Fred Vinson Rumors

Ball as an actual shooting threat is a compound benefit, because if defenses respect his shot it allows him to stay on the floor in fourth quarters – and thus allows Holiday to play his more natural off-guard spot. The common thread with both Ingram and Ball is Pelicans shooting coach Fred Vinson, and this isn’t his first rodeo in transforming shooters. Vinson’s work with two players we eventually had in Memphis – Quincy Pondexter and Tyreke Evans – helped transform both from perimeter non-entities to plus 3-point threats. Obviously the players’ work plays a huge role in this – Quincy in particular was an absolute gym rat, and Ball has by all indications put a lot of sweat equity into his shot. But in a league where shot fixes historically have been more easily said than done, Vinson continues to add to a pretty impressive catalog. One can’t help wonder if Williamson will be his next transformation.