In Reply to: There is one thing to consider when it comes to shooting posted by traprh on April 01, 2024 at 17:32:15
to improve his form/shooting. It's nothing more than a player having more years developing his shooting habits and form (bad or not), the harder it is to change anything.
That said, add to this the fact that a player in college has already experienced some level of success since he's achieved that level of play adds even more to the difficulty of trying to alter a player's form or mechanics while trying to better his shooting or even considering doing so. It's not impossible, just hard or harder. Lonzo Ball comes to mind.
I remember back in the day while I was coaching I had this pretty good player who was a sophomore IIRC (maybe a freshman) who had very bad shooting mechanics and form and was streaky at best. Together we completely broke down his shooting form and rebuilt it back up making him a good, but not great, steady shooter. It took a lot of work and a lot of individual attention, but he was willing and open to coaching and worked hard. His individual development was one of the most satisfying things I did, amongst a lot of satisfying things, as a coach. If he had been a senior or a college freshman the process may have been more difficult or maybe not had happened at all or perhaps with lesser results? Like I said, I believe the younger a player is the better it is to do this sort of thing.