RE:no one can finish
Floaters are AJ's game. I wouldn't mind seeing him use the glass or dunking more often, but honestly, he rode those quirky shots to making 47% of his field goal attempts last season which is certainly respectable for a team's leading scorer. His percentage is a little off so far this season, but just to put that in perspective, AJ's taken 119 FGA so far this season. If just three of the ones he's missed had dropped in, his fg% would be...47%. I think people are getting carried away in criticizing much more because the form is unorthodox than because the outcome is unsatisfactory. The guy's still adjusting to coming off the bench and playing fewer minutes. I'd argue that's probably been worth one miss a game on average. As for Memphis, I didn't see the game, but everybody has off games. Fact of life. He's had some very nice ones for us, too.
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"He's coming off the bench aggressive right away, looking for his shot. If he has any daylight, we need him to shoot the ball. We know it's going in."
-Dirk Nowitzki on Jason Terry, after JET's 16 point 4th quarter against the Pacers.
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