NBA Players that should shoot LESS

[@charlesfranczyk3458]

Great video concept lol. The "hes a 3 & D" cope is rapidly becoming the "hes a stretch big" fallacy, so funny when guys get those labels and just never shoot above 37%

[@whatshorts]

that's a good point. People still talking about Isaiah Stewart as a trade piece. lol

[@charlesfranczyk3458]

@whatshorts hey man, ill let detroiters have that one. They need what they can get lol

[@RoseDuWolfe]

Keegan Murray wishes he was a sharpshooter like Luigi Mangione

[@rockysalvatore435]

Keegan Murray is better than those 2 bums that can themselves a star in Sacramento. At least he plays good against GS unlike those 2. They're legit just brown and Tatum wo the superteam

[@SwervilZane]

@@rockysalvatore435Uh, no? Just because he plays good against one team doesn’t make him better

[@whatshorts]

excellent work here, fam. 🙇

[@kaidenskibidiarc]

bro what

[@octoowen1234]

dude you are one of my favorite nba channels right now. keep it up man. love your personality, and u know ball.

[@whatshorts]

you're too kind, my brother 🫶

[@Lilyclu]

That Zion vs. Keegan minutes stat is filthy lmao

[@whatshorts]

I know. I love it so much.

[@metafade]

KCP actually needs to shoot more. He is on a brand new team and still needs time to break in. You also have to remember that his 5th child was just born so im sure that's been on his mind. So gove him some time and he should adjust. He's been a solid pro his whole time in the league. So he should just get some more time with the magic and he should be cool.

[@whatshorts]

I think you're right, but he needs that separation only the Jokester can create.

[@prod.Radiant]

Damn, KCP can’t pull out of a driveway😂😂 5th Child?!

[@samhartje723]

I actually just think he’s over taxed as a shooter on this team. If he was the 3rd best shooter in the lineups on another team like he was on the nuggets I think he would be much better.

[@SimonPinchbeck]

jay huff has been great in a lot of summer league performances its just this year he was finally given a roster spot on the active team and has taken advantage

[@whatshorts]

yeah, I'm happy for him. seems like a good dude.

[@rhopere]

Glad you brought up jalen green as a rockets fan You're right about the shot selection, the problem is that jalen appears to be very good at one specific kind of three (catch and shoot) and not very good at really any of the other kinds of threes you can do (even though he really likes doing them and thinks they're really fun to do like stepback threes, pull up threes, threes off a screen, contested threes, etc). His finishing at the rim is okay, he's better than FVV and not as good as Amen Thompson in that regard. He also has supreme confidence in his midrange jumper which pretty much never works but my heart goes out to him for trying all the same His main problem is that the basket seems to have some kind of homerian siren song coming out of it when he has the ball in his hands. He simply must shoot it. On top of that he tends to go at one speed which is really super fast and if the opposing defense can make him slow down and not go as fast as he wants he gets kind of confused and ends up taking a bad shot then likely missing.

[@whatshorts]

Love the Siren's song comparison haha. He's addicted to scoring. no patience.

[@Lewie-f1w]

Trae hawks have been playing good defence as of late. And Trae has been playing through a Achilles injury so I think that’s why he’s been playing awful. Also he’s always been awful at the begging of the year. Recently hes been better

[@Lewie-f1w]

Also he’s been giving a lot of effort on defence

[@whatshorts]

Dang achilles is brutal, they gotta let him rest. That'll mess up his future if he's not careful

[@Lewie-f1w]

@@whatshorts yea that’s what I think, he said the pains there on some nights, and gone the other, but their backup pg (Kobe Bufkin) just got injured so he’s probaly not gonna rest

[@magicman4182]

Magic fan here, KCPs 3 are mostly like semi-contested, theyre not wide open shots, but its not like its a bunch of shots with a hand directly in his face, his shots are mostly coming against close outs. The Magics shooters arent scary enough to get defenses in a mess rotating around and leaving someone open. He cant really shoot less tho because we need someone to shoot 3s, I think Gary Harris could have an underrated positive impact on our 3 point shooting when hes back, he generally been a solid 3 point shooter, especially in the corners.

