Tell me how it makes sense with a bad back to pass up the open 17 foot jump shots and instead drive into Gobert and others and throw up a hook shot. Makes no sense to me that his back would feel better driving into bodies than it would in open space putting up an easy shot.
You tell me, you're the expert. Do you have a bad back? I do. I am sitting here right now in excruciating pain trying to get some relief. I am doing therapy and pain killers, not much relief, may have to have surgery later. But, I can do some things and not bother it while even the simplest of other things kill me.
So who knows what he was feeling. But here is what we do know, he likes to shoot the jumper, he has worked on it an improved it quite a bit. He was 3 for 3 in the first quarter. Then he injured his back. He only makes one more shot attempt (a drive) in the first half. He shoots two more jump shots in the 3rd quarter and misses both. Maybe he knew he just could not put the shot up effectively because of stiffness or whatever.
Joerger kept him in the game. Maybe WCS thought a drive to the basket was his best option. I am not sure of all those drives you are talking about, anyway. I think you see what suits you. He made one driving attempt in the 2nd quarter and missed it. He did
make a driving bank shot and a layup as well as getting fouled on another drive (making 1 of 2 FT) in the 3rd quarter for 5 points in the quarter. He also missed an alley-oop in the 3rd. He missed one drive attempt in the 4th, the only attempt he made.
But you're the expert, here. So why do you think he would not shoot the open jump shots? You are going to believe what you want to believe according to your agenda, it's some inherent weakness or just a character flaw in him. You and a couple of others on here focus on every little flaw or error you can find in his game every single chance you get. You never have anything positive to say about him. It seems personal to me. You actively root against him. He is a King's player, you are a Kings fan, but you actively root against him. Don't try and tell me you don't. I see enough of your posts to know that.
Instead of finding something positive about his play, like the 7 assists, like playing through the pain and injury and still being able to contribute, you find something negative to focus on like you always do. Joerger kept him on the floor for some reason, he must have thought he was contributing something.
Right now I don't have much patience for you. Pain makes me short tempered, so I am just going to end it here and be done with you for a while.