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Why does Zion refuse to take a midrange or shot from 3? (alien.top)
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I'm a Pelicans fan but am getting pretty sick of watching Zion not take a midrange shot let alone a 3 point when the opportunity's there. He does his drive through the middle thing in every situation even regardless. I understand that part of it is trying to draw a foul, however many times he just fumbles and drops the ball or falls over. What's your take on his strategy and do you think he'd be better taking the midrange or 3 in a lot of situations instead? I'm just a casual fan and not an expert on the game and strategy, so It would be great to hear other people's perspective on this.

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[–] Burnem34@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Everyone saying he doesn't need to cuz he's so good at the rim, I'm gonna play devils advocate here, this is a guy that has basically spent his entire career injured pretty much exclusively taking the variety of shot with the highest physical toll and most physical contact. Guys that play at the rim alot and get hit alot tend to deal with alot more injuries and alot shorter careers as a result.

It's very silly and shortsighted to say he shouldn't shoot outside of the paint cuz he doesn't 'need' to, magnitudes moreso when you're talking about a guy with Zions playstyle and injury history. I'd argue he actually needs to more than most, cuz as cliche as it is we all know the best ability is availability. That historically good rim finishing has gotten the Pelicans nowhere cuz dude can't stay on the floor.