Despite breaking several WNBA and rookie records, Angel Reese‘s first season in the league hasn’t come without scrutiny. Many people have commented about Reese’s shooting, dinging her for a less-than-stellar percentage. But WNBA legend Sue Bird isn’t worried.
During a recent episode of Sue’s podcast with Megan Rapinoe — A Touch More — the former hooped discussed several topics at length, including the records that Reese broke this season. With a season-ending injury, Angel won’t get to continue building on those records.
However, when healthy, she can work on building up her offensive bag, making her a better pro. Bird seems to agree with that notion, and here’s why she isn’t concerned about the low number (See the clip below and the 15:58 mark of the YouTube video):
“What I find most fascinating about her game is her shooting percentage, and this is why. She shoots something like high thirties…The thing about her game, though…this is in her control.”
“She’s not a guard who’s coming off down screens and coming off flares…like a lot of things have to go your way to get a good shot, or you have to make things go your way to get a good shot…I think for Angel, what’s interesting is she kinda knows what shot she’s gonna get…”
“These shots are coming — at the clip they’re coming, in the places that they’re coming, no matter what. Every single game. Pretty consistent. So, all she really needs to do is bump up her shooting percentage by, like, three, four, [or] five points, which is totally doable. And all of a sudden we’re looking at a kid — instead of averaging like 13 [points] and 13 [rebounds], it’s like 18 [points] and 13 [rebounds]…”
Sue Bird on what she finds most fascinating about Angel Reese’s game:
“She kind of knows what shots she’s going to get…. All she really needs to do is bump up her shooting percentage by like 3, 4, 5 points – which is totally doable – and all of a sudden we’re looking at a kid… pic.twitter.com/esytaUszpB
— Vanshay Murdock 🎥🎥 (@VanshayM) September 12, 2024
