Treesquid said:
Creating a shot off the dribble sounds an awful lot like how the Suns don't want to play.
EXACTLY its how the suns DON'T want to play, its how the opposing teams want to MAKE the suns play. And did you notice, they want Barbs to dribble the ball on the perimeter with the clock winding down. They cover his passing lanes, cheat over with some bigs to cover the drive to the hoop, and try to guard him one-on-one and make him shoot the perimeter shot over a defender. Leandro's defender can often go under the pick and still bother the shot, its so slow and launched so low. This is how the suns offense fails when Nash goes to the bench, because Nash CAN burn you off the dribble, you have to respect him by getting up on him. With Barbs, they play off him more, since he's quick off the dribble, and his slow shot mechanic allows the defender to play off and still bother the shot.
Its all a balance treesquid, and its the defensive strategy against the suns that works in the playoffs when Nash goes to the bench. If the backup point can make his perimeter shot over a defender, that strategy fails. Making that shot over a defender will improve spacing, open up the penetrate and dish/pullup shot options.
As for James attitude, if its bad its bad and he's probably of no use.
