I have mostly been following the season from box-scores, commentary, and this forum, so I could be way off base here. But the way Bohannon is described, it really makes me think of Steph Curry in his transition to the NBA. Remember the knock: great shooter, but small and subpar athlete. Will not be an NBA superstar, will not be able to defend.
And he wasn't an All-Star to begin with, let alone an MVP. But he became a workout fanatic (supposedly can deadlift about 2.5x body weight), which decreased his physical limitations. Along with that, he learned how to leverage the threat of his shooting to make space for himself and his teammates. He also developed tricks to become more effective in the paint and the restricted area (the increased strength helped greatly here as well).
Curry' first 2 seasons:
TS% = 58.2%, Ast% = 26.4%, TO% = 16.5%, DefensiveWS/48 = 0.103. Shooting% in paint = 60.0%
Curry's last 2 seasons:
TS% = 65.4%, Ast% = 36.2%, TO% = 13.6%, DefensiveWS/48 = 0.303. Shooting% in paint = 66.0%
Curry's improvements were meteoric and unprecedented. However, Bohannon could certainly make substantial improvements in all of these areas, even if not improving as much as Curry did. A lot would depend upon a coach being able/willing to design an offense around his shooting threat, and having enough secondary ball-handlers/play-makers that Bohannon would not have to do so much heavy lifting in those areas.
I am looking forward to coming seasons when I will have more time to watch games.
And he wasn't an All-Star to begin with, let alone an MVP. But he became a workout fanatic (supposedly can deadlift about 2.5x body weight), which decreased his physical limitations. Along with that, he learned how to leverage the threat of his shooting to make space for himself and his teammates. He also developed tricks to become more effective in the paint and the restricted area (the increased strength helped greatly here as well).
Curry' first 2 seasons:
TS% = 58.2%, Ast% = 26.4%, TO% = 16.5%, DefensiveWS/48 = 0.103. Shooting% in paint = 60.0%
Curry's last 2 seasons:
TS% = 65.4%, Ast% = 36.2%, TO% = 13.6%, DefensiveWS/48 = 0.303. Shooting% in paint = 66.0%
Curry's improvements were meteoric and unprecedented. However, Bohannon could certainly make substantial improvements in all of these areas, even if not improving as much as Curry did. A lot would depend upon a coach being able/willing to design an offense around his shooting threat, and having enough secondary ball-handlers/play-makers that Bohannon would not have to do so much heavy lifting in those areas.
I am looking forward to coming seasons when I will have more time to watch games.
