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Originally Posted by professor yoda  i wonder about the cause of Delfino's bad shot selection. last year, remember, he seemed to have the feeling that you had to shoot (i.e. Delk) a lot when on the court to get minutes in Flip's system. now this year he has the minutes, but I'm sure he's relatively low on the options list in their offensive sets. so perhaps he winds up open with the ball at the end of possessions and is sort of schizoid about whether to shoot or not (i.e. his lingering sense that he must shoot to play makes him shoot, while his sense that he's got the minutes and isn't a high option makes him not want to shoot). if so, that sort of mental thing would definitely add poor results to already poor selection. just a thought. |
I buy that professor. Its just that in watching the talent that doesn't ever make it to the NBA, I thought that shot selection and the ability to make shots under intense pressure were some of the qualities that seperated the elite from the wannabees. (at least as it pertains to players who are not strictly defensive specialists) He needs to start nailing those jumpers. Missing free throws is not helping his case either. He doesn't need to give Flip any more incentive to underutilize the bench.