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Originally Posted by Male26Dan
Maybe Dirk just doesn't believe he can win a championship anymore after so many painful playoff exits. It is almost like he is scared to really give it his all again because of the pain of failing. He seems to just coast many games.
Dirk isn't getting the shots primarily because he is too timid to take the shots. Sure, there are plays that are called for Howard and Terry but there are also many opportunities where the ball is in the German's hands with a decent enough of an opportunity and he pump fakes, gets the guy to bite, steps up, and passes. Why pass there. The Dirk of old shoots that shot and knows it is going in.
This is in his head guys and I don't know if it will ever be fixed.
The window for this team to win a championship has closed if that problem doesn't go away, barring a major trade.
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Come on, think about what you are saying. Do you really expect a 7 footer to take the ball at the 3point line and drive around a point guard?? It's ridiculous.
Nor COULD a 7footer on the wing dribble through a double team.
Nor SHOULD anyone take shots when they are being double-teamed, it's bad basketball.
So either dirk needs to be put into a position where he is singled up against a guy his size or he's placed closer to the basket so that he can just shoot over the guy. Teams used to try and play dirk straight up and then wait for him in the lane. Now they double him immediately and force the ball out of his hands. We don't have 3pt shooters on this team worth a damn but a bunch of folks who make their own shots.
So when dirk kicks it out (unless it's to jason) it becomes another pass around the horn or a bricked shot.
It seems to be a fundamentally flawed offense. Even if Dirk WERE Tim Duncan, Josh/Stack/Devin would be clanking three pointers instead of making them at the high clip that the spurs do.
We have not figured out how to:
- Get the ball to dirk with a single player for a shot, unless it's at the 3point line.
- Make the team pay for doubling him. (This seems to be the biggest problem).