"He has a great feel and understanding of what makes players tick and how to deal with them especially Kawhi," Leonard's agent, Brian Elfus of Impact Sports, said of Engelland. Fortunately for San Antonio, though, theres only one Chip Engelland. The Oklahoma City Thunder are hiring Chip Engelland, considered the NBA's preeminent shooting teacher, as an assistant coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. His team went a league-best 62-20, without a single player averaging 30 minutes per game and after an offseason in which the Spurs lost Popovichs two primary assistants. They didnt get training camp. I remember the first year here, he was just getting comfortable on the wings. -Monty Williams Team USA shooting drills (LINK) LaMarcus Aldridge, $19,690,000, 2015-16. Obviously having Chip England here one of the best shooting coaches if not the best in the world here at the Thunder is someone thats perfect for me to use as much as possible. Jake Fischer reported Monday afternoon that the San Antonio Spurs shooting coach Chip Engelland is set to leave the franchise when his contract is up. Spurs Notes: K. Johnson, Primo, Wesley, Branham, Engelland. And of course, the lockout hits a week after hes drafted, and youre not going to be able to help at all during that time. Its not unreasonable to think either could end the season with a shooting percentage in the high 30s under Engellands tutelage. 3. Two days earlier, the Spurs had pulled the trigger on the most daring draft-day. https://t.co/fDfLzgJuBW, Curtis Fitzpatrick (@cfitzfox) July 27, 2022. A shots very personal. Engelland:We know what he likes. The Calgary 88's was a professional basketball franchise based in Calgary, Alberta, from 1988 to 1992.The team played in the World Basketball League.The 1992 season saw the league fold before the season was completed. For that story, I conducted extensive interviews with the Spurs player-development coaches, Chip Engelland and Chad Forcier. By the end of the year, Peltons numbers had Belinelli down for 3.6 WARP (wins above replacement player). On the other hand, Simmons was recently suspended after writing a news story on the Warriors purchase of land for their new arena that was copied almost entirely from a Warriors press release. Perhaps that explains why he might have taken a story about one NBA coach and attributed it to another, to make his piece more interesting. It was an honest, but strangely specific, mistake. He has made a career out of molding shooters, and Belinelli is his latest star pupil. Furthermore, his presence on the staff allows general manager R.C. At this point, you really have no idea what Leonard is like personally. (Miss you, Pruiti!). Richard was 30 years old when he changed his shot. Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) July 27, 2022, Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) July 27, 2022, Josh Giddey to the fn moon. "Shooting was a big. Booty Patrol' truck spotted in South Texas, San Antonio woman shows strength of single moms on 'Naked and Afraid', Kyle to open first Costco Wholesale this March, Former Boerne quarterback allegedly gave plays to other XFL teams, Massive alligator shocks South Texas locals in Atascosa County. js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.10"; There will always be another player for the Spurs to rebuild and improve. When Leonard was drafted 15th overall by the Indiana Pacers out of San Diego State in 2011 and immediately traded to the Spurs, there were only three days left for him to meet his new bosses. In an interview with fan podcast "At The Line," Eubanks spoke about expanding his game away from the rim and working with the team's shooting coach guru, Chip Engelland. https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/thunder-chip-engelland-hired-shooting-guru-spurs-josh-giddey, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The San Antonio roster is full of players whose shots miraculously improved once they were under his care from Tony Parker to Patty Mills to Kawhi Leonard, the Game 3 star who made 10 of 13 shots for 29 points. Hes also become a much better free throw shooter, having hit 69.7 percent of his free throws before Engelland changed his shot and 77.2 percent of his freebies since.4 Altogether, since Engelland came to San Antonio, the only guard who has hit a higher percentage of his 2-point shots than Parker is Steve Nash.5 Chip Engelland might very well be the difference between Tony Parker, very good point guard, and Tony Parker, future Hall of Famer. Click through the slideshow to see which Spurs earned the most. There wasn't much of it still available, but I now own all of it. He's helped improve perimeter shooting from many who have worn the Silver and Black uniform such as Tony Parker, Keldon. While Leonard was still considered a talented player and was only 19 on draft day, his primary contributions at the professional level at least at first were expected to come from his defense, effort, and rebounding. A lot of them, I have to watch on film. The Spurs thrive in obscurity, and nobody exemplifies that more than Engelland, the teams secret weapon.1. And then, as we probably should have expected all along, Belinelli broke out. