01-08-2021, 01:40 PM
(01-08-2021, 01:32 PM)DaRiv Wrote: I think he just missed shots, but was right to take many of those shots. If he makes just 3 more shots then he shoots over 50% for the game.
Oh, it's not the missed shots that bother me. Last night more than any other so far, I thought he was turning into a ball-stopping black hole at times. Too often, imo. Hopefully, it's just a matter of him getting better at playing within the flow of the offense, but DFS, Kleber and yes, even THJ, have all learned to move the ball to a teammate quickly when they don't have an advantage. To my way of thinking, there were just too many possessions last night when the ball found Richardson halfway through the shot clock and he decided to go 1-on-1 to create a shot for himself that wasn't immediately there.
Again, the missed open shots that come from good offensive flow don't bother me. He has to take those, just like the others do. Hopefully, he'll shoot better as the season goes on. I have in no way closed the book on that.
And, it's not that I NEVER want him to try and create. In fact, I think he's better in that way than he is as a shooter off of the catch. But, I just thought he forced it last night. Like, a lot.