is why Ty Rodgers has not developed a jump shot or a 3 point shot. Given how much time these young men devote to playing basketball from the time they are 14 or younger, with high school basketball, AAU basketball during the summer, summer workouts during college, etc. how does an athletic, strong, big young guy like Rodgers not have figured out a shooting stroke that at least makes him a mediocre threat from outside of 12'? With all of the access these days to extra coaching, athletic staff, facilities, and time how is this possible? I don't know if all of you will remember former Illini like Dennis Graff, Rob Judson, Steve Lanter, Matt Heldman, or Otho Tucker - just a few names I can recall but all could hit an outside shot and yet I would not consider any of them particularly "athletic". Why is this so hard for Rodgers?
I did some quick research on a few other B1G teams: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Purdue. For every one of those teams, every player that has averaged at least 8 minutes of playing time (for WIS it's 5 min) has attempted at least one 3-pt shot except for Nicholson and Preston on NW. And that is understandable because they are both bulky, inside post players similar to Dainja. And every player on those teams that has attempted a 3 point shot has made one except for Payne (1 attempt) and Fox (4 attempts) on Minnesota - and those guys are again mostly inside players, not wings or stretch 4s.
Ty is not only limiting his personal potential but making it more difficult for the team to operate its offense when the opposing team can eliminate him as an outside threat. Why is this such a challenge for him? Is it something he is aware of and working on?
I did some quick research on a few other B1G teams: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Purdue. For every one of those teams, every player that has averaged at least 8 minutes of playing time (for WIS it's 5 min) has attempted at least one 3-pt shot except for Nicholson and Preston on NW. And that is understandable because they are both bulky, inside post players similar to Dainja. And every player on those teams that has attempted a 3 point shot has made one except for Payne (1 attempt) and Fox (4 attempts) on Minnesota - and those guys are again mostly inside players, not wings or stretch 4s.
Ty is not only limiting his personal potential but making it more difficult for the team to operate its offense when the opposing team can eliminate him as an outside threat. Why is this such a challenge for him? Is it something he is aware of and working on?
