Here is one my major gripes about Collison, and it might be by design I don't know but it kills the Mavs in the half court:
Collison gets the ball up top and dribbles in one spot for about 3 seconds. A teammate (usually Kaman or Brand) comes and sets the screen. Collison does one of two things, which both do not go anywhere. Option on, he goes with the pick but he does not atack to get inside. Once he curls around the pick he dribbles a couple of times sideways, then Kaman/Brand release and Collison backs up. Essentially wasting the pick. The other option is he abandons the pick and goes the opposite way, dribbles backward and then starts dancing with the ball for another 2 or 3 seconds.
When he uses the pick he has to go. And he should be comfortable with that mentality because in the open court he does it. Then when he goes, he can decide to try and take it all the way or pass to a release valve in the corner or on the wing. But his hesitation when he has the ball up top is killing the Mavs. And under 5 minutes, that is who gets the ball a llot to "initiate" the offense. And not a surprise that the offense becomes terrible.
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