10-30-2021, 09:29 PM
(10-30-2021, 07:28 AM)Kammrath Wrote: AND to add:
The Mavs are shooting MORE open shots per game this year than last as well. So the looks are being generated, they are just not being made.
I believe you, I do. I know you've checked the numbers, and I know you understand how to read the numbers - when to bring them to the board and when to throw them out. I know all of this.
But the assertion made by the numbers you're referencing doesn't come remotely close to what I feel like I'm seeing out there. I can't explain the breakdown because I don't know the numbers as well as you, but sometimes I read stats from guys like you and think "man, I was way off" and that is simply not my reaction in this case. I'm having a viscerally opposing reaction.
Not all "open" shots are equal. There's rhythm, flow...was the guy expecting to get the ball, or was he trying to remember where to rotate next if the ball didn't come because everything is discombobulated? Even Luka has seemed like his timing has been off - passes late, and needlessly unpredictable (not in a Luka Magic way, but more in a "I think maybe there's someone over there" way). I'm not a coach, but it's PLAIN to see that this offense isn't as organized as what we're accustomed to seeing. I think it's a chicken/egg thing and I think you've got it a bit backwards. Just my opinion.
It could turn around in a week, two games, whatever. I'm not outraged, because I do see signs of buy-in and defensive effort. But, while I do agree that there have been some open shots missed I think chalking up the offensive start to this season to simply not making shots is a massive copout.