White: My shooting confidence has become stronger, and staying stable is why I change my technical movements

Basketball     2:08am, 16 September 2025

Recently, Celtics player Derek White talked about his change in his shooting mentality when participating in the podcast program "White Noise Podcast".

White said: "In the past, even if I made a good shot and went into the basket and popped up, it would affect me. Or now I will understand, 'Oh, I know why I missed it, don't make this mistake next time.' For example, pay attention to my steps, use my fake moves, etc. But now my mentality has changed, for example, I won't worry about that ball on the next game day. Yes, my mentality has changed, and my confidence has increased. Obviously, I have become more technically stable. In the past, when my shooting skills were not stable enough, there were very hot days - I shot very accurately for a period of time. But there were also days that were completely inaccurate. As a role player, this kind of ups and downs is hard to bear because you might only have 10 shots. At that time, I only had about 10 shots, so I had to shoot 5. If I only made 4 shots Yes, the hit rate is 40%, which is not good. "

This is the difficulty of being a role player - you only have 10 chances at most. But celebrity players are different. Even if they miss the first 10 shots, they still have 15 shots to adjust. So maintaining stability is the reason why I change my technical actions. Plus the correct mentality - it is to treat it with one shot. ”

source:7m cn sports