ramon.alonso1
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Delly wasnt taking shots that interrupted the game he just had a bad shooting night it happens
By the same token, he basically blew I think four completely wide open threes in the second half alone. Dude isn't an NBA level shooter in my opinion. He's slow too and makes bad decisions. I think we'd be better off without him. But, I'm no expert.
At this point with Andy out, Delly is one of the very few remaining players left on this team that's going to provide you that grit and grind night in, night out.
Okay, he missed a lot of good shots tonight & I understand Blatt's thinking but this one might fall more on him than on Delly. When Delly's locking down a player like Beal in the 4th, drawing offensive fouls and playing shutdown defense that's instigating your offense on each play, you leave him out there to keep momentum.
Last night against the Magic, he was having a tough time doing anything at all - that's not to say he's 'not an NBA-caliber player' as some have crudely suggested but was just really struggling on a part of his game that could use some fine tuning. If I'm not mistaken, I remember a plethora of games last season and early this season where Delly's intensity and teamwork played a key role in a number of wins - that's the kind of guy I want to see on the team.
But in a game like last night when the court was opening up for distance shooters, inserting a guy like James Jones (who's ineptitude on the defensive end you gamble with) to knock down 2 or 3 shots could've rapidly tilted the game in our favor.
The great thing about the NBA is that Delly can bounce back pretty easily next game - and with Kyrie back I'm expecting him to do so. Delly's is a role player and a locker room guy and I expect him to continue shining once he's back playing in the confines of that particular role.
Delly is a scrub. no need to sugar coat it
Ignoring the 60 or so games he has played exceptionally well seems like a mistake.
I do think he is in a slump. He had a few shooting slumps in college as well. Being away from the practice floor for a month or so didn't help him this season. Hopefully he can shake it off and get back in the flow.