How LeBron James Became An Elite Shooter 

Still streaky but when he gets hot this year he’s one the best shooters in the leauge

Still streaky asf tho, if you watched laker games you would know. and he’s still not a good shooter off the dribble unless he’s wide open. But at least he’s hitting his spot up’s at a higher clip rn. Hopefully he can keep that up in the playoffs

This is not mamba mentality stop it.

​@@keithtorrence2487Who cares about mamba mentality anyway? just marketing

​​@@keithtorrence2487God, you really choose to gatekeep. Like the other guy said, it's all stupid marketing.

But people still loves Westbrick for not evolving his games but they love Rust for his outside donations.😂

@@gobeyond6473 well that is apart from basketball, donating to the community and improving the lives of others is something that should be appreciated when u remove the player and look at the human instead. Hated Russ on the Lakers but that's a silly statement u made imo

Nah lebrons percentages have always been up and down. Shot 40% in 2013 on 5 attempts but 32% last szn. This year happens to be the up season. Not like hes attempting 10 a game. Its just similar to 2013

*COUGH* Ben Simmons *Cough*

Just like how Blake Griffin adapted

@@LazyHomeSchoolDude facts but injuries just derail griffins career

​@@swagoneto7922Ben Simmons been hurt every year.

Dude got unlimited PTO

the coach is the hater....

​@@zaidspetsin9084so true ....coach is a warrior fan boy

I've genuinely seen haters say LeBron is a bad shooter this season and that his percentage is misleading. I have never in my life heard anyone say 40% from 3 on 5+ attempts a game is "misleading" except for with Bron 😭

@@shepardice3775he’s open very often

Ironic because the dude who uploaded literally shit on LeBron's shooting early in the season. Now he tryna save face

Lebron was shooting 3's BEFORE he got to LA ..

If he could get to 80% that'd be good enough lol

@@ldking5132 he will never reach 80 percent on free throws until his aligns his currently flared out elbow on free throws.

@@tyresejones3535 I'm sure he's tried it all at this point. God ain't gonna give you everything lol.

​@@tyresejones3535yeah guys look here is tyrese making 90 percent of his free throws in the nba 🤦🏻‍♂️

I'll take 80

I agree

It’s literally his job to shoot a basketball. He has millions of dollars and can hire the best shooting coaches in the world. Plus he’s streaky as hell and I would bet money his percentage will drop down again. But yeah let’s act like this is some amazing accomplishment. Their team is currently in 10th place.

​@@mattschurenko3032 damn, thats goat level hating 😂

@@mattschurenko3032I love Lepapi but I mostly agree, this guy picked and chose with these clips and numbers a bit too

His "elite" shooting is because he plays absolutely no defense nor does he do anything on offense when we doesnt have the ball. I expect something like this from a casual channel but its quite literally impossible to actually analyze tape and not notice these things. Yes he is a better shooter but its really not that big a deal due to the context. He shoots wide open 3. Hes not breaking dudes down off the dribble for 3s nor is he taking a lot of contested 3s

@@jdrmanmusiqking I'm embarrassed for you

Well its expected since lebron is the 3rd greatest player

Because he has relied on lots of shooters to be around him when he has the ball, the other players had to adapt to his playstyle too, like Kevin Love and Chris Bosch for example. He didn't developed his shooting, until now.. after 20 years, where the league is forcing him to shoot more 3pts.

same bro, i started watching him when i was only 9 yrs old, i'm 25 now

Now u know, and knowing is everything.

Nah if u watched his last “invincible” run in 2017-18 with the Cavs his shot form is wayyy different but u start to see the adjustments from even back then

He changed his jumper like 50 times already since 2003.

Yet his team keeps struggling to even make the play in. 😂

@@mattschurenko3032 He was in the WCF last year

@@Soldier979 that's true, and got swept as Lebron played like garbage in the fourth quarter of all those games

@@mattschurenko3032hang it up old man

and still outcored MJ in points with 1300 less shots, getting swept by the Current NBA champions in CF after beating the former NBA champions>>>getting swept 1st round by a guy you never took aplayoffs game from, MJ 0-6 vs bird in playoffs@@mattschurenko3032

I don’t think u can use the word “great” for those seasons 🤷🏻‍♂️

​​@@bballbreakdown Why not? In 12-13 he was shooting 40.6% for 3, and in 2017 playoff in 18 games 41.1%

@@lukailic5439exactly 😂

🙏🏀🙏

​@@bballbreakdowndic sucker fr 😭😭

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​@@bballbreakdown lebtch favorite blower 🤣🤣

​@@bballbreakdownlebtch favorite blower 🤣

Thanks so much!!

He retires for half a season every year because he doesn't play defense. Wtf you watching, bro?

@@ChiTownOriginator do you expect him to play defense the whole quarter or just at key moments of quarters

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@@nekosmith2800 are you serious?

@@ChiTownOriginator you should watch more games... hes a GREAT defender

Wtf? His team is in 10th place. But yeah he’s having a great season? What a joke.

So if u watch Curry shoot from 40 feet, he doesn’t jump very high at all. It’s because he’s been able to synchronize properly the arm swing up with legs straightening into the jump. If you swing the arms up too early, you get into a 2 motion shot where the ball has to pause, waiting for the legs to catch up. The energy dissipates and you lose power.

