Despite being selected early in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, former Arkansas Razorbacks wing Jordan Walsh has displayed great promise with his shooting, defense, and passing abilities in Las Vegas Summer League with the Sin City Celtics.
His trainer, Charles Stoker, had been working with him since his middle school days, developing him into a formidable and “violent” defender. In a recent interview with Boston.com’s Tim Westerholm, Stoker opened up on how they trained Walsh to be a better shooter. “We knew what he had to do… to be drafted or to show that he can play at that NBA level, and that was basically catch-and-shoot 3s,” said Stoker. “So our workouts were about 80-90 percent geared toward catch-and-shoot 3s. Catch and shoot, catch and shoot. Multiple reps over and over and over, quality reps over and over and over and over.”
“Once he believed in that, once he locked in on (recommended shooting adjustments), Jordan was knocking them down without a question,” he added.
“Whatever we gave him that day as far as in the skill work, he embraced it,” related Stoker. Did he like it? No.”
“But at the end of the day, as long as it showed great results and he knew he was getting better and the confidence was growing at a high level, then he always was ready to go.”
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