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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
The problem is that the idea that he should always pass it to an open Dirk is always a good argument in theory but never a good one in reality.
If Ellis never took a shot when he was open, because he was always looking for Dirk, then defenses could always cheat off of Ellis. It's as simple as that and you can't make a black-and-white argument. You can argue that he should pass to Dirk more often (which isn't terribly justified by the passing stats so far) but to say that Ellis should never take a shot when Dirk is open is patently silly.
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No. Just no. If Dirk is wide open you get him the ball. Period. It might not mean he takes the shot but he should at least touch it. The defense is always going to close or rotate to Dirk. If you're not closing on Dirk then don't plan on getting any significant minutes on a nba roster. Once you get the defense moving that's when you get the wide open cuts to the basket, pump and go, etc.. And Dirk is the kind of player that will give the ball back if you have the better look.