02-14-2023, 06:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-14-2023, 06:17 PM by SleepingHero.)
(02-14-2023, 05:19 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Is this an open layup? One guy on his hip and Hartenstein rotating over. Looks more like the typical spacing issue with a non shooting big next to Simmons.
Replace Claxton with a shooter and Hartenstein cannot cover both.
Pause it at 4 seconds and you tell me. Hartenstein was rotating over but the lane is wide open. Simmons took an extra beat to rise up instead of going straight into Hartenstein. At 5 seconds Hartenstein is still moving and if Simmons just went up for the shot it was wide open airspace. But he had to use his right hand to do it. It would've been a layup or almost certainly a foul. But Simmons didn't want any of that smoke.
The fact he actively avoids shot attempts is the problem. He is never looking to score so defenses never have to try.
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