[@whatshorts]

yeah magic got it under control. I think as players get older their three point percentages improve.

[@justingallant648]

Your videos are so engaging and entertaining! I enjoy the mixture of hard stats and your delivery is very similar to that of a conversation with a friend. Appreciate your efforts, hope to recommend a video that gets made someday lol

[@whatshorts]

Thanks man! that's really nice of you to say! glad you like them.

[@kaidenskibidiarc]

I absolutely love the "Magic can shoot threes they just cant get open for threes" 100 percent true franz suggs wendell even kcp are all indivuadlly good shooters but the spacing is terrible especially for paolos growth and when he did get decent enough spacing vs heat and pacers before he got injured he avg 29 9 6

[@whatshorts]

once paolo and franz are back I think it'll open that pit up.

[@CG-xe1uy]

Keep up the good work man genuinely some of the most creative and enjoyable NBA content out there looking forward to more !

[@whatshorts]

thanks for the appreciation, my friend 🫶

[@rhythmdavis2620]

Thank you for being confident enough to bring up lamelo ball he has like the highest fga per 100 possessions in nba history

[@whatshorts]

It's crazy. 13.1 a game?!

[@rhythmdavis2620]

@ yeah he is making his threes but I’ve watched almost every game he’s played he shoots at will it’s fun when he makes them but pretty often he’ll start a game off 1-8 or something abysmal like that he is a 4th quarter merchant in my opinion

[@rockysalvatore435]

​@@rhythmdavis2620curry entire career been like that lol. If LaMelo had a super team he'd probably be able to get going a bit earlier

[@rhythmdavis2620]

@@rockysalvatore435 curry never took 25 shots a game

[@goat-s9m]

@@rhythmdavis2620 who else is suppose to shoot on that team then ?

[@AGHathaway]

Keegan Murray is the Kings' most versatile defender. He's just in a slump right now and has to guard the best player on the other team every night.

[@whatshorts]

yeah, sometimes players just hit a bad streak.

[@ryankohler481]

honestly, i’m not entirely sure i’d give up jay huff for donte. donte clearly views himself as a much greater talent than he is

[@whatshorts]

I think he's a big time competitor as well.

[@lexmobbin]

Love the content, u should do a most underrated players video, random thought u look like u do shrooms or review bongs would you ever do that on yt lol

[@whatshorts]

Yeah, it's about time for an underpaid/underrated players list. I do dabs rips on my rumble channel.

[@thetwiggamingchannel9578]

Slightly unrelated, but I do likw how in a lot of you videos you highlight how impressive Trae Young is to watch. His game on Saturday against the bucks is proof of just how easy he makes the game look and how easy he makes the game in general, both for himself and his teammates. Particularly when his floater is online he looks unstoppable on offense, I highly recommend y'all tune into some Hawks games at some point this year, you won't regret it.

[@whatshorts]

yeah, he moves through the court with ease.

[@Idkwut2putsoiputdis]

As soon as I saw LaMelo I knew Trae was gonna be on this list, I was surprised when I got to number 2, I was like “no way he’s number 1”

[@whatshorts]

I love Trae he's just gotta chill a bit with selection, but the hornets just need an identity. I can't even be mad about lamelo's shots.

[@bookaufman9643]

It's funny because a lot of people seem to think that Donte divincenzo was the secret steel in that trade.

[@whatshorts]

people also thought Emmanuel Quickley was the steal in the OG trade lol.

[@noah_of_babylon]

I just wanna know what happened to Kevin Huerter because how do you just suddenly become unable to do the one thing that you were brought in to do and have shown to be capable of doing

[@whatshorts]

the yips

[@Teimo]

I also went to the Kings game agaisnt the Jazz. Funny enough that was the first Kings game I went to.

[@whatshorts]

me too! not a great game, but got to see the beam!

