hardenASG13 wrote:He's not driving in transition, and is passing almost every time he's in the lane, to adams. He doesn't do that when he's healthy. People knew about it, he sat games before the break and hasn't been able to elevate since coming back. Do you even look at the stats you post? His fgas are way down in the lane (from 8 to 3!) Over the last 11, and he's shooting more 3s out of necessity, because he can't finish inside these last few. When he's right he finishes/attacks the rim all game. He goes through stretches like this, for games at a time. Have you not followed his career?
When teams load up on you with 3 to 4 guys shifting towards you everytime you come close to the paint, that does something to your shot selection. Cleveland did an excellent job at that and the Warriors kept him out of the paint as well.
I agree with you insofar that he looked kinda hesitant last night and was not really looking for his shot(s). But I disagree insofar as you're implying that he must be hurt. Playing horribly does not equate being injured. Especially when it's the same kind of performances we've seen from him for the first two months of the season. And when our offensive gameplan changed, his game improved greatly as well. So now that we're back to Adams being the only guy setting screens for people, his offensive game is back to garbage, too. Not a coincidence.
