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Everyone on this team has the green light from 3. It is evidenced by the positioning in the offensive sets. It is evidenced by watching the guys in warmups. They all take a shooting session from behind the arc. Back in the day if you weren't a 3 point shooter you didn't even practice the **** things. Our guys all practice them and all shoot them. That makes it pretty clear to me that while some shooters are preferred, when push comes to shove...every last guy has the authority to shoot the three when they feel they are open.
Crutcher has a good shot but he also has a "not so friendly D1" release. When he is unguarded he can nail them from anywhere. That was observed on his film from high school and is observed today. OSU Flyer mentions it. The release starts low on the shoulder, which is typical of players that probably started to pull from deep at a young age and weren't strong enough to do so. Now is mechanics offer a lower release. Baby D's release is high and he elevates on his jumper. That is why he can get off the shots that he does with ease.
Yes...Scooch was a great player. He also was surrounded by better players his freshman year and was also playing in a totally different type of system. Other than them both being freshman point guards, that is where the comparisons end. Had Scooch played in the "green light" type of system that AG has, I don't know if his numbers would have been any better that Crutcher's in terms of shooting.
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