BigSlam wrote:Snidely FC wrote:Ha ha Zach Lowe zeroing in on Dwayne Bacon's refusal to pass the rockWill Dwayne Bacon please pass the ball
I have a soft spot for Bacon's junior-varsity Joe Johnson midrange game. He has a combination of physicality and old-school smooth that is rare today. It's not his fault the Orlando Magic were forced to start him until Wednesday, or that Orlando's offense has gone in the toilet since a fool's-gold 6-2 start.
Some fall-off was coming, but injuries to Evan Fournier and then Markelle Fultz -- atop the absence of Jonathan Isaac -- left Orlando without a critical mass of creative punch, even with Nikola Vucevic enjoying (another) career season.
But it would not fry Bacon to pass, like, once. Few fringy role players have ever suffered from this sort of tunnel vision.
Bacon has 13 dimes in 15 games. He has assisted on 5% of Orlando baskets while on the floor. It is historically rare for a wing to record such a low assist rate. He looks off open teammates, and ignores mismatches:
About 80% of Bacon's drives have ended with him shooting, the highest share in the league, per Second Spectrum.
You can't hog like this when you're shooting 41% and barely producing free throws.
Never understood the love some posters had for Bacon.
His "head down, plough forward, no plan B or C" approach was something I called out very early and could not stand.
Its hilarious to me that Clifford got Orlando to sign him and then gave him a starting spot. Also lol for basically doing the same thing with MCW, albeit in a reserve role.