[@shiberzz]

Huerter is a great shooter but I guess Demar's arrival really impacted his game.. Lamelo, Harden and Trae will launch 3s till the day they retire.

[@whatshorts]

I know. Harden should just focus on facilitating. I think that team could be good.

[@rockysalvatore435]

​@@whatshortsharden shooting keeps em honest and he has the goat step back motion which is why he draws so many 3 fouls unlike Steph who flaps his legs like a duck sideways. Harden Powell jvg been amazing carrying that squad

[@cjpacholke3837]

Grew up watching the 76ers lose through “the process” and later lose in such fun ways. What was it 5 bounces on the rim from Kawhi?

[@whatshorts]

5 bounces and a little roll

[@harrislaurent429]

I’ve watched nearly every hawks game and I’ll say that Trae’s shot selection has been MOSTLY good. Occasional bombs early in the shot clock or dumb foul-drawing moves but that is to be expected. I would love him to go back to the primarily floater-based shot diet rather than chilling 5 feet beyond the arc but he’s been shooting better as of late. His fg% and 3pt% or going to creep back up but I still think Trae has been playing winning basketball as of late

[@whatshorts]

Word. Team looks good, so I feel like it's not too much of a problem. Sort of the same with Harden. The percentages might look bad on paper, but it can be just part of the way the offense runs.

[@spencerb4294]

More videos on topics like this please! Definitely would enjoy seeing more lists like this that are not the usual type of thing to make a list for. Everyone thinks about players that you want to take a lot of shots but no one talks about the guys you absolutely don’t want to be doing that lol also the Luigi tweet is wild. Definitely not a random fact I would have guessed to expect about Keegan Murray when I clicked on this video.

[@whatshorts]

if you got list ideas hit me wit em. Luigi likes his fellow shooters apparently.

[@TheFluke32]

KCP and DiVicenzo have the same problem right now. The main guys on their current teams aren't being given the same amount of respect as the main guys on their previous teams. There's no Jokic on Orlando for KCP, and no Jalen Brunson on Minnesota for DiVicenzo. And since these two developed a reputation for making 3's in high-pressure moments, their teams somehow think they can keep making these late-in-the-clock 3's despite an obvious difference in situations they are being put in.

[@whatshorts]

what teams right now could optimize those two guys?

[@TheFluke32]

@whatshorts Ja Morant was mentioned in the video, and in DiVicenzo's case, it only makes sense if the Grizzlies offense mixes in a few plays that do run pick-n-roll for Ja Morant (Grizzlies currently almost never run pick and roll) so Ja can gain more gravity and pull a lot more defenders on him for the kick out pass. But if the Grizzlies doesn't, Ja will keep getting single coverage for eternity, and DiVicenzo won't get the same looks he got when he was on the Knicks. Quite frankly, if anyone trades for DiVicenzo or KCP, they really need main guys like LeBron, Jokic, Luka, or Stephen Curry. Otherwise, these 3nD players are never gonna get the open looks they need to make those 3s they used to keep making. The main guys need to have bigger pulling power, enough to give KCP or DiVicenzo that few extra seconds to get open. If not, it's going to be the same song and dance all over again.

[@bookaufman9643]

I think there are teams that look at players who are struggling and think that they would fit what they're doing better than they're doing on the team they're struggling with. I think that most often happens with guys who aren't getting enough playing time.

[@whatshorts]

yeah, you gotta be a real astute GM to have that kind of imagination.

[@MisterGuy25]

Jay Huff is untouchable for the Grizzlies

[@whatshorts]

yeah, probably on league min too.

[@hossammansour7768]

Thinking of starting a youtube channel, not basketball related, more learning things and documenting that. Any advice? I like your camera presence and community engagement

[@whatshorts]

I say get a lav mic. they're pretty cheap and audio is more important than video ironically. I say focus on making shorts and posting them here and all platforms. Once you get enough subs start investing in making long form videos. that way the subs you've built in the shorts will watch the long videos. It sucks but long videos don't get reach at the beginning, but shorts do.

