in my life that I’m looking forward to.”
The absence of Bradley Beal, placed in quarantine, will not help Washington to accelerate cohesion between the new and the executives. There will be two preseason games left, in Charlotte tonight and then against the Knicks on Friday, as the last tests before the resumption.
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