Tonight is a reminder that Lowry is still terrible

[Yogatti]

lmao, so all of a sudden shooting efficiency and scoring doesn't matter at all because Kyle Lowry sucks at both of those now so the only thing he's good at which is passing is being propped as the most important thing in basketball.

I guess Steph's scoring and shooting isn't as important as his assist then too right? Please, if I wanted a PG to just playmake and pass I'd get Rajon Rondo on vet min, not paying someone $33 million to brick shots every damn game

Love how there's just so many excuses for Kyle Lowry.

[Raps in 4]

Why would anybody care how he plays a game against the worst team in the league on the road in February?

Because it's been the story with Lowry all season (aside from the first 15 or so games).

And yet the Raptors are going to finish with 60 wins anyway. The real games start in April. If he's still half-assing it then, I'll worry. Until then, who cares?

You can't "half-ass" shooting touch.

And the regular season is a way to gauge how a team is doing. Lowry hasn't shot this poorly in the regular season since 2009-10. There is very clearly something wrong with him. If he's hurt, he needs rest. If he's just fallen off a cliff due to decline, then we need to restructure our offence to be less reliant on his shooting (not that we have many options to do that mid-season, but it needs to be looked at and prepared long before the playoffs start).

[JustWin]

Kyle will cost us in the playoffs. Bookmark this thread.

[Raps in 4]

I didn't say he needs to be relegated to spot up shooter. I said his ability to score off the dribble or through attacking isn't as important as it used to be.

He needs to be able to hit his 3-point shot at a high level. That's the only thing that's going to keep him effective at his age and current physical state. That's all that matters.

Our offense is generated first and foremost from dribble drive. It opens up everything and all that follows comes from that. Every 3 point shot starts there. It's incredibly important.

Unrelated to Lowry but related to passing, since you don't think passing is important... name me one MVP in the last say 20 years that is not a very good passer as well?

Who was the last pass-first PG to lead a team anywhere?

2010 Rondo(who got embarrassed in the Finals with Kobe guarding him from 20-feet back of the line)?

2007 Nash?

Shooting and/or scoring matters more today at that position. Look at the most recent champions: Steph Curry, Kyrie Irving, Tony Parker.

2007 Nash shot 46% from 3.