KG is right that it is very hard to guard. Bird used to have some spots on the floor where it didn't matter if the defense was there or not... if he got the shot off at the spot, it was going in.... he just knew it. He would literally look for those spots on the floor.
Dirk is kind of getting there with those spots on the floor. Thefree throw line extended is Dirk's spot. I don't enjoy seeing him pumpfake so much, but one thing he does with his pumpfake (evidfenced by the shot over Aldridge in the 4th last night), is he pumps into the guy... then kind of leans back the other way and shoots.
Personally I think the pumpfake is a two fold mechanism: 1) he might get a foul if the defender commits 2) he is getting himself space for a "quality" shot. Now we don't think it is quuality, it is the most unorthodox shots, but his legs aren't the key on his shot... his torso and upper body are.. if those get somewhat square... he can driill it.
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