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[QUOTE="Spaceman213J, post: 5177130, member: 6477"]
I love Diarra's defense and his vision in the open floor, but he is not the best PG in the half court.  As good as he is on the fast break, he's equally not as good feeding the post, but sadly, he's not alone on this team.  He is also often slow/hesitant with a pass to a guy curling around a screen.
I think the frustration for me is that he over-penetrates a few times a game in these situations.  I know the elbow jumper may not be his strength, but it's better than a few of the shots he has thrown up.
He does get the ball too often late in the shot clock, but like it's been said, it's often not of his creation.  I've mentioned in a few posts that there are a few guys on this team who don't really 'hit' guys often with solid picks.  To Karaban's credit, he is often looking for contact.  Some of the guys just fake the pick and cut too often.  I know it's part of the offense, but for it to be effective, you have to body up half of the time instead of always cut to the basket.
Still, he seems to be the litmus test for the team.  They tend to go as he does.  When he is playing well, the team plays well.  When he struggles, they more often than not they struggle.
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