Dallas Morning News The voice of experience comes in handy when a team is in need of perspective. Darrell Armstrong, who's been around NBA training camps for a dozen years, has watched the Mavericks' point guards for the first week of practices and has drawn a clear conclusion about starter Jason Terry. "He's got to learn he's not a point guard," Armstrong said. "He's a shooting guard. He's a scorer. When he tries to pass the ball, it can be scary sometimes. But when he shoots the ball, he can be dangerous. He's got to learn that. "He knows how to put that ball in the basket, and when he gets that mentality in his head ? that he's a scorer ? that's when J.T. is going to take his game to another level. "But when he starts trying to be a point guard, then we might be in trouble." Since when did Charles Barkley shrink himself way down so he could fit in Armstrong's body? Armstrong, the backup to Terry and Devin Harris, was giving his unfiltered analysis like Barkley used to poke fun at teammates. But during the Blue-White scrimmage on Sunday at American Airlines Center, it was a prime example of what Armstrong was talking about. Terry, who had six points, two assists and three turnovers, was at his best when he was receiving passes, not dishing them. Coach Avery Johnson said Terry "absolutely" is a better scorer than passer, although his distribution of the ball is improving. "He's not coming into every game looking to get 15 assists," Johnson said. "He's looking to get 15 points. I need him to do what he does best. "It [Sunday's game] is just what we wanted. It's not like we want J.T. to never initiate the offense. We just want him to mix it up more. We want him to initiate it some. We want him receiving it a lot." Terry spotted up for a jumper when Dirk Nowitzki hit him with a nice pass on the wing. He also split the defense for a couple of midrange shots. Source
