01-04-2021, 12:55 PM
(01-04-2021, 12:46 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: It´s not like DFS and THJ aren´t getting open looks. They are just missing.
I agree. If either one of those guys starts out shooting north of 38%, I think the team has two more wins.
I can buy that the pace and rhythm of the open shots is different this year, so far, but not enough to explain the abysmal accuracy. If it's not temporary, the team is in trouble. This entire team's paradigm is built on the concept that these guys are all above average "finishers," either shooting off of the catch or in Powell's case, scoring in the paint off of Luka. Those two things go hand-in-hand, but seeing those shooting numbers and then observing how the team is being defended has me feeling like the shooting is the extinction level event.
Is it a matter of shooing in cavernous arenas, or not having quite enough off-season time to warm up for the season? I hope so, but if that's the case, it seems like it would be a league wide phenomenon. Maybe it is, and the arms race is simply "who can adjust the quickest" (see Curry from last night). If several of the Mavs are shooting better in a week, I predict we'll all feel a lot better.
But, if it's "THJ and DFS aren't good shooters, and overachieved last season" well, then we're in for a miserable season. I'm not ready to go there yet, mentally.