Anthony Davis’ Defiant Message on 3-Point Struggles

Wait until you see Anthony Davis’ defiant message on his struggles shooting behind the arc. Let’s be honest, the Lakers have way more than just one problem. They have holes that need to be looked at on both the offensive and defensive sides. They have looked like a bad team to start the season and it doesn’t matter who is playing. The Lakers have looked poo both with and without LeBron James so that is no longer an excuse that they can use. They will need to figure it out if they want to make it to the playoffs.

A lot of the struggles do come from Anthony Davis. He is one of the leaders of this team and his poor shooting is hurting them significantly. He recently talked about his poor shooting and had a message that should open some eyes. We will have to wait and see how this transpires.

Anthony Davis’ Defiant Message on 3-Point Struggles

“I’m going to continue to shoot the ball from 3. Whether it goes in or not, I think that opens up the floor for my teammates — LeBron [James], Russ [Westbrook], Talo [Talen Horton-Tucker] — to get downhill. And it opens it up for me to get to the paint when guys run out and are closing out to the three,” Davis said. “I’m just trying to be effective at all three levels of the floor, and it was going for me tonight.”

There were also some interesting stats on his shooting.

“Out of 56 players who have attempted at least 150 jumpers this season, he ranks last in efficiency, averaging just 0.71 points per shot,” former Spurs executive Kirk Goldsberry said recently.

This is pretty bad. It does sound like he would be stopping any time soon, though.

Head coach Frank Vogel also talked about his shooting struggles.

“Obviously, we want him attacking the basket as much as possible. His points in the paint are really good, top-three (in the league), one of the best in his career,” Vogel said. “But his jump shot is going to come around, so we’re comfortable with that.”