Every Michigan State basketball player has had something major to work on this offseason.
From Jeremy Fears Jr. to Kur Teng, there has been no shortage of training to be had for this team as they aim to win their second straight Big Ten title. However, saying you need to work on a facet of your game and actually doing it are two different things.
Fears has been actively working.
You'd expect your leader to take no days off and improve all offseason, and that's exactly what Fears is doing. He's spent his offseason training with his younger brother as he prepared for the NBA draft but he also got to work on one of the "weaknesses" in his game with a former NBA sharpshooter.
In a recent interview with SpartanMag, Fears spoke about his offseason and how he got a chance to work out and train with his brother, Jeremiah Fears, who was a lottery pick. He also got to learn from former NBA sharpshooter Mike Miller.
Jeremy Fears Jr. on improving his shot this summer.
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There aren't many better players to learn from when it comes to shooting than Miller as he made about 41 percent of his threes over his lengthy NBA career that spanned nearly two decades. He made over 1,500 career 3-pointers and shooting that high of a percentage on nearly 4,000 attempts is just incredible.
Fears got to learn a little from him and train with him earlier this offseason, and he said that it's helped him become more comfortable, and the game has slowed down for him.
Honestly, this is great news because while the long-range jumper was the one thing I had hoped he would add to his arsenal this offseason, I think everyone wanted him to settle down and let the game come to him. Slowing the game down had to be at the top of his priority list.
A more confident, comfortable, under-control Fears with a consistent jumper is going to be bad news for the rest of the Big Ten.