I interpreted it as "Ish can't hit the broad side of a barn, so defenders slack off him making it harder for the rest of us to score. We have to really rely on the offense".
I've posted this in just about every bashing thread I've taken the time to read over the past 5 years: Luke: What's in there?? Yoda: Only what you take with you. Your perception influences your reality. You perceive ******* as this, you see a quote that CAN be interpreted(very loosely I might add) to slightly convey that perception, and bam, said player is saying this about *******. Anyone who doesn't carry a preconceived notion read the quote as this:
And also, any quote about the offense running smoother with Smith and not Brooks must not have seen the offense in any of the previous 5 games. And really OP, how many threads attacking Brooks are you going to start??
Didn't try to read much in Battier's quote. Either way, it seems like the positions on both sides of the Brooks debate are hardened. So que sera sera.
