leolozon wrote:TheBonzaiEffect wrote:leolozon wrote:
I could have just said "great game", but that's a less interesting comment than the one that I did. Doncic is becoming my favorite player, but I'm not blind. He has things to work on. It's okay to be critical of people that are great in their fields, you don't judge them by the same standards.
Yes, but your nitpick is off base. The only nitpick here is his FT shooting. There's nothing wrong with his shot selection. He takes and makes difficult shots. That's a big part of his game. If he took that last shot in a one possession game, that's one thing. But it didn't matter here, and the poster above explained why he took it.
Well I don't think it's off base and I explained why in another post… so.. I guess I'll just put "Clear #1 rookie so far". Thats' what this thread needed.
As for your comment, "he takes difficult shots…" doesn't go with "there's nothing wrong with his shot selection". A difficult shot is by definition a shot that has a lower probability of going in. Every player is shooting better on easy shots than difficult shots. I've heard it often about Kobe : "He's a good bad shot taker." Well he had a bad FG% on clutch shots.
Except lots of time you have no choice but to take a difficult shot. I.E. when the defense tightens up, shot clock is winding down, etc. Luka is a walking miracle maker.
(second shot)
These are difficult shots that he had to take, and make. The average player can't make those shots. Making difficult shots is a highly important skill.
