Mike Budenholzer wants Kyle Korver to keep shooting the basketball.
Period.
The Hawks coach said Tuesday that he felt no need to remind his guard of that fact despite his recent struggles. Korver was as demonstratively upset on the court as he has ever been during Monday’s 1 of 9 effort, including 0 of 8 from 3-point range, against the Pacers. He received encouraging slaps on the back from teammates during the game. After the loss, he sat at his locker and stared straight ahead long after most of the players had left the room.
Over the past two games Korver is a 2 of 16 from the field and 1 of 13 from 3-point range. His eight misses against the Pacers were a career-worst.
“There are a lot of things that we can work on and improve (as a team),” Budenholzer said before the Hawks played the Rockets. “He is very hard on himself. We like to try to pick him up a little bit. He’s a perfectionist. So, I think we are all confident.
“There might have been one exception (from Monday) that was kind of out of the rhythm of the offense and the rhythm of what his normal shots are. Everything else were good looks and things we want him taking as many of those as possible.”
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