Uptown wrote:Bonn1997 wrote:Sangfroid wrote:Amar'e needs to take one for the team and realize that his role has changed. He is no longer the first option on offense, and his defense is spotty, at best. A stronger post presence as well as a lift in his defensive and rebounding efforts would help the team greatly. Bass was eatig his lunch in the paint yesterday. Corrections must be made!
I assume he's not going to hit 8 of 11 every night. I hope he doesn't just become a 17 and 8 player.
No was should a player of Amares calibre only get 11 shots while our two combo guards put up 19 and 13 respectively. Thats not on a Amare, thats on the pg's or lack thereof and the headcoach to reign-in his guards and tell them to stop jacking up shots at the first sign of pressure from the D.
Exactly.
Toney Douglas has turned into a caddy with the sole assignment to bring the ball across halfcourt. Or hoist away. Everything Douglas does in the halfcourt is determined by where defenders shade him, guiding him where they want him to go. Many times, defenders push him further away from the hoop. Six of his misses were from 16 feet or further out, including four missed three point attempts. Not exactly where you want your "lead" guard hoisting from.
On the other hand, there were three of Shumpert's 13 attempts, taken from 2 feet in or closer, that barely slipped off the rim after he made a valiant charge inside the paint for the layup. He also missed an 11 footer. Shump missed the only three he attempted. That is four additional "good" shots, that I GUARANTEE will drop when he settles down.
