sv-x-as wrote:Clementine9 wrote:Dirk Nowitzki wrote:
Did a good job on his hedge from what I can see, just didn't recover earlier like he should have so it completely broke down. But as far as disrupting the ball handler it was good. As far as JV hedging I'd be most worried about that. They've got him hedging and that's not something he's really done. Not surprising if he doesn't know when his job on the hedge is properly done. That will come with repetition.
EDIT: Point is, I'm not taken anything from a broken play. Those happen. I care more about things like IF he's hedging and where he needs the most work. Not expecting anything from a guy who has hedged -50% of the since his rookie season.
He has hedged 5-6 times in this game, Dirk just showed one or two plays wich collapsed. Other ones were ok imo.
Yes he hedged a number of times and not all ended as badly, but they never really carried any purpose. It didnt help with defense even when he did it right. It felt useless and needless. They never forced a turnover or anything beneficial just caused fear for collapsing.