# Angel Reese's Offensive Evolution

> Flau’jae Johnson says Angel Reese needs consistent three-point shooting to become unplayable.
- Title: Angel Reese's Offensive Evolution · EssentiallySports
- Summary: Flau’jae Johnson says Angel Reese needs consistent three-point shooting to become unplayable. Angel Reese must improve her three-point shooting to create…
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- Author: Akshat Rajput
- Published: 2026-10-19T04:39:25+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: angel reese, flaujae johnson, atlanta dream, wnba, three point shot, defensive player of the year, karl smesko, irene rainey, sports
## Angel Reese's Defensive Strength
Angel Reese won WNBA Defensive Player of the Year with 12.1 rebounds per game.
## Flau’jae Johnson's View
Flau’jae Johnson says Reese is relentless on defense but needs consistent three-point shooting.

> On a defensive point, I wouldn’t say nothing. She’s just a dog, and when you a dog, things just happen on defense. She’s relentless. She was playing like a DB against New York. It’s relentless
## Reese's Shooting Challenge
Reese has a 19.3% three-point percentage and 45.1% field goal percentage.
## Game 2 Impact
Atlanta needs Reese to improve shooting to close games they lead in the Finals.
## Reese's Accountability
Reese admitted she wasn't aggressive enough with the ball after the loss.

> Maybe that was just on me. I wasn’t aggressive enough with the ball, trying to get to the ball and get to my spots
## Karl Smesko's Focus
Smesko emphasizes team cohesion over individual shooting in the Finals.

> I just think we need to maintain how we want to play for a whole four quarters. We had a couple of dry spells where we just weren’t working together as you need to against this defence.
## Key takeaway

Angel Reese must improve her three-point shooting to create offensive opportunities for the Atlanta Dream.