03-11-2022, 11:31 PM
(03-11-2022, 10:39 PM)Mapka Wrote: You know he was a player before his stint with Washington?
And WB? Really - they have like nothing in common.
Of course! We are discussing him in FA last summer. However, the player he was in WAS was more in line with the player he was in BKN than the one he has been in DAL.
This is a frustrating conversation because you don't seem to acknowledge Din's history and efficiency issues. His game has been a lot like WB's from an efficiency perspective. Poor 3pt shooters who you could go under screens on, or back off of to protect against their true threat - driving the ball. WB shoots more midrange I would say, but they have a lot of similarities - for better and for worse. But Din has been a far improved shooter from the perimeter here so far, which has really changed the way that team's can play him. His dunk in tonight's game was a perfect example of this. His defender had to chase him over the pick, creating the switch. Then, the defender was forced to guard him out to the 3 point line which allowed for the blow-by. Brooklyn Din was a guy you could go under the pick on and the defense could live with him shooting a 3 off the dribble.