There are many cases of players who have had significant evolution during their career, although there are very few in the sense of what you are showing us. Othello Hunter. The 36-year-old American center Bayern Munich He surprises everyone this season by getting noticed in a part of the game that he was not even involved in before: the triple throw.
Hunter kicks Real Madrid’s Tavares from the outside.
Caçador is still the player with the 8th best triple pass percentage in the entire Euroleague, with a spectacular 48.8%. Also, of the seven players ahead of him, only one averages more triples per game. Hunter sits at 1.2 and Amath M’Baye (Anadolu Efes) at 1.9, the other six at 1.1 or less.
Hunter’s Transformation It’s hard to believe when you look at the numbers from its previous seasons. Bayern’s American center scored just one three-pointer (out of 15 attempts) in his first eight Euroleague games defending shirts. Montepaschi Siena, Olympiakos, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow and Macabi Tel Aviv. Already last season, also for the Israeli national team, he started scoring three goals (6/16, 27.5%), but this season Bayern Munich was there, where he took a spectacular step: a success rate of 48.8% , with 21 triples in 43 attempts.
“People at home (USA) know me as an attacker (he is 2.03) and as a shooter. When I came to Europe, I got used to doing what the teams asked of me and adapted my game. Now I feel comfortable with my shot again and I owe it to Emílio (Kovacic, head coach of FC Bayern Munich), Hunter himself explains.
Source: La Neta Neta
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