Dejounte. Sorry for the low-quality pic, best I can do. Perfectly sums up everything we've been talking about regarding DJ and his "shooter" status... This was
hardly the only possession Tatum guarded him like this; I was actually looking for the specific instance I recalled, closer to the 1m mark, but this was also applicable.
Any NBA capable 3pt shooter punishes the "lazy" defender by taking a dribble, then pulling up for an easy, relatively uncontested 3. Lonnie for example does this a lot. But you can guess how this possession went for DJ... Ignored the advantage, dribbled all the way
into Tatum, was predictably bodied up, forced to pick up his dribble, and passed off (again) to DeRozan. Low IQ play by him, or rather, a very DeRozan-esque play by him. Talk about learning from the vets, lol... And if you look closely, he's defended like this a bunch by smart defenders, and very rarely punishes them by taking the 3, nevermind a side-step, stepback, or anyhting else. It'll forever impact his ability to stretch defenses and create his own shot without driving to the rim every single time.
And to everyone else, no, DJ was far from the one to be blamed for this loss. This is just a nitpick on his current game, or lack thereof, regarding 3pt shooting.