04-24-2022, 12:10 AM
I am not a big fan of DP over the years, but this OP is a fairly stupid knee-jerk.
Yes Powell missed 2 key free throws. Unfortunately, that can happen.
But he was not generally a negative this game - he was a +6 in plus/minus. (Gobert, for all his gaudy stats, wasn't nearly as much of a plus as Powell in this game.) And DP's free throw shooting is good compared to most bigs, and actually happens to be one of the pluses he tends to bring -- of the players in the closing lineup, he's better FT% than most.
This time he missed. It can happen. It's frustrating. But if he does what he usually does, Mavs win. And there were far bigger culprits, if you feel the need for one for a loss in a tough away venue. (I don't see the need. You lose sometimes. Move on. Play again.)
Yes Powell missed 2 key free throws. Unfortunately, that can happen.
But he was not generally a negative this game - he was a +6 in plus/minus. (Gobert, for all his gaudy stats, wasn't nearly as much of a plus as Powell in this game.) And DP's free throw shooting is good compared to most bigs, and actually happens to be one of the pluses he tends to bring -- of the players in the closing lineup, he's better FT% than most.
This time he missed. It can happen. It's frustrating. But if he does what he usually does, Mavs win. And there were far bigger culprits, if you feel the need for one for a loss in a tough away venue. (I don't see the need. You lose sometimes. Move on. Play again.)
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