Mikal Bridges Fixed His Shot, Then Broke It Again

The talk of the NBA season has been Mikal Bridges shot. So after doing some investigation, it appears that he initially fixed his shot, then decided to break it again. Like & subscribe if you enjoyed the video.

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[Spider-Complexion]

It’s like he’s overthinking it with his shooting

[franciscosamir]

He's arms are so long its giving him problems, IMO he nees to copy Klays blueprint a little more... bring the ball to his right side a little more.
Knicks are so unlucky... buy a star, and his shot breaks...
PS: Payne's shooting is payneful to watch

[BrendonMcBucket]

I too Noticed that he went back to his old jumpshot in the second half as well, which is how he got to 16 points, but he needs to keep it at that and build off that! Whoever told him to switch his jumpshot to some bullshit after being a career 38.1 3pt shooter needs to be fired.

[notsocooldude]

Bro might not be the sharpest tool in the shed. He was shooting a pretty good percentage on 7 threes per game and decided to destroy his own jump shot for no reason

[zimbu_]

To me his college shot looks like it's straight from the 90s/00s, massive hop but only using a fraction of the power from it to shoot. The 2020 shot is a little funky, but it's quick enough, efficient enough, and one motion.

[robertphillips]

Had a near 40% 3-pointer with a 7’ wingspan and the knicks decided to change it

[Mandy-pw]

i think his wingspan grew between college and going to the nba. his arms look longer and this is what probably impacted his shot.

[allphornunn]

Love this explanation. The hitch was very noticeable for sure! Sometimes shot mechanics issues are hard to see, but his hitch was so awkward. Almost like flinching right in the middle of every shot

[ryanespiritu]

Babe wake up, Daniel Li posted a video

[battlefortst]

Daniel, what do you think Mikal is trying to fix with his new shot form? Will his new shot give him better control, less time for the defender to guard him, etc.? I genuinely don't understand why he didn't just improve on the shot that he fixed in 2020 and so on. To just completely change his shot form as a ~40% 3pt shooter now just sounds insane to me.

[wl]

So many nba players don't want to bend their wrist and elbows to shoot jump shots. That would help him so much to start with.

[elizabethgeorge]

I think what we're seeing is both an adjustment to the shift in pace in the big leagues (compared to NCAA) and then a few years into the league he had a shift in roles. He went from being 6th man and solid 3rd/4th option, to basically the 1 or 2 guy depending on the match up that night. As a result, he's going to fatigue faster, which is why we don't see the same explosiveness on the initial jump. Changing his jump changed the shot itself. I'm glad he's committed time to trying to fix it, but only time will tell if it produces tangible results.

[_WeDontKnow_]

As a Nets fan I love Mikal. But Marks is a GOD for getting 4 firsts in that trade. It just ages better and better

[phamawa]

Honestly, his threes in the 2nd half were promising imo. Whether the set point is "too high" is irrelevant if he makes it work. In an ideal world, he doesn't ever mess with his shot out of college though. It's like how kerr insisted no one touch Haliburton's shot. It's wonky, but it works. Reggie Miller and Jeff Hornacek were great shooters with wonky shots.

If bridges lands on a truly wonky, high set point shot, but starts drilling them then he should leave it. Curious to see him shoot tomorrow tho!

[TommyTomTompkins]

Glad he didn't come to the Grizzlies...it was some buzz over the summer he was coming

[allphornunn]

It seems like exceptional athletic ability can make it harder for guys to sort through this kind of issue with their form. I just mean that having elite coordination and touch can overcome bad mechanics *just enough* for guys to keep making small tweaks to a problematic shooting motion (or throwing motion in pitching, QB passing, etc) because they're able to still maintain decent percentages and a bigger tweak is more risky

[Unforsaken_]

Do these teams not have shooting coaches? Someone has to be there to guide and help right?

[edwarddapra]

Wow. What a difference from the Villanova form to today. His older shot looked so much smoother in the release.

[available-point]

No reason to have a shot look THAT goofy. Can't even blame his wingspan because he for sure had a really smooth stroke in college. It's either crippling self doubt or a coaching problem. Probably both, I feel bad for him

[Hot.dorito]

With his long arms he needs to just go the KD route