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. He knew the benefits would be down the road.. "Chip is a great addition to our. My editors are currently discussing what needs to done (on top of the obvious need to write a correction). var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; He was known by Filipino fans as "the Machine Gun" for his superb shooting skills. Engelland has been a. Longtime San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Chip Engelland is departing the franchise at the conclusion of his contract, according to league sources. USA Today Sports' Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt break down the Spurs' dominating win against the Heat, as well as the big-time performance from Kawhi Leonard. You cant just run roughshod over your teammates to try to do that. js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; Chip, use your magic on Josh Giddey & I'll build you a statue personally. I happened to walk in, and he happened to take shots literally right when I walked in. Engelland:Just how to mix when to drive, when to mix, when to pass, when to shoot again, when to post up. Forcier, 42, is responsible for other aspects of a players development. Its not easy to change your shot. Kobe has a beautiful form, technically really sound. Parker, as Adrian Wojnarowski mentions in that story, was also pissed. The Oklahoma City Thunder are reportedly hiring longtime San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Chip Engelland, per ESPNs Adrian Wojnarowski. He's been heralded for his shooting development of Spurs legend Tony Parker, along with former Spur and current Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard. Kerr and Engelland would sit alone on the bench in the Portland practice facility after everybody else had left. He always wants more shots. Engelland:I went back and looked at his high school stuff. In 1993, Engelland started his coaching career, introducing his basketball camps Chip Shots with the aim of helping players of all ages improve their shooting skills; two years later he founded the In-Net Corporation, strengthening his reputation as a clinician and advisor. The Spurs won a title a month before his hire after defeating the Detroit Pistons in a thrilling seven-game series. Instead, inverting the Parker story, Belinelli has taken 3s more frequently, been better at hitting them, and has come to dominate in the paint; after hitting just 90 of 177 layups (50.8 percent) in 2012-13, Belinellis converted 91 of 124 layups (73.4 percent) in 2013-14. Unlocking all the things that make a player great. Hes a throwback in the way that he doesnt need immediate satisfaction. They hadnt finished any higher than 14th in free throw accuracy during the Pop era before 2012-13, but they were third in free throw percentage last year and fourth this year. Kerr and Engelland would sit alone on the bench in the Portland practice facility after everybody else had left. They have two sons, Press and Path.[1]. C'est lui qui a aid le basketteur franais a amlior sa technique au lancer. He shot more in high school. Tony Parker, $13,500,000, 2010-11. Popovich credits Engelland for San Antonio's free-throw accuracy.. }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); In the next month, SpursDynasty.com will be visited by 35,000+ readers from over 50 countries, including 10,000+ Spurs fans from Texas, and 5,000+ living in San Antonio. Parkers more recent shot charts show how effective he can be in the midrange game, as he has been for the Spurs in 2013-14. It was very subtle, Kerr told me, but before I started working with [Chip], the ball rolled more off my middle finger than my index finger. The ultimate goal in my job is for the player to be their own shooting coach, but in the right way. So, if Engelland can have this dramatic of an impact upon his charges shooting ability, how much is he worth to the Spurs? Kawhi went back to San Diego and perfected it, really came back and was ready for training camp after the lockout. Engelland, described as a shot whisperer, helped former Spurs star Kawhi Leonard work on his jump shot after turning pro. So he and Engelland did whole workouts where Steve would shoot one shot, then go and sit down for five minutes. His reputation as a shot doctor comes from cases like Kawhi. Yet Leonard's development is the one most germane to the here and now, as the Spurs' quest to avenge their loss in the 2013 Finals might well have been lost if not for his breakout game. Chet, J-Dub are great shooters but the NBA translation is key. Dated Jeanie Buss. They were behind. Chip Engelland was hardly a shooting slouch in his own right. Im glad we got this sorted out. Its very tough. Watch this clip of his 32-point game against the Knicks this year and you get a good idea of how the Spurs use Belinelli when things are going well for him; virtually everything is catch-and-shoot, and unsurprisingly, considering the opposition, most of the shots are open ones. Kerr and Engelland would sit alone on the bench in the Portland practice facility after everybody else had left. Sign up for the Layup Lines newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Instead, Engelland put himself in Kerrs shoes to