[@hossammansour7768]

@ wow, I didnt think of that approach, thanks. And I will get a lav mic!

[@bigboymatthew]

Deni is now shooting 36% on the season after that rough start, low volume but he’s knocked down at least one three in fifteen straight games!

[@whatshorts]

you think Portland builds around him or tries to flip him?

[@bigboymatthew]

He’s been their best player this season and yet he’s getting 22-24 mpg while Grant gets 35. It doesn’t make any sense. He’s also the only one who consistently brings it every game

[@ironua7820]

You are telling that the guy who is second best 3 point shooter of all time should shoot less...that's weird dude and simply disrespectful from you. i say shoot MORE..

[@rockysalvatore435]

His team also needs it but they can't create for him. Also James still draws fouls there. Goat 3 foul drawing naturally not by kicking defender

[@idkpt2675]

Where’d you hear the Donte for Huff + Kennard idea? Sounds like a bad trade on the Grizz’s part considering they’re doing pretty good rn I think Trae’s having shooting issues because of his Achilles, gotta be way harder to pull up with that as a factor

[@whatshorts]

some blog. maybe reddit?

[@GianXen2k]

He was a flame thrower on the Knicks stop it

[@whatshorts]

who?

[@misterkhaya]

@GianXen2k I absolutely agree. Donte, especially during the 2nd half of the 2023/2024 season and into the postseason, was an outside shooting terror and during that stretch he attempted 10 3s a game on 40% from 3. He made the 3rd most 3s that season. He was an absolute flamethrower. imo

[@kaidenskibidiarc]

def not happy with jalen greens and shaedons starts so far but i still have faith they breakthrough maybe like tmac or vince not sure but def possible

[@whatshorts]

yeah, hopefully more playoff success than T-Mac

[@danflan05]

When Paolo or Franz are on the floor magic get open 3s, but yeah we got a lot of guys shooting well below their average but aside from Suggs I feel like most of our guys are missing open catch and shoot opportunities. Maybe they are working too hard on defense, it is a mystery

[@whatshorts]

When the boys are back in town that whole team is going to be tough.

[@tomek6132]

Who knew the crypt keeper was an NBA fan

[@whatshorts]

Dang bruh I'm only 35 :(

[@noahruiz5527]

lets goooo my guy went to sac for kings game!!

[@whatshorts]

it's was literally lit.

[@lucajack007]

Now who needs to shoot more? Could be good vid

[@whatshorts]

I think so too.

[@bookaufman9643]

KCP is another former Jokic recipient who falls off the minute that he is no longer a Nugget . Also I just realized that if you wanted to you could call the Joker "jock itch."😊

[@rockysalvatore435]

That's why he's the goat. He destroyed all the moving goalposts and a certain group doesn't want to acknowledge his dominance still lol

[@whatshorts]

yolk itch too. that one is fun.

[@kennethxu1789]

I kind of hard disagree with james harden shooting too much. Yes, he’s shooting poorly, but he’s also the only creator. If he doesn’t shoot, his passing is less effective. It’s important that the defense takes him seriously, and no one else is going to take those shots anyways(until kawhi gets back).

[@rockysalvatore435]

They love disrespecting harden in every way imaginable and never dive into his circumstances. They'll never compare curry's privileges to his. The same w anyone carrying poor talents. GS has best bench in league history and they still give Steph more excuses than joker harden Luka lol. Can't make it up

[@whatshorts]

I agree. I think it's a package deal. if he's your pg you gotta let him shoot.

[@danbobway5656]

​@whatshorts its just a clown take to say James Harden the nunber 2 shooter of all time should stop shooting....did you even just see the jazz game? Blatantly proved you wrong. He gets double teamed at half court most nights and tripled at the perimeter considering we run a bunch of defense only zero spacing lineups between having dunn djj and zu on the court as a starting lineup, ofc his scoring is going to be streaky, everyone else is feasting off cuts and lobs off Hardens playmaking or gravity giving the short roller a 4v3 with a wide open lane and if they try to defend then its an easy kickout to Norm. Its just ignorant to have him on here. Shooting is just one part of Hardens offense that helps open up other parts and hes obviously coming back to normal %s after a cold start.

