bws94 wrote:I'm concerned that Kenny's treatment of D'Angelo will have him not playing free. That benching of him in one game last season was ridiculous. He wasn't doing anything that bad and suddenly, he was on the bench and didn't start or play the second half. And KA just seems to be trying to mold D'Angelo into something other than what his natural instincts lead him. If he plays tight, he just won't play well. I think D'Angelo needs to be more efficient, take care of the ball better, but his vision is quite good. When he doesn't force passes he does well. He has to be able to identify when to give up the ball before being forced into a turnover and not get himself trapped. It takes time. To me, he looks like a facilitating 2. But he can be a co-facilitating guard with no strict 1 or 2 as well. Just has to find the balance.
Din played tight with D'Angelo because Din wasn't the total PG anymore. But that can be worked out. We'll have to see how the guards are used in actual games next season.
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DLo has bad mental habits. His shot selection is bad, and has been bad his entire career. His defense is not good enough.
And those are just two examples.
He does not need to feel comfortable; he needs to understand that he will have to retool fundamental aspects of how he approaches the game. He's not nearly as disciplined as he needs to be.
Although a lot of people were frustrated with Crabbe's play last year, I wasn't because you could tell he heard what Kenny was telling him, and he was trying to work on those areas.
Sometimes I feel like DLo is not hearing Kenny. And that's a much bigger problem than DLo getting a little tight because KA is trying to get through to him, whatever way he can.
