Bayless' shot location last night

it confirmed my impression that he actually was pretty accurate outside and missed many shots inside:

at the rim: 2-6
<10 feet: 0-4
10-15 feet: 1-2
16-23 feet: 5-10
Three PT: 2-2

To sum it up:

close range: 2-10 (20%)
long range: 8-14 (57%)

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He still got to the line on a bunch of those drives.

The fact that he missed is meaningless considering he made up for it by shooting ten free throws.

by Nick Van Excellent on Dec 24, 2009 1:58 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

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by Ben Golliver on Dec 24, 2009 2:09 PM PST up reply actions

He won't get those calls every night

I hope those misses are the result of going for the and one rather than just carelessness or poor shooting up close. Dunno why it concerns me much over one game, but he won’t always shoot 57% from distance.

by Seven06Renault on Dec 24, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions

and he won't always shoot 20% from close range.

by Bskey on Dec 24, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions

^

This

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by HallelujahHoeDown on Dec 24, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions

Which is why ...

I said I hope it’s because he jacked up shots hoping for an and one call rather than his actually shooting ability from close.

by Seven06Renault on Dec 24, 2009 10:32 PM PST up reply actions

I wouldn't downplay it so much

I still think many of those close misses were makable shots. Credits to Spurs’ great inside D.

by iverigma2 on Dec 24, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions

He got killed with no calls on a number of the close shots

If it wasn’t someone like Duncan hammering him he’d likely get some of those calls. I would like to see him go DWade and dunk some of them.

by danielfarrell on Dec 24, 2009 2:17 PM PST reply actions

He drew 5 fouls on all star Tony Parker

and should have had 6 if you count the B.S. “Blocking” foul he had called on him with his feet set for a 2 count at the end of the game. I think Jerryd gets the calls most of the time because of the way he goes about drawing contact . It is part of what makes him a special talent.

by Ragermack on Dec 24, 2009 3:11 PM PST reply actions

That was a terrible call,

but DAMN very few players have the sheer blinding speed to beat Tony Parker to a spot like that. The replay is almost unbelievable. Jerryd’s acceleration and ability to stop on a dime—not to mention the BBIQ and competitiveness/courage to take a hit like that—are rare, even in today’s hyper-athletic NBA.

That replay alone is a very convincing argument that whatever weaknesses his game has he should be developed. Players who can do that kind of thing are few and far between, and of that group, a tiny minority has the gumption and smarts to even recognize the opportunity.

Somewhere down the road he’ll do that again and the refs will get it right and award him the charge. That was a play that has to be seen to be believed.

by Marvin100 on Dec 24, 2009 8:14 PM PST up reply actions

I watch Kobe and Lebron get calls that Roy won't get in a million years

and you think it’s the NBA start power thing. But JB gets those calls and he has since his first summer league game. Some guys just seem to have that mojo. I don’t mean that he’s a Kobe level player, but he’s got that charisma and the refs aren’t immune to it.

by raoulduke on Dec 24, 2009 4:06 PM PST reply actions