help refresh Kerrs mental timing. He grew up watching Kobe play. By now youre most likely familiar with the story of how Kawhi Leonards shot reconstruction. Josh Giddey's outside shot needs development. Is he the one who will come to you and say, I want to get shots up or is it the other way around? So its a good thing the Wolves signed two former Spurs this offseason in Kyle Anderson and Bryn Forbes. But among that group, Giddeys 3-point percentage is lower than each of those players except for Ben Simmons (the only player on that list other than Doncic not to win an MVP). Back in April 2014, Bill Barnwell wrote a fascinating piece about Spurs coach Chip Engelland: The Shot Doctor.. He didnt have much semblance of a jump shot and was not expected to be an offensive threat coming out of San Diego State. Filed Under: NBA, San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard, Marco Belinelli, Bill Barnwell. "Watching him in San Diego, twice a day every day, taking hundreds of jump shots, made me realize that he bought in to it. He wants to get better. Leonard who averaged a career-high 12.8 points a game during the regular season but had never scored more than 26 points in an NBA preseason, regular-season or playoff game was different from the rest of Engelland's pet projects. As good as Engelland is at helping players improve their shots, these things take time. Barnwell wrote: With Kerr playing reduced minutes in Portland as a 36-year-old during the 2001-02 campaign, he found himself struggling to stay loose for meaningful shooting opportunities. It was his three first-quarter three-pointers that helped spark the Spurs, but it was years worth of work and relationship building with Engelland that truly helped it happen. Engelland, in fact, became a naturalized citizen of the Philippines and played for their national team (sponsored inimitably as San Miguel Beer) in the 1985 Jones Cup, where Engelland dropped 43 points on a Gene Keady-coached United States team in a double-overtime thriller.2. "We had worked with Richard Jefferson in San Antonio before, and we felt that there were some similarities," said Engelland, who also is renowned for his work with the likes of retired Grant Hill (while a shooting consultant for the Detroit Pistons) and the Heat's Shane Battier, both fellow Duke alumni. One area he doesn't get enough credit for is his willingness to take less, a key factor in the Spurs' ability to keep their championship core together for so many years. David Robinson, $14,841,000, 1998-99. Belinelli, who was already about to join his fifth team after just six seasons in the league, hadnt offered much during his lone season in Chicago, where he helped fill in for the injured Derrick Rose. Deadspin reporter Kevin Draper found numerous examples where Simmons cut-and-pasted press releases for copy in his own articles, tweeted Simmons, and his Editor at the Chronicle, Audrey Cooper, I wrote about it when Klay Thompson was in a shooting slump. Click Here. After Engelland graduated, Kerr took over the starring role on the team. -Bob Knight clinic notes Shooting (LINK) For each of the past two summers, general manager R.C. Some of the players will take a few shots, just because there are baskets there. And for a group that already ranked in the top half of the league in three-point percentage (12th), Engellands coaching would likely be a major boost for the Timberwolves. He had a lot of different skills. Tony Parker was an unknown quantity when the Spurs drafted him out of France with the 28th pick of the 2001 draft; as Charles Barkley famously put it shortly after the selection, I dont know that much about him, but if they got him in the first round, he must be a good player. Parker became an immediate starter in the league during his rookie season at just 19 years old, and he dazzled with his speed and ability to get to the rim, but his game had one huge hole: his outside shot. Among the 17 wing prospects the site evaluated before the draft, Leonard was 15th in points per possession, 16th in points per shot on jumpers, 15th in points per possession on isolations, and dead last in adjusted field goal percentage. Engelland:On a lot of drafts, you hear somebody is a gym rat, loves the gym. The new mechanics stuck, and Leonard has been an offensive asset ever since, especially during last years playoffs. good to see improvements but Im still a long way from where I want to be., Josh Giddey said that working with Chip Engelland has been a big part of his everyday routine: To have him here is great., Lu Dort confirms hes been working with Chip Engelland and has already gave him advice on his shot, Josh Giddey said Chip Engelland didnt join the staff to restructure his shot and its only been minor adjustments, OKC Blue HC Grant Gibbs will now join Thunder HC Mark Daigneaults staff as an assistant, Spent a lot of time in the gym getting up shots. Chip Engelland, one of Kerr's mentors, recognized this and recommended he read "Inner Game." Engelland had coached Kerr during summer leaguesboth went to Pacific Palisades High School in Los Angelesand discovered the book near the end of his own playing career, picking it up after returning from overseas, in hopes of improving his .