![]() ![]() Stay locked shoulder to shoulder to eliminate the defender from slipping over the top easily, but that simultaneously means there’s less ground to cover. Yet it should also be stated: Robinson and Strus approach the DHO much differently.Īs many of you know, Robinson’s focus was to always stay glued to his screener after the catch. He has been more of a slip screen, spot-up, shoot in the face of his defender kind of shooter. Teams won’t directly approach that the same with Strus, simply due to the fact the DHO isn’t his homebase. Robinson perfected the hand-off on this Heat team, basically until defenses decided to completely turn the water off on him. Well, let’s start by unpacking the dribble hand-off a bit… So that gets you thinking, during a point in the off-season where every evaluation must be in the minor crevices of player’s games: how is Strus going to deal with the similar overplay? Specialist that nobody knows begins hitting the scouting reports.Īfter Robinson struggled a bit this past season, it was clear there were a mixture of issues: a lack of confidence after some rough patches and teams simply overplaying him as a deep threat. Heat fans are familiar with this storyline slightly when it comes to Duncan Robinson. That only trailed Desmond Bane in efficiency with a minimum of 6 and a half triples attempted.Īnd to that point, he’s a known figure now. Last season, he attempted 6.5 threes a game and knocked down 41% of them. In a matter of months, he became the name nobody could pronounce correctly to one of the league’s most efficient volume three point shooters. Somewhat saving a declining Heat starting lineup late in the regular season.įast forward to present time, things are viewed much differently around the league when it comes to Strus. ![]() Not only did he take advantage, but he excelled through and through. ![]() Spoiler alert: they found a spot for him. Can definitely provide shooting with the best of them, but where would they find playing time for him? Somebody that mid-way through the season was viewed as a fringe rotation player. After Kyle Lowry went down for extended periods in the post-season, he stepped into that starting spot, and ended up being one of few Heat players whose numbers didn’t decline. Somebody like Caleb Martin, who signed on a two-way contract, earned himself a pay-day as the Heat retained him this off-season.Ī guy like Gabe Vincent who has had his ups and downs, finally found himself as a high level role player in this league. When looking for some breakout seasons in the NBA last year, the Miami Heat would be a good starting point. ![]()
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