Bradley Beal is determined to reduce the number of long two-point shots he attempts.
“The biggest thing, man, like I’ve been preaching all summer, is just not shooting those long twos,” Beal said Monday, later adding another objective is to be named first-team all-defense. “It’s going to be kind of hard not shooting an open shot that you have and Witt’s screaming in our ear ‘Shoot the ball,’ but at the same time that’s something I want to eliminate as much as possible and it’s going to be in my mind. Hopefully I won’t be shooting and be like, ‘Dang, I shot a long two,’ and that’s constantly on my mind.”
Beal decided to cut back his long two-pointers after evaluating film and statistics last season. Beal worked this offseason on finishing around the basket and creating his own shot beyond the three-point line, including a step-back.
“It’s just a matter of me knocking them down with confidence,” Beal said.