08-20-2026, 10:38 AM
(08-19-2026, 03:01 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I know this post was from way earlier in the discussion, but I think it's funny that they spent the offseason getting player after player after player who was "known for shooting" - and still don't have enough shooting. When you look at the "whys" it's because they kept the players who couldn't shoot and expect them to continue to play big minutes, and most of the new shooters actually aren't that great. You hit the nail on the head - Kyrie and Max can shoot. Cooper, Larry, Naji, Risacher, PJ, Morez, and Aldama aren't that great. Thing is, 1) I think Cooper will shoot better this year (i.e. last year was an anomaly because he had to work way too hard on both sides of the floor, plus I bet he worked on it a lot this offseason), 2) I think Morez will shoot better than people expect, and 3) I have great hopium that Larry, Naji, PJ, Risacher, and Aldama will have better shooting years. Guess we'll see. And I wouldn''t be surprised if Sasser, who is a good shooter, cracks the top 8, given the apparent "lack of guards" and his status as entering camp as our best POA defender. And Tarik will probably be top 10.
I saw (somewhere, I don't remember the source, been travelling) interviews with both PJ and Coop about what their summer focus is on and both said outside shooting, especially 3pters. So they are aware of needed improvements and working on shoring up that part of their game.
IMO, Morez is a big, new, shiny question mark. Tons of potential wrapped up in the fan's hopes, but it remains to be seen what his fit with the current team looks like.
I like the size Aldama brings, plus it got AJ out of here. He's going to need some time to acclimate back in to competitive play and get a feel for new team mates and a new coach.
May seemed to know how to utilize size successfully with Michigan last season. Interested to see what he does with this bunch.