Great post @"fifteenth".
The massive shooting regression is the other prong of concern for me. If he is going to be slower (no matter the reasons), he needs to be able to shoot well enough to keep defenses honest.
If he is still shooting 30% from three (a career worst) come the playoffs, teams are just going to sag off him and clog the lane. I fear the team has very little chance of getting out of the first round this year without a significant improvement in his shooting. The team D might keep them somewhat competitive, but how are they going to score even 90 in a playoff environment without something changing?
And in the last 6 games back from injury break he is shooting 19.5% from three.
The massive shooting regression is the other prong of concern for me. If he is going to be slower (no matter the reasons), he needs to be able to shoot well enough to keep defenses honest.
If he is still shooting 30% from three (a career worst) come the playoffs, teams are just going to sag off him and clog the lane. I fear the team has very little chance of getting out of the first round this year without a significant improvement in his shooting. The team D might keep them somewhat competitive, but how are they going to score even 90 in a playoff environment without something changing?
And in the last 6 games back from injury break he is shooting 19.5% from three.