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This may have been discussed (I'm having a bit of deja vu as I post it), but I read Rick Barnes tweaked Kevin Punter's shot a bit. And based on his production in the RTL (43.7 ppg and 76 in his final game), I'm guessing this is a positive.
I don't know the extent of the change, and maybe it was just a minor adjustment, but I can't recall too many players changing their shot this late in their career.
Punter aims to 'step it up' for UT basketball | Local News | Times Free Press
I don't know the extent of the change, and maybe it was just a minor adjustment, but I can't recall too many players changing their shot this late in their career.
"We started talking to him about tweaking some things with his shot," Barnes said. "It's hard to do that when you've done things your whole life a certain way. I'm not sure I've coached someone I have, but not many that have embraced it the way he has. It's a very frustrating thing to change a shot anyway.
"This morning when he was in there, he was working at it. He's had to deal with the frustration, because it's tough to do that. He's been a real champ, pro the way he's gone about it."
"(Punter's) work ethic, the way he's handled things, I told Shembari (Phillips) today, I said, 'If you're smart, you'll hitch your wagon to Kevin, and every time he's in here you should want to be with him,'" Barnes said. "When you've got a guy that's willing to put that much time in and show that much passion, that's something you want to develop in your program, and you hope it's handed down through the years."
Punter aims to 'step it up' for UT basketball | Local News | Times Free Press