“At 18 seconds you send? If you do I do it! “

We know it, Damian Lillard particularly fond of – very – long distance shoots. It must be said that he sends – by dint of work – with disconcerting ease from afar.

Last season, he shot 40.1% at 3-point, and returned 45 of his 113 attempts (39.8%) between 9 and 10 meters, 8 of his 12 attempts (66.7%) between 10.5 and 11.8 meters and 1 of his 5 attempts over 12 meters. Asked about the possibility for him to shoot a midfielder in a match following a video posted on Instagram, he replied:

His coach is warned.

“I told him I was going to do it, I think he accepts it now. »Damian Lillard

“I know it’s going to happen, I just hope he puts it on.” Or if he fails to take no more, I don’t know. Everyone knows he is a threat from afar. He has been quite wise in his choices so far, but I think we all know what lies ahead. He is able to make this decision himself. »Terry Stotts

Not crazy, the 30-year-old 5-time All-Star point guard is not going to make it a habit.

“He’s able to shoot from there. And he’s smart enough to know when to do it and when not to do it. If he puts it on, I actually don’t care. He could shoot 3/4 of the field if he wanted. »CJ McCollum

It was after being swept by the Pelicans in the 1st round in 2018 that Lillard, constantly caught in two and forced to give up the ball to his teammates, began to work more regularly on his very distant shots.

“I had to create more space for myself. I wanted to become a real threat from afar, to be able to shoot from 10, 11 meters if they didn’t come up and look for me, without it being a problem for my team. »Damian Lillard

After training on Tuesday, Lillard said he was pleasantly surprised by his team’s overall physical condition.

“Usually when we come back like that the guys tire quite quickly, need to be replaced, but there the guys were playing above the circle, they attacked the basket, shot, moved quickly. »Damian Lillard

via OregonLive