Forum Game Dame: your favorite theory

Worse than alien pod Dame?

 

its me. My opinions are never factually correct.

 

It’s why I picked more than one reason

 

I voted:

Injury
Olympics
New Rules
Other (the new ball)

I think it's a perfect storm of a lot of different reasons.

 

I couldn't choose more than one option?

 

The funniest thing about most of the clowns calling out Dame Dolla right now are that they expect his loyalty. It's like Raaiii-aaain on your wedding day.

 

I report, you decide:

 

It's not even bad habits. It's the entire team at every point in the game. Chauncey needs to implement some offensive action. I think he went back to what we were doing last year to try and get Dame going and it's not working.

 

I liked the Pizza Hut Final Four streetballs from the 90s, myself....until they developed bubbles and went lopsided.

 

I ran Dame’s latest numbers without the rolling window. Whenever a bad stretch is found I start a new stretch.

Dame has done this or worse 3 other times only: 2013, 2014, 2015.

If you check Dame’s shooting by distance.
1. He’s worse from 0-3 feet probably due to the no calls that are dropping his free throw rate.
2. He’s fine from 4-15 feet.
3. He’s under 25% from 16+ feet.

I’m still betting it’s mostly variance and maybe some ball.

 

The last 6 games Dame is 39% from 3 with a TS% of 0.575. Still well down from last year, but it’s due to a much lower free throw rate, not poor shooting. Fingers crossed.

Besides his abdominal strain and Wilson, watching the games what I’m seeing is that due to lower free throw rates, defenses no longer fear the drive as much. Dame can no longer dribble around the 3PT line and get defenders to back off with feints to the hoop, then step back for an open 3.

Dame and the Blazers need to continue to adapt.

 

becoming a two way player is going to take some off your offense as it takes physical energy to defend.....I just think Dame's trying to become that two way player and not be an ISO shooter for the team to get more touches and he's been a bit banged up....he's also got 3 toddlers at home now and that will take some wind out of your sails when you need those power naps. I also really think it's the ball as well....for a guy who is a creature of habit....that's a difference maker as well.

 

I heard a commentary the other day that some players in the league have mentioned the shorter off season has had an impact to a degree.

 

Combination of the ab injury, short off season and-