Strickland

["Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>]

He gives energy for sure, but there are a few things that really annow me 
about him. One is his "shoot first" mentality. He needs to realize that he 
is not the teams first offensive option. Too many times he looks for his own 
shot. You can tell when he gets the ball if he is going to shoot it. 
Especially near the end of games he needs to realize that his job is to give 
the ball to Paul. Last night Pierce comes in with about 5 and a half to go. 
It was obvious that Obie rested Paul so that he would be the most rested 
player on the court for the last 5 minutes. I think Strick took 4 shots 
before Paul took one. I don't think Paul got the ball until about 2 minutes 
left and promptly hit a 3. By then though, it was too late. Paul went on to 
hit 2 more 3's before the end of the game.
I can see why Strick has such a tough time sticking with any team. To me, he 
is not a team player. He is a tough kid who occasionally hits some shots. He 
needs to learn his role better.
Any thoughts?


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