Entirely false premise!
It is ridiculous to say a 3-point shooter's usage is somehow connected to EC making 2s. They are two different things, obviously! 1. Tyson and RJ should take the vast majority of our 3s. 2. EC hitting a floater, or any mid-range shot has nothing to do with either of them getting theirs! 3. EC hitting mid-range or rim shits skews the D so RJ and Tyson get more shots and easier shots! 4. Not one soul advocated for it being good for EC to pass up wide open 3-point shots! 5. Confidence is the only thing wrong with his free-throws and his 3 pointers! 6. I want EC taking open shots every time 2 conditions are met: A. He is on balance and the shot flowed from the offense. & B. He doesn't see anybody with a better shot!
It is not ridiculous to say Cadeau's 3PT shooting will not be connected to his 2PT shooting. If he needs to be guarded out to 3, it will make the entire freaking team better, including Cadeau. If he isn't, you're hoping that he can make mid-range jumpers consistently because you're taking away a potential way for him to score. Watch teams defend Dillon Brooks or Marcus Smart. How far an opponent defends players plays a very important factor in everything.
- It affects where you can ball screen
- It affects the type of ball screen because you can't slip a screen since defenders will go under every team
- You likely won't get a switch if the defense can just play drop coverage
And that's just the impact on ball screens.
1. Tyson and RJ should take the vast majority of our 3s.
Agreed. And I never said otherwise. I think they should be taking like 8 3s per game.
2. EC hitting a floater, or any mid-range shot has nothing to do with either of them getting theirs!
This depends and we won't know until we watch them. But I'm assuming Cadeau isn't a selfish scorer so RJ and Cade will get their opportunities. My point is if Cadeau struggles from floaters and the mid-range, I would rather have RJ and Tyson shooting 3s. And if Tyson and RJ and elite 3PT shooters (contested/uncontested/catch and shoot/off the bounce), I think those 2 are the 1 and 2 options.
3. EC hitting mid-range or rim shits skews the D so RJ and Tyson get more shots and easier shots!
This depends on a lot of factors. First off the type of team you're facing. If you face Alabama, I'm guessing Nate Oats will be happy to give up mid-range 2s if he's getting 3s on the other end. So this IMO depends more on the game and situations. Doesn't mean UNC won't win those games. But there will be coaches that are ok living with that. Nate Oats didn't exactly change his defense because Cadeau and Seth made 3s in the S16 either. Hubert did his work for him, lol.
4. Not one soul advocated for it being good for EC to pass up wide-open 3-point shots!
Again, this depends on how good of a 3PT shooter Cadeau is. I want him to get to the point where he doesn't pass up wide ass open 3s.
5. Confidence is the only thing wrong with his free-throws and his 3-pointers!
There's 0 evidence that this is right or wrong. We simply don't know. Hopefully, he will improve on his confidence. A mechanically perfect 3PT shooter wouldn't be shooting 18.9% from 3 even on low confidence IMO. But regardless, hopefully he improves.
6. I want EC taking open shots every time 2 conditions are met: A. He is on balance and the shot flowed from the offense. & B. He doesn't see anybody with a better shot!
My third condition is if it actually turns out that he improved as a shooter. I'm also not concerned in the least that Cadeau will take bad shots. My hope is that he improves his shooting and he actually hunts for his offense more. Because this team isn't littered with a bunch of dudes that can create their own shot. It looks like there are 2? RJ and Jackson?