Instead of falling in love with the 3 ball use that athleticism to get to the rack. Trevor should be dunkin' on and disrespecting the opposition on a nightly basis. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DLTJ5AptyPs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DLTJ5AptyPs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
I honestly feel like he is holding back to preserve energy for being a starter now. If it continues throughout the season than I have no idea.
this was when ariza was barely getting minutes. he wont be able to throw it down like that all the time. he has a very skinny frame and needs to conserve all his energy now.
I agree with the fact that he needs to conserve/preserve his energy. That's why I'm anticipating the return of TMac to elite status because a guy like Ariza would thrive alongside TMac.
I wish Ariza would bust some of that aggression out here. Seems like he's been playing really "polite" and timid at times lately.
Hey isn't it a breath of fresh air to see somebody on our team getting 2+ deflected passes taken the other way for an uncontested dunk? For a while with Yao Shane and Chuck our team was the best defensive team in the league that got absolutely zero fast break points off steals. Thank JVG for that one. Me and my friends used to joke that, if "j*zz in My Pants" were applied to NBA coaches, Rick Adelman's JIMP moment would be a six-pass sequence that led to an easy back-cut layup on offense. But for JVG his JIMP moment would have been a 24-seconds of rotating defense + a successful defensive rebound at the end of a missed contested jumper. Moral of the story: just be thankful for what you have and don't try to always be a grass-is-greener type of person because then you will never be happy.
Trevor still not aware of himself to be the go-to-guy in this team,he should be more aggressive,and be condifent to attack every opponents' rack,destroy their defence,and tell the league loudly like Wade"it is my house"
Let me get this straight. Ariza, at 24 years old and in great physical condition, needs to conserve his energy? Wow. Some of you keep setting the bar lower and lower for NBA players. I'm still laughing about that one. The other part is that if you watched Ariza before this season you would know he doesn't go to the rim that much and he sure as hell doesn't finish the way he should. I think it's part mental and part physical frailty. He just doesn't have the core strength to take any sort of contact and still finish so he chooses not to even try most times. He's a better player than I anticipated but his athleticism is about as overrated as I expected.
He's fast, he can move his feet laterally, he can glide for some of those rebounds, he has very quick hands, etc. I don't believe his athleticism is overrated, he just isn't the type to dunk on every drive considering the small hands he has.
But he cant dribble the basketball, he loses control of the ball often. Until he improves his dribble I dont see how he can get to the basket.
He's not the quickest forward, but using his long strides, and good pump fakes, Trever gets to the rack plenty of times. The problem is, once he's in the air, and sees defenders coming, instead of initiating contact, he tends to bring the ball back over or to the side of his head; this is his first natural instinct, and its a defensive one which leaves him at a point where all he can really do is pass the ball or put up an awkward looking, off balance bank shot / layup. It could be a mix of not wanting to take a big hit, strength issues, afraid of injury, or confidence in his ability to finish in traffic. This is the perfect year though, for him to work on it. So far, he's had the green light for just about everything. And since the 3 has been falling for him, he's more confident doing that than driving. Now, with his shot struggling, this is a great chance for him to work on his drive. Once he learns to trust his body, and uses his strenghths (long strides, jumping ability) to his advantage, we'll see a more fluid, polished game from Ariza.
