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Originally Posted by jthig32
BTW, Dirk is currently averaging essetentially the same amount of FT attempts that he did all of last season.
He's only averaging two less shots than he did last season. And last season he averaged two less shots than the season before that. Was he not being aggressive last year?
Again, I think he's playing bad, and he does look timid AT TIMES. But he is not coasting. He's getting the same amound of FT attempts this season with fewer FG attempts.
And he's getting doubled more this season than at any point in his career. The aggressive argument doesn't hold any water imo.
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I guess I mean agression with his shot more so than overall aggression. Yes, he is still attacking the rim but he is not allowing himself to find a rhythm with his jumpshot. You think it is because Avery has told him DONT SHOOT - ATTACK THE BASKET. I think it is because he is Fed up in the head right now and has no confidence. So when he is in shooting situations he doesn't force anything and when he is in driving situations he does, often leading to blocked shots and 5 second staring matches at the refs while the other team runs down the court playing 5 on 4.
Dirk is a shooter and he needs to shoot the ball more to be effective. Sure, getting to the line and driving has its purposes too, and he was really good at that a couple of years ago and still darn good the past two years but he just doesn't get the calls consistently so I am just constantly begging him to make them hurt him with his shot.
Do you remember those 4 3s in that game. While not necessarily 3s, he used to do that all the time. Just catch and shoot and swish. How often do you see him make 3 or 4 straight shots these days.
It is just really frustrating as such a huge fan of his to see him playing this way and letting the double-teams define his production rather than getting in position, catching, and shooting.
Maybe he isn't coasting, but his lack of shooter's agression gives me that feeling.