I agree with lewro. Last night was the first time I've seen JV actually respond to being ignored.
I wish I had a video of the play before, because it wasn't even like the way he is usually ignored, he was literally the only player on both teams within ten feet of the basket. And there were clean lanes to get the ball to him, and we passed it around the perimeter.
It's no coincidence he didn't run up the floor the next play. But it's not even that he didn't run, he didn't even join the play at all and we played 4-on-5.
I also noticed that during one of Demar's free throws he and DeMar didn't low five.
Obviously you don't want to overanalyze but it's definitely something to keep an eye on. The fact that Casey benched him is troubling for sure (unless it was knee/rest-related).
Also, I appreciate what DeMar is giving us out there but I am a little nervous about him getting habituated to Kobe-type usage. He's second in the NBA being Westbrook at 37.6%. No one else is above 35% usage. If he starts slumping is he just going to keep shooting his way out of it?
Winning solves everything, for now. But this style of hero-ball (successful as it may be) seems even less robust than last year.
I wish I had a video of the play before, because it wasn't even like the way he is usually ignored, he was literally the only player on both teams within ten feet of the basket. And there were clean lanes to get the ball to him, and we passed it around the perimeter.
It's no coincidence he didn't run up the floor the next play. But it's not even that he didn't run, he didn't even join the play at all and we played 4-on-5.
I also noticed that during one of Demar's free throws he and DeMar didn't low five.
Obviously you don't want to overanalyze but it's definitely something to keep an eye on. The fact that Casey benched him is troubling for sure (unless it was knee/rest-related).
Also, I appreciate what DeMar is giving us out there but I am a little nervous about him getting habituated to Kobe-type usage. He's second in the NBA being Westbrook at 37.6%. No one else is above 35% usage. If he starts slumping is he just going to keep shooting his way out of it?
Winning solves everything, for now. But this style of hero-ball (successful as it may be) seems even less robust than last year.
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