[@danbobway5656]

​@@whatshortshe was shooting like 20% over the first 5 games, since then hes at 33.8%, and as of now hes at 35.3%, hes literally trending up. Very very ignorant of the game to claim the 2nd best shooter of all time should shoot less because of a like 5 game sample size of atrocious shooting

[@shokkushock]

The worst thing to happen to Donte was the trade smh

[@whatshorts]

the trade to Minnesota?

[@shokkushock]

@whatshorts yea all his numbers across the board are down. His FG attempted got nearly halved and he’s never shot the three ball worse. Other than his rookie year. Granted he’s playing 4 min less than last year, but hes not injured or anything so the only other thing it could be is that he’s just not a fit for the Wolves.

[@air_]

@@shokkushockno more power of friendship 😢

[@sconartist]

Props to somehow shoehorning Luigi into this NBA video…

[@whatshorts]

they said it couldn't be done.

[@freddievool]

Please make a video about Tyler herro

[@whatshorts]

what would be a _list_ that he'd be in?

[@Max-zb6ms]

@@whatshortspossible 1st time all stars this year

[@lilisolaris0723]

My man red velvet is struggling with his jumper this season but at least he's been putting in more effort on the defensive side. Unfortunately the only thing that is protecting him from being traded is his own broken shot :^( As for keegan, my hot take is that the team's decision to have him bulk up to make up for Sabonis' defensive weaknesses was a good one despite the shooting woes it's caused. We can only hope that his 3 comes back 🙏 Glad you got to watch that jazz-kings game though, it was far and away the most exciting of the season so far. I can't even imagine how loud the G1C was when dougie was getting those mcbuckets in the 4th.

[@whatshorts]

Dude, it was pretty crazy. Total blowout, but basically everyone stayed for the beam. Dougie went 7 in a row, but evetually missed one and then turned the ball over. Still an awesome experience!

[@matthawkins123]

i dont know if its the lighting but he looks terrible. WS are you eating enough?

[@whatshorts]

yeah I eat good.

[@gnm4]

Dude thanks I've been saying this

[@whatshorts]

I got you

[@Portsmouth-OrlandoMagic]

Can I suggest EVERY Magic player not named Paolo Banchero or Franz Wagner go on this list 😅 Watching us trying to score can be so groan-inducing at times that it might be better for my mental health if we just leave the scoring to those two lads exclusively! 😅

[@whatshorts]

haha, you have to admire the confidence they have to let em rip.

[@kingjojo801]

Magic shudnt focus on 3s but more the midrange n other 2s

[@whatshorts]

they could be the case study on team success without threes.

[@bookaufman9643]

Like I told you in the comments of a different video a couple weeks ago I'm also 100% on board for watching the Sixers completely implode. I have been watching Sixers channels just to see them raging about the insane situation going on with the Sixers. I think Joel embiid is still going to be out because of his sinus fracture. That is his third face injury in the last couple I never liked soap operas or even dramas that much but I'm totally digging the Sixers Chronicles. The only downside to loving this situation is the fact that I think that Tyrese Maxey is probably a pretty good guy. I do not like either Joel Embiid or Paul George so this has been a blast.

[@whatshorts]

Too bad they won tonight :(. I'm getting a little sour on Maxey. He's turning into one of the biggest complainers in the league.

[@sarven101]

lamelo at 35 on 13 attempts is fine

[@whatshorts]

yeah, it's pretty good. I do wonder if he shot less would the hornets be better?

[@rockysalvatore435]

​@@whatshortsdevelopment wise yes. I don't think ppl ever mention that as a leader. OKC Paul needs to be studied historically

[@sarven101]

@@whatshorts is there anyone else on that roster that should be taking those shots?

