An Even Better Dru Down the Stretch
After shooting 9 of 24 from deep (a 37.5% clip) in his first 9 games of the season, Dru decided to flat out double his volume and shot 20 of 48 from beyond the arc (a 41.7% clip) in his following 9 games. This increase in aggressiveness continued on in the final 8 games of Dru’s season as he still got up 46 more threes in this span including a whopping 11 threes in the tournament game versus Oklahoma (a 39.1% clip for the final 9 games).
Smith is not hesitating with wide open catch and shoot looks and is readily prepared to fire.
Dru is more aggressively pursuing threes off the dribble for when defenses dare him to shoot with confidence, despite the shooting percentages testifying to his prowess.
Dru has not abandoned his unselfishness and good decision making in order to hyperfocus on shooting more as open teammates still get targeted by his passes.
Smith also still has not seen any slips in number of times he attacks the paint or draws contact on drives to negate his increased shooting volume.
Dru still has maintained defensive form as a potent switch defender with great recovery effort and amazing hands for deflections and steals.