{"id":8993,"date":"2024-09-28T22:34:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8993"},"modified":"2024-09-28T22:34:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:34:50","slug":"angel-reese-is-the-worst-finisher-in-the-wnba-angel-reeses-layup-form-is-terrible-especially-for-how-tall-she-is-basically-the-andre-drummond-of-the-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8993","title":{"rendered":"Angel Reese is the worst finisher in the WNBA: Angel Reese\u2019s layup form is terrible, especially for how tall she is. Basically, the Andre Drummond of the WNBA!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese is by far the worst finisher in the WNBA: The ugly stats behind her layup attempts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;\" title=\"Angel Reese is by far the worst finisher in the WNBA: The ugly stats behind her layup attempts\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop\/s3\/2024-06\/Angel%20Reese%20060424.jpg?h=2b76df2f&amp;itok=I-JEZPCt\" alt=\"Angel Reese\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After getting picked seventh in the 2024 WNBA draft, Angel Reese is looking like the second-best rookie in her class behind Caitlin Clark. She has instantly become the best rebounder in the league and a double-double machine. But if there is one thing to nitpick about her game, it\u2019s been her touch at the rim.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/449789151_1024188179136261_6717104771575457160_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=833d8c&amp;_nc_ohc=jGpzD5ltWUwQ7kNvgFPlnBr&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&amp;_nc_gid=AG1UBPi_M6d3MJOdcAxYJ0D&amp;oh=00_AYC-V1HafUAKkdAUnU5TZFfk6PwnxH73MLLlTjaVOmo7lQ&amp;oe=66E88C9B\" alt=\"May be a graphic of text that says ANT WRIGHT @itsAntWright 19h \" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reese has been by far the worst player in the WNBA at converting her layup attempts. Her 43.8 percent on shots within five feet sounds bad. The video of some of her recent misses makes it look even more rough. She had one of the worst botched layups of the season last week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3CKxg6zfoo2BBVkClt\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We know Reese\u2019s finishing is bad, but how bad is it? Here\u2019s what the number say.<\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese is historically bad at finishing layups<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/autulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7-8.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1046px) 100vw, 1046px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7-8.png 1046w, https:\/\/autulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7-8-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/autulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7-8-1024x998.png 1024w, https:\/\/autulu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/7-8-768x748.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1046\" height=\"1019\" \/><\/p>\n<p>League average on shots within 5 feet this season is at 59.6 percent. Nobody comes close to Reese\u2019s 43.8 percent on those shots this season.<\/p>\n<p>Shooting under 44 percent on shots within five feet is obviously an unacceptably-low number. Diana Taurasi has a better chance of making a 25-foot bomb this season (45.2%) than Reese does of making a layup.<\/p>\n<p>What makes Reese\u2019s lack of finishing even more problematic is that she takes so many layups, leading the league by far with 274 field goal attempts. If she were just a little bit better, then the Sky\u2019s No. 9 offense would see dramatic improvement.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also not as if Reese has a good jump shot to make up for her lack of inside game. She\u2019s hitting only 31 percent of her midrange shots and 18 percent of her 3\u2019s this season. There are some hopeless misses from there, too.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=StephNoh&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1827743037667033529&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingnews.com%2Fca%2Fwnba%2Fnews%2Fangel-reese-worst-finisher-ugly-stats-layup-attempts%2F69b9b01eb39140db2f224e2d&amp;sessionId=3fc7d70e497016bc234e57262f50344ac4d249ed&amp;siteScreenName=sportingnews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1827743037667033529\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If Reese is going to be a positive on offense, then she has to make layups. There is some reason to hope that she can improve. She is still in her rookie year, and plenty of other All-Stars have shot worse at the rim before becoming very good finishers later in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Reese\u2019s lack of finishing also shouldn\u2019t take away from her prodigious rebounding.\u00a0Even if you took away all of the rebounds that she got off her own misses, she\u2019d still be the best offensive rebounder in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Reese has a legitimate chance to become the best rebounder in the league history, thanks to the tremendous effort that she puts forth on the glass. She became the only WNBA player to ever record three consecutive 20+ rebound games on Sunday. She does need to work on that finishing, though. It\u2019s a legitimate flaw that is keeping her from potential greatness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Angel Reese is by far the worst finisher in the WNBA: The ugly stats behind her layup attempts. After getting picked seventh in the 2024 WNBA draft, Angel &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8995,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8993\/revisions\/8995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}