Baby can take 50 shots per game...If they were all good, quality shots, not in double or triple coverage underneath the rim with barely any room to get the ball up, or shooting 10 feet away from the basket with a guy right in his face, I wouldn't care. Shots out on the perimeter with a guy on you are only for a few guys in this league, ie Paul Pierce.
When Baby is wide open, I don't care if he takes the shot. When he is in single coverage, backing down his defender, I don't care if he takes the shot...He can shoot those shots any day of the week.
He is the 6th man, and yes, he needs to get his touches...But there's a difference between taking good shots and bad shots & lately, it seems as if he has really, really been forcing.
Ray Allen is a great shooter and you can say, Ray is a starter and starters tend to get their shots. Shooting is obviously Ray's strength, but if he is shooting with 2 guys out on him, I don't care how good of a shooter you are, that's a terrible shot. 2 guys on you means there's one guy open somewhere.
+1. Agree 100%.
True, a lot of it though at times I think has to do with when with the second unit guys not moving or being aggressive and giving it to baby with 5 seconds on the clock not much he could do
I hear you on that one. If he is the primary weapon in the 2nd unit and guys are just standing around, not doing anything, then yes, I guess he has to shoot it.
I think the basis for a lot of people's frustration is when he pulls these tactics, particularly when the majority of the first unit is on the floor with him. All in all, I like Davis. He has had a few good years up in Boston, has done everything that Doc has asked of him, shed his "baby" fat, toned up a little bit more as time has gone on, has filled in at the center spot when need be. I just think sometimes he tries to do more than he's capable of, aka sometimes he gets that "I've got to play hero ball" mindset and it ends up hurting the team here and there.
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