Diminished by a back injury and in difficulty on this start of the series against the Warriors, Desmond Bane does not lose a crumb of confidence in him. The Grizzlies guard has established a hierarchy of the best snipers around and, spoiler, he ranks pretty high.
7 points in 32 minutes, 29% shooting and 22% from distance. Seeing Desmond Bane’s line of stats on the start of the series against the Warriors, one could say that Ja Morant’s lieutenant is rather cheeky to see himself as one of the best shooters in the League. However, and forgetting his last two games, we say that the Ourson has some arguments in his favor. First there is his percentages: with more than 43% from distance during his rookie season (for 4 attempts per game), Bane had proven that he was not the kind of player you wanted to see wild open. . Bis repetita this season with always more than 43% from behind the arc but this time with almost 7 attempts per game and especially as a holder. If we compare to other NBA specialists, Desmond does not look down in front of many people. He has the second-best percentage in the League behind Luke Kennard and he ranks 10th in total shots scored from the Carrefour parking lot this season.. Finally, he also wrote his name in the history books of his franchise by setting a new season record in Memphis. In short, a lot of accomplishments to be proud of and Ja’s sidekick believes that’s enough to secure a warm place among the sniper elite in 2022. Interviewed by Sports Illustrated a few years ago days, the Memphis player believed that only Stephen Curry was better than him at 3-pointers in the League.
“Apart from him, you will have to prove it to me. Steph deserves the praise and so does Klay Thompson, even though he just came back from injury. I want to be looked at and talked about in the same conversation as those guys. … That’s what I’m trying to do. »
We can only appreciate the player’s confidence but we will have to do better against Golden State to live up to his word, especially when we know he wants to be compared to the Splash Brothers. He is far from his level at the moment but everything is not his doing since he still has to deal with back pain which has bothered him since the start of the series. Was he able to take advantage of the few days off to recover (Game 2 took place on Tuesday evening) or will he grit his teeth until the end? Still, he is not present on the injury report and his contribution will be important to help Memphis regain the advantage of the field. Despite its great difficulties at the time, he remains for the moment the player who has scored the most award-winning shots this postseason (29). Chance or coincidence, two of his dolphins are called Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (27 each). What give him additional motivation for the rest of the competition.
Desmond Bane still has a good dose of confidence and he sees himself as one of the best shooters in the NBA. Comparing yourself to the Splash Brothers is damn ambitious and you’ll have to take out the acts behind it. The strings just have to hold on tight.
Source texte : Sports Illustrated
