JaMarco wrote:
These highlights show Jaylen almost losing the ball dribbling to the right. The other highlights also show him dribbling hard once with his left hand and taking off running from the top of the key, finishing with his left hand.
Finishing a shot with your left hand (something Jaylen and Marcus always pointed out for years) is not the same thing as having natural ball handling skills and being able to dribble naturally with your left hand in traffic and make decisions on the fly.
Also, Jaylen’s never really been highly criticized for his one on one defense. It’s always the team help defensive that kills us against good teams. Team defense usually does not show up in the highlights.
It makes it less believable that he is a max player if the hype machine has to point out basic finishes that NBA players learn in high school. Every time he shoots with his left hand we will be reminded of his greatness.
Watching Miami play today I’m just reminded how plays like this will lead to easy turnovers in the playoffs. One simple hand wave and Jaylen almost loses the ball here on the right hand.
The key to Jaylen’s growth will be letting Jrue and White handle the ball. PERIOD.
I don’t want to see Jaylen trying this crap in the playoffs. Will it lead to a highlight less than 10 percent of the time? Yes. Is that what good coaches want? Yes!
Having trust issues with Jaylen’s ball handling skills does not make you a “hater”. Realistically if we really want what’s best for the team it’s best not to encourage JB to “prove” he can dribble. We have a sample size over many years.
AGAIN The key to Jaylen’s growth will be letting Jrue and White handle the ball. PERIOD.
I don’t trust that this will happen when it matters most. What I love about Jrue and White is that I have noticed so far this season, they play keep away from Brown and try not to pass it to him in compromising positions.
Limiting his chances to over dribble! TEAM GROWTH. But then JB gets frustrated and yells at players like Pritch because he does not like going long without touching the ball. I’ve noticed this several games this year.
I hope JB proves me wrong but I don’t trust he will default to team basketball against real competition.