More spectacular: Aaron Judge besting Babe Ruth or Mitchell Robinson toppling Wilt Chamberlain?
“I’m gonna say my record,” Robinson answered.
The query and reply, after all, had been stated in jest. Not all field-goal percentages are created equal.
When Robinson supplanted Chamberlain with the NBA’s highest single-season field-goal share, the Knicks heart solely tried pictures contained in the paint. It was like profitable the Masters whereas beginning every gap on the inexperienced. His 74.2% conversion fee within the 2019-20 season (which pummeled Chamberlain’s mark from 1972-73) was principally completed by an assortment of dunks, showing easy and failsafe for a 7-footer with bounce.
Now rewarded for these bodily presents with a $60 million contract, Robinson is once more teasing an growth of his offensive repertoire. This time it’s extra sensible. He needs to include a post-up recreation.
“I’m pretty sure everybody’s scouting report is just, catch a lob, this and that,” Robinson stated. “So you got to add. You got to.”
Robinson appears to have lastly deserted his public want to hoist 3-pointers. As a former Knicks assistant coach as soon as instructed me, “Why doesn’t he figure out how to hit free throws first?”
Asked Thursday whether or not he nonetheless harbors these 3-point desires, Robinson admitted, “I actually simply need to do crossovers, I ain’t gonna lie. I don’t need to shoot an excessive amount of.
“But definitely I got to do something. It’s year 5. I go to do something.”
The ‘something’ is working with the ball and his again to the basket. Robinson had some alternatives within the first quarter of Tuesday’s preseason opener, together with a pump-fake pivot lay-up that was referred to as again due to his 3-second violation.
The play developed after a defensive change left a smaller Bojan Bogdonavic to protect Robinson.
“My moves are solid,” Robinson stated. “I got a nice look.”
Still, the explanations Robinson signed his large contract in the summertime stay together with his base. He’s imposing on the rim on either side of the court docket.
Coach Tom Thibodeau referred to as Robinson ‘the best offensive rebounder in the NBA,’ which tracks with the statistics. The 24-year-old was solely behind Memphis’ Steven Adams in complete offensive rebounds final season.
Robinson credited that power coaching — which now has him in his candy spot between 270 and 275 kilos — for his offensive rebounding prowess.
“People boxed me out and I couldn’t really do too much on the offensive glass. But now, I got a little weight, so it helps a lot,” Robinson stated.
We’ll see if that interprets positively to different phases of his recreation. Specifically within the put up.
“The athleticism is special, but I also think the strength component, when he added that piece to it – he can take a hit and get through that. He’s shown that,” Thibodeau stated. But I believe plenty of different areas of his recreation have improved additionally — the rim safety, that half is apparent. I believe he’s beginning to develop now offensively.”
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