he seriously needs to lose or minimize the seeking foul bullshit that is a regular season trick. Never works in the playoffs cause refs are making sure to not call it. Beard gets into bad habits of relying on it, thus relying on the refs to bail him out. Bearded one just needs some other go to moves besides the flop. We will never win until beard masters something that's workable in the playoffs. Also why does the beard have a beard? I think it's ****ing up his shooting. Saw a video re players with fros and they blow ass shooting cause it gets in the way. Beard may need to cut that **** or trim it, could be the cause of his horrible shooting percentages
He should . But a lot of what he will need to do will depend on the team around him . For the team we had this year , James approach was flawless during the regular season and could have worked OK in the playoffs , but SA and pop outsmarted him . The biggest thing James needs to work on this offseason is 1. Once again shooting ... And not just 3's , if midrange is his true comfort zone then practice and take those shots 2. Tighten up the handle . James cannot achieve his full potential as a PG/ distributor until he can get to where he wants without the threat of the ball being stolen . 3. Quickness/strength trade off . This is a very tough question . Lighter weight will allow him to be faster on D , should wear down less . On the other hand he needs his strength to be as good of a finisher as he has been and have versatility guarding bigger players. furthermore quickness/ athleticism declines while strength does not . Given this is like for him to try to lose maybe 10 lbs and make it easier for his legs over the course of the season ... Yeah it might sacrifice some scoring ability , but if he's gonna become like Steve Nash he can afford to lose 5 ppg in exchange for 2-3 assists . Again hardens game will have to evolve based on who his teamates are.
