Author of a so far disappointing pre-season, Russell Westbrook has yet to perfect his automatisms at the Lakers. The coaching staff intends to help him in this process, and has set up a daring strategy for him for the coming season.
If he appears today as the most used player of his team on average, with 23.9 minutes per game, he certainly does not owe it to his level of performance. For the moment author of 3 appearances on the Lakers preseason, Russell Westbrook didn’t really show up in his best light. For example, he has in total as many points scored… as there are ball losses in these matches (20)!
To say that the Brodie will have to adjust to the game of his new team is therefore quite an understatement. But instead of giving in to panic, he prefers to let time do its work. It must be said that Frank Vogel and his assistants ask him to perform tasks that he was not necessarily used to performing before. The proof, with the statement delivered by the technician on Tuesday, at a press conference.
Russell Westbrook catch-and-shooter? The Lakers say yes
He will get the green light in catch-and-shoot situations. Obviously, he will have to be intelligent, and charge the opponents who will pass under the screens in front of him. And he will have to shoot enough to be in rhythm, without forcing or doing it too often. We just don’t want to depend on it, but we want him to be aggressive in catch-and-shoot situations when his teammates have the ball.
As a regular ball carrier in his previous franchises, Russ should leave this task to him regularly this year. LeBron James. He therefore risks often finding himself free at 3 points, and will necessarily have to penalize the defenders who will leave him the field free to artillery. With a 36.5% catch-and-shoot skill last year, he has shown he can come in handy in the field. His offseason workouts could also benefit him.
Russell Westbrook this summer has been consistently working on his off-ball movement, catch and shoot 3’s, relocation positioning and shooting footwork.
Hope we see some results for next season ????
– ???? Lakers Vino (@VinoUncorked) August 6, 2021
This summer, Russell Westbrook has consistently worked on his non-ball movement, 3-point catch-and-shoots, field positioning and shooting legwork. Hoping that results will be visible next season ????
With 37.5% success at 3 points over this preseason, Russell Westbrook is already showing some interesting promises behind the arc. His coaches hope that he will be able to be as efficient once the season has started!
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