Heat forward Justise Winslow insists his confidence isn’t shaken by his shooting struggles to start his second NBA season.
But at some point, Winslow and the Heat assuredly want to start seeing results after he worked tirelessly all summer on his shooting, the biggest shortcoming for a player who does most everything else well.
“All the shots are on line,” Winslow said after opening 0 for 7 and closing 5 for 18 in Friday’s loss at Toronto. “I’m shooting them with confidence and think every shot is going. I threw up some crazy ones in the paint, thought I got fouled.”
Despite working with Heat shooting coach Rob Fodor to refine his shooting mechanics, and despite launching hundreds and hundreds of shots from all over the court during summer workouts, Winslow has made just
26 of 77 shots from the field through five games,
33.8 percent.
He’s even worse on three-pointers;
3 for 18 (16.7 percent).
Many of his misses have come from close range.
Winslow is shooting
16 for 40 within nine feet of the basket, 4 for 13 from 15 to 19 feet and 6 for 18 from 20 to 24 feet.
“In my head, I think the last shot [I took] went in, so that’s just how I’m going out there and playing, playing with a bunch of confidence,” he said.
“It looks bad after the game, looking at 5 for 18. But they’re all shots I know I can make, and all on line, on target. I don’t want to be too hard on myself.”
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Lol @ shots are on line and thinks every shot is going in. Bruh, I can tell when he's shot a brick lol. He isn't even being efficient from close to the basket.