TheNetsFan wrote:3pt_chucker wrote:TheNetsFan wrote:A lot, maybe most of that, falls on Dinwiddie. He pounds it and take a late shot or makes a late pass for a rushed shot. It makes his assist to turnover ratio look great, but this team needs to get into early offense.
Why are we blaming Dinwiddie as if this is not by design?
This is what the "offense" is supposed to look like.
No it's not. When Cam T and Ben are playing, you see the team trying to get into sets and attack much quicker. Dinwiddie does not pressure defenses consistently enough. He's indecisive and too turnover averse to be the primary PG.
Great post in three sentences. I wish I could do that.
I'm not sure about the indecisiveness, but I have seen what you term "turnover averse". I always believed it to be a plus, and would be in a real motion offense. We are loaded with 3 and D players used to playing with superstars. Last year after KD everyone would go to their favorite spots, but no defender was leaving them to double or cheat. As a result Spencer would indeed pound the ball while no one was cutting or attempting to run off screens. Eventually someone would come out as an outlet, then immediately throw the ball back to Dinwiddie and he had to shoot or force penetration. It's better this year, but maybe it is a flaw. I definitely think he's forgoing a strength in not going to the rim, this year. For some reason he seems to be limiting himself to threes. I'm just not sure if it is him, by offensive design or mandate, or our early starter absences and constantly different new contributors.
But I agree he will not throw a pass with a defender in front of an immobile offensive player. Now that you see the same thing, I'm just not sure if it is a blessing or a curse. I do, however, think he helped our previous turnover problems (this last game not being an example of such, though).