Forum Game Dame: your favorite theory

Wilson seems to stick more, idk. Every Spalding I had in my hands was awkward for me.

 

#3 doesn't make much sense to me because if Dame couldn't adjust to moving the ball he would not have, by far, the highest Assist Rate, assist/36, and assist/possession rate of his career. And all that while having his lowest usage rate since 2014

from last season --> this season:

* assist rate: 34.6% --> 38.3%
* assist/100-possessions: 10.3 --> 12.3
* assist/36: 7.6 --> 9.3
* usage rate: 31.4% --> 29.0%

his assisted FG (24.4%) rate is a little lower than last season and 2018-19, but higher than 2019-20. So it's not like he was used to the team offense creating more than half of looks. He still has to create for teammates (which he's done a great job at), and himself (which he's struggling with)

 

I just meant a different offense can take time to adjust

 

Focused more on his new rap album and not the basketball season.

 

Seems he's not holding onto the ball as much as he usually does, looking for pr or shots. IMO, he's trying to execute Billups offense where he looking for Nurk rolling or swinging the ball. Evidence that he's getting rid of ball quicker is he's not pulling up taking 35 footers like he usually does to test the waters.

 

Did it get mentioned the NBA is using a new ball

 

sure

I'm saying the offense doesn't look that different to me. It's true that Dame's average seconds/touch and dribbles/touch have dropped; but not by a lot. His percentage of plays that are PnR ball handler has dropped from 46% to 42%. That might have a little impact

his slump might actually be due to an almost perfect storm of new factors: new coach; new offense; different basketball; new foul rules; much shorter off-season; more pressure on himself because of his off-season noise about the roster. All this may have torpedoed his efficiency

 

Yes, but there have never been six games to start the season like this from Lillard.

 

Best basketball I've ever used:

 

but...you used it as a substitute soccer ball...weirdo

 

If you tried to head that you'd get a concussion.

 

but thats what i told her last night…
And i was wrong…

 

You can tell how much someone has played the sport by how much they overexagerate or overreact to a shooting slump.

 

We've literally had stagnant, iso/PnR oriented offense the last 3 games. Looked exactly like Stotts' crappy offense, so this isn't it.

 

it also doesn't help to have a 6'7 PF and a 6'3 SF as screen setters. Need mass for good screens and the Blazers only have 2 players with good mass, and those two players never play at the same time

 

I actually think the ball is part of it. But he was also playing badly in the olypmics.

 

Dumbest argument.

 

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