@@bballbreakdown time to practice! Thanks coach love your work!

It’s possible someone in his camp saw some and started incorporating better rhythm

I’ve got an app called ExpertX where you can submit video of you shooting and I will analyze it for you… just looks up Coach Nick there

I don’t disagree with you but it also has to do with longevity which isn’t Bron’s fault lol all I’m saying is most players are lucky to be in the league for 10 years!! compared to 21 YEARSS 💯

He's been playing for 20+ years and shoot a lot of 3 pointers

@l9ikjam He just started a lot of threes past 5 years before he was shooting like 3-4 a game

Hes also 5th in attempts but not even in the top 250 all time in %. So yeah more attempts usually equals more makes. Jordan was an average 3pt shooter and even he'd be 12th all time in makes if he'd shot as many as LeBron.

@someone-eb1wh he was taking a lot of 3's in the beginning of his career. He slowed down the 4 years in miami but then started going up when he went back to the cavs. His last 7 seasons he averaged between 5 to 8 3's per season. Reggie miller highest is 6.6 and average is like 4.7 for his career. Lebron's average is 4 6

I appreciate that. It’s just frustrating when the Lebron fans perceive a slight that isn’t there and then try to attack me personally

Please stop with the GOAT BS.

Who is the GOAT? the guy 1-9 without pippen in playoff? 0-6 Vs bird in playoffs, losing record ro isiah thomas in both regular season and playoffs, the guy the played 5 seasons without pippen and all 5 seasons under.500, even pippen took the team to semis without MJ, Jordan never passed 1st rounf without pippen, so the goat is someone that was not even the best player on his team? and just have a bunch of pointless (scoring tittles)and undeserved (DPOY) accolades, that is the goat?@@mattschurenko3032

Yeah. Let’s see him amass more stats while his team doesn’t even make the playoffs. 😂 GOAT

@@mattschurenko3032 He's definitely not the goat, but he's the most clutch player.

@@acctsys you mean most “clutch sports” player?

Yeah. If it gets too high, it’s harder to control.

You can’t be serious right? Have you ever seen a magnet?

Well, that’s not what the data says. The Noah System, which tracks arc, analyzed millions of shots. That said, I prefer a little higher than 45. If you consistently shoot 40, you’re going to consistently miss shots. That’s too low

I am not talking about data from shooters. I am talking about physics. 89.999 degrees will give you the greatest chance to make the shot. When you track shooter s data. You are simply correlating data to the best shooters, it does not mean they have optimized their technique or aim or trajectory for that matter. It just means the best shooters are doing it this way. Optimization of the shot would come from the fields of kineseology, physics, and maybe I'll include psychology (from personal bias). But to draw the inference that the best shooters shoot the best way is a logical fallacy. What if you walk into a gym where everyone is taught to shoot by turning their back to the hook and heaving it over their head. Then, someone starts facing the hoop and drop kicking the ball. Data would suggest the best shooters drop kick the ball I expect. However, as observers, we have knowledge of "better" ways to shoot so the data should be used as a reference to how the best shooters shoot, but not necessarily the best way to shoot. Btw, I have been watching your channel for years and I love your work. When I am busy, I find it to be one of 2 or 3 channels to get the best info of not just what's going down on the court in the NBA, but also fundamental s xs and os for many levels of experience of the game. Thank you for your efforts, I appreciate you and your work.

The optimization I was referring to 40 degrees is the angle that produces greatest horizontal distance

That's because his putting more juice on his body that looks like he isn't old and fragile. Just ask Kevin Garnett when he said "Balco" in a podcast interview. 🤑

Because he knows he'll never catch MJ or Kobe in terms of legacy. He thinks if he plays the longest and has the highest scoring total he'll be better than them. Truth is: he's embarrassing to watch. Travels 80% of his drives. offensively fouls constantly. Flops and cries. Then goes on Twitter and has the dumbest takes. Dude has lived with zero accountability his whole life. Fuck Bron. 2016 was his greatest moment and he had my respect back then. He lost it when he bitched and cried to JR Smith and quit in OT versus the warriors. He is a baby back B

@@wazzup233 He's 39, not 59. And I don't know how juicing improves your jumpshot

​@@wazzup233keep watching his videos 🤡

That's simply love for what you're doing, chasing history books, working on your legacy. Probably since he was 19yo it wasn't about money anymore 😂

🤦‍♀️ 😂😅

Eh took him 21 years to get there in an era that emphasizes shooting. I wouldnt call that better

@@PervySage723 Translation: Eh I'm still bitter af and jordan is still the GOAT 🤢

@@jmandan8728 I dont think Lebron all of a sudden is the goat for improving his jumpshot

Not from midrange or free throw line not even close

@@jmandan8728LeBron never goat

He’s had moments where he didn’t bend his knees as much and suddenly his rhythm was optimized

Thats a horrible strategy then because he’s shooting 40% this season but alr, people guard him further back because if he decides to drive and youre guarding him close up, hes so fast and powerful hell blow right by you

@@solecrab2133 so fast ? are you drunk or on drugs :))

@@euLIRIC Yeah you dont watch the NBA do you

@@solecrab2133 I just watch the Goat of Flops LeQueen James .... Who apparently is super fast ... Wondering how long he's been using PEDs for that speed