[@hunnidbanj]

dude his last name is like "Reese a shay" LMFAOOO

[@whatshorts]

I know. I'm just playin around ;)

[@hunnidbanj]

@@whatshorts my fault loll

[@bookaufman9643]

Here's some of the guys that you missed that are shooting really really bad on at least a hundred field goal attempts which is four shots a game * 25 games.Tidjane Salaun at 33.3 fg%, Kyshaun George fg%33.6, Mike Conley fg%34.8. there are many more that could have made your list. I think Mike Conley is a well-known enough player that he should have probably been on there. He's making Trea Young look like prime Steph Curry.😂

[@whatshorts]

I think I filter by attempts, so those dudes didn't come up. that's my hunch.

[@bookaufman9643]

Memphis is just full of good players that you've never heard of before. That is a deep ass team. Jay Hough gets a lot of reverse dunks.😊. I think that Minnesota would say no. Donte Divincenzo has a much higher upside.

[@whatshorts]

I actually think Memphis would also say nah.

[@rockysalvatore435]

Steph curry in the clutch for one

[@whatshorts]

absolutely.

[@Itchyboy_]

Good video, i think its funny that you like to watch lamelo and trae young, i hate watching that type of player

[@whatshorts]

haha, I can see that if you're a fundamentals guy.

[@adamflorence6737]

If they shot less then they would score less think about it

[@whatshorts]

checks out.

[@bookaufman9643]

My two least favorite players in all basketball back to back. James harden at number two and Trae young at number one. From your comments I get that you seem to like both of these guys. I don't really like ISO players so much but there are some that I like because I think they play a winning style. Both Luka and Kyrie are ISO kind of players but they've managed to figure out how to do it in a team system. Trae young and James harden are both chuckers and guys that sometimes really slow down the development of a well-rounded offense. It seems like now they've both decided that getting as many assists as they can is the way for them to shine. I know that they both had their limited quality playoff moments but not very many winning moments between the two of them. Luka and Kyrie have both been to the finals and can take that ISO system or iso type of play and make it work in winning basketball.

[@rockysalvatore435]

Harden was carrying pj and Bev against GS LMFAO. If I swap curry w harden curry gets swept. The harden disrespect is gross AF. Trae been having off 2 years to wise. But who else has, curry. And he plays off ball mostly LMAO that's w the goat benches in history mind you

[@bookaufman9643]

@rockysalvatore435 have you watched James harden in the playoffs over his career. Also how can you respect that horrible foul bathing where he was hooking everybody with his arm and getting free throws for it. Talk about gross.

[@whatshorts]

Harden and Trae are two of my favs too. two of the gnarliest floaters I've ever seen. I think if they shot a little less, they could get to Kyrie's level of playoff success no doubt.

[@rockysalvatore435]

1:40 joker gets that many. At center. But he's bad at defense.

[@whatshorts]

Don't get me started on Jokic as a rim protector.

[@sussvarman]

id add ja morant for the obvious reason

[@whatshorts]

I gotta peep his stats now

[@rockysalvatore435]

3:53 are you roasting Andrew fenichel. Based if you are

[@whatshorts]

Haha who dat?

[@sayonqlo]

Why is a rookie on here

[@whatshorts]

we all must be held accountable for our sins.

[@papasmurf9632]

Terrible take on LaMelo Ball. He is only 23 years old, and you are talking about him like his career is a failure. Of course he is going to have a low fg% because he takes so many threes, and he shoots a decent percentage on them so that isn't a knock on him. They are a rebuilding team, they will definitely be in the playoffs in a few year.

[@whatshorts]

they can't all be homerun takes

[@Iguodala239]

bro, your hate for the sixers is so lame.. you bring it up every video. rent free. kate & alaa do suck tho... a far cry from marc zumoff

[@rockysalvatore435]

They're trash and should never be discussed again. They're not a big media team but media worships them

[@whatshorts]

facts.