Yeah, It's kinda paradoxical but with the way the team is built, him remaining a scoring threat is more meaningful then his raw score ( which would also depend on volume of shots in order to be high). The value in being a threat is that the opposing team can't just say "well he's gonna pass, so I can just watch the receiver here". The opposing D needs to be on their toes thinking, "he might not be the primary shooter anymore, but if we leave him alone he can go off and get hot anytime, so we gotta be on him". That opens the space for our other guys, without taking away their touches/rhythm.
In order to remain a threat, all he's gotta do is not pass up open shots, and hit them at a decent %. Like all ball players say "just being aggressive". That's it. He's totally capable of that. Had a stretch of games right after his injury where he was a bit too timid, but started to get right back to his normal self in this past few games. Lowry is the same player we've known. It's the team's DNA that is considerably different now. You put Kemba Walker to play with Harden or in GoldenState instead of Charlotte and he's not gonna average 25 anymore because again, there's only one ball.
From now till the end of the playoffs, I highly suspect there will be games when Lowry scores 8 and others when he scores 22, depending on the opposing D's focus (interior vs. perimeter). Everybody will fuss when he gets 8 and ignore it when goes for 22 like we always do (lol), but when it's all said and done he'll average around 14 to 15 like he has for his career.
The beauty this year is that when he goes for 8, he'll likely have 10+ dimes, with guys like Ibaka/Gasol/Danny on mid to high teens and Siakam & Leonard close to 25. This is in contrast to the "Lowry & Derozan ride or die" years, where yeah he would average 22, but if he went for 8 we were screwed. This team has so many weapons; I'm not worried about anyone individually, except maybe Nurse, but that's another topic.
In order to remain a threat, all he's gotta do is not pass up open shots, and hit them at a decent %. Like all ball players say "just being aggressive". That's it. He's totally capable of that. Had a stretch of games right after his injury where he was a bit too timid, but started to get right back to his normal self in this past few games. Lowry is the same player we've known. It's the team's DNA that is considerably different now. You put Kemba Walker to play with Harden or in GoldenState instead of Charlotte and he's not gonna average 25 anymore because again, there's only one ball.
From now till the end of the playoffs, I highly suspect there will be games when Lowry scores 8 and others when he scores 22, depending on the opposing D's focus (interior vs. perimeter). Everybody will fuss when he gets 8 and ignore it when goes for 22 like we always do (lol), but when it's all said and done he'll average around 14 to 15 like he has for his career.
The beauty this year is that when he goes for 8, he'll likely have 10+ dimes, with guys like Ibaka/Gasol/Danny on mid to high teens and Siakam & Leonard close to 25. This is in contrast to the "Lowry & Derozan ride or die" years, where yeah he would average 22, but if he went for 8 we were screwed. This team has so many weapons; I'm not worried about anyone individually, except maybe Nurse, but that's another topic.
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