BigTime
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Simple question: What iyo does Bird need to get better at during the offseason in order to be a better player next year? Looking for reasonable goals here.
My thoughts
- Drop 10 pounds. I felt like Steven's lack of quickness (especially on the defensive end) was at least in part due to him being out of shape. Would love to see him build up his endurance and drop a few pounds this offseason.
- Improve on lateral quickness. Bird got abused most of the year on defense by quicker guards. I assume there are some drills and workouts that he has available to him that would help. In order to really help this team, he is going to have to get much better on the defensive end.
- Regain his shooting confidence. Luckily, admist some of our late season beatdowns by conference foes, it appeared that he was shooting the ball with confidence and shooting it well. He has such a textbook release and stroke. One thing that has been mentioned here before is that he sometimes fades off to the left or right as he is shooting the ball, but other than that, I have to believe that it is all between the ears with his three point shooting. We need him to shoot at the level that TMG did this year in order for him to really be a weapon offensively.
Thoughts?
My thoughts
- Drop 10 pounds. I felt like Steven's lack of quickness (especially on the defensive end) was at least in part due to him being out of shape. Would love to see him build up his endurance and drop a few pounds this offseason.
- Improve on lateral quickness. Bird got abused most of the year on defense by quicker guards. I assume there are some drills and workouts that he has available to him that would help. In order to really help this team, he is going to have to get much better on the defensive end.
- Regain his shooting confidence. Luckily, admist some of our late season beatdowns by conference foes, it appeared that he was shooting the ball with confidence and shooting it well. He has such a textbook release and stroke. One thing that has been mentioned here before is that he sometimes fades off to the left or right as he is shooting the ball, but other than that, I have to believe that it is all between the ears with his three point shooting. We need him to shoot at the level that TMG did this year in order for him to really be a weapon offensively.
Thoughts?
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