Dorian Finney-Smith (DFS) played for Mavs since drafted in 2016 through his trade to Brooklyn Nets in 2023
DFS worked closely with Peter Patton since 2018/19 season
3 point shooting was 29% before working with PP
Went from 31% in 1st year to 39.5% in 4th year
FG% went from 37% to 47% with increased volume
From Rookie to Optimizer for DFS
Dorain saw Peter Patton working with Jalen Brunson and one day asked coach Peter, “Can you work with me?”
Coach Peter’s answer of course was, “I’d love to!”
Peter comments on working with DFS.
DFS would come in most every night for 3 years to work with Coach Peter. Peter started by working from the ground up, because DFS shot was flat.
Coach Peter and DFS worked on improving his range by improving his arc and getting a solid based. If you look at tape from before 2018, DFS’s base was narrow and flimsy. After dedicated work, DFS base is solid and his shooting results followed.