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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 274922, member: 1423"]
I agree with this. Usually, when he catches the ball out front (with a guard on him in most cases), if the shot's not there, he gets rid of it.
 
But this isn't because he doesn't have a handle. He's just playing smart. If the shot's not there, why risk getting it stolen. Maybe that's part of why he had only 13 TO's all year. All of it, of course, is dictacted by the offense -- JS isn't out there making it up as he goes. The staff wants him to shoot it and they run sets to get him the ball in that position. If JB wanted him to 'drive', he'd be yelling "drive" to him every other time down the floor, like he did with KJ.
 
Sooner or later, though, Dirty's got to take the next step -- and that is to realize that if he uses his body, he can keep it away from a guard, shoot over the guard, or even drive by and score or dish.
 
With JS it's not about athletic ability, or 'handle'. It's about his confidence level and development as a player. With more PT that's coming next season, maybe we'll see some of that serious upside that everyone knows he has.
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