mingus
01-17-2011, 02:39 PM
Last night Ginobili took a lot of threes. i'm not quite sure how many, but i know it was at least 5. Anyway, this has been a theme all season, as he is shooting significantly more threes than in prior seasons.
This has fueled some discussion and debate. One side says it's him saving his energy and his body for the playoffs, when he will then drive the ball and basically not jack up so many threes. Until recently (the last few games), i was on the other side of the argument. I believed that he didn't have it in him anymore to drive the ball with the same effectiveness as before, and that's why he was taking so many threes. That he was older and slower and he wasn't able to do it anymore.
I'm seeing things a little differently now though. Last night, as in the last handful of games or so he has been able to get to the rim with ease. He's made a conscious decision to start to drive more for whatever reason. Last night he had some trouble finishing, but that was only because he hasn't been near the rim much this season and i think is still trying to get his touch back near the rim. i'm confident he'll get that tough back, too.
Whatever the reason for his decision to drive more, it points out a scary truth the haters saying the Spurs have peaked already: Ginobili has another gear and it follows that the Spurs do as well.
alright that was my best mike monroe impression.
This has fueled some discussion and debate. One side says it's him saving his energy and his body for the playoffs, when he will then drive the ball and basically not jack up so many threes. Until recently (the last few games), i was on the other side of the argument. I believed that he didn't have it in him anymore to drive the ball with the same effectiveness as before, and that's why he was taking so many threes. That he was older and slower and he wasn't able to do it anymore.
I'm seeing things a little differently now though. Last night, as in the last handful of games or so he has been able to get to the rim with ease. He's made a conscious decision to start to drive more for whatever reason. Last night he had some trouble finishing, but that was only because he hasn't been near the rim much this season and i think is still trying to get his touch back near the rim. i'm confident he'll get that tough back, too.
Whatever the reason for his decision to drive more, it points out a scary truth the haters saying the Spurs have peaked already: Ginobili has another gear and it follows that the Spurs do as well.
alright that was my best mike monroe impression.