Atlanta Hawks: Evaluating Kevin Huerter’s rookie season

Tendency to disappear

When his shots aren’t falling, Huerter has the tendency to disappear rather than push through the lulls.

Players have the tendency to let other areas of their games falter when their scoring ability is failing them. Huerter does often fall under this category when he struggles, as his usually strong defense and playmaking become less effective.

On nights where his shot is struggling to fall, Huerter tends to lean more on his 3-pointers rather than trying to establish something in the paint or of a higher percentage.

In games where he shot less than 35 percent from the floor, Huerter went 16-of-77 from 3, a 20.8 percent clip. He is a 39.4 percent 3-point shooter on the year, while the league average is 35.4 percent from deep.

The good thing about Huerter, though, is the fact that his confidence is becoming the strongest it has ever been. Lloyd Pierce continues to run designed plays for him and his teammates are picking him up when he does something wrong.

Huerter’s situation is a true testament to the culture being built in Atlanta and why there is so much optimism despite there being a significant amount of work to still be done.