Steve Hamer
Master of the Obvious
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Continuing the slide off topic I'm very conflicted on Chism out there shooting 3's. Obviously he wouldn't be doing it in every game if he didn't have Bruce's endorsement.
Granted some of the shots he takes aren't the best shot that we need at the time but that can be said for any player.
I think he hits enough of them to make it worth the threat. When you can have a big guy that goes that far out and can hit shots or atleast poses the threat that really forces the defense to spread out. Which could lead to a decline in rebounding having our big guys up top but I feel like if Bruce could just get them to follow their shots we'd be fine.
Well of course he has the green light from Bruce, I was saying he shouldn't. He should be restricted in some way. Bruce seems to be ok with him taking covered 3's on 2-3 straight possesions (yes i have seen this).
I agree with your assesment of the value of having a big guy that is a good perimiter shooter. I'm not sold on Chism playing that role. Sure, he can hit a 3 every now and then, but he's not a guy that will knock it down every time you leave him open, forcing defenders to come out and guard him. After watching the tapes from this year, if I was Memphis, I would give him that shot all night.
