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Message: [QUOTE="jake14mw, post: 5193304, member: 12344"] I sure hope he doesn't care what we think! He seems like a very self-motivated person and a fierce competitor, so you know his struggles have to be bothering him. He wants to help the team win. What internet people think is probably the last thing on his mind. Obviously none of us know what the cause of the slump is. I can guarantee you that it has been discussed/analyzed by him and the staff and they're doing whatever they think is best to address it. As far as my uninformed opinion, it seems to me that he's handling it the right way. He knows he's not shooting well, and seems to be passing up some shots that he would normally take. He doesn't want to hurt the team. At the same time, shooting the three is a major part of his game, so he can't just abandon it. If we had a team of offensive weapons, I would suggest that he shoots it much less until he can get things figured out. The problem with that is that the goal for this team is to win in March. I don't think we have enough other weapons to win in March without his offense, so him shooting or playing much less is not a viable LONG term team solution. Lastly, I wouldn't put too much stock in what you hear Alex or Dan saying publicly. What needs to be said publicly, and what people are saying to each other and doing privately can be very different things. [/QUOTE]