DeMar DeRozan was 4-16 against the Warriors, and was allegedly ball-hogging like there was no tomorrow:
Not even sure if Rudy Gay hogged the ball as much as DeRozan is right now. This is something to see.
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) February 28, 2015
Not passing to Valanciunas was one thing, now, it seems DeRozan won’t pass to anybody.
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) February 28, 2015
Warriors had Raptors well scouted. White board pre-game said they easily revert to 1-on-1 and said DeRozan “rarely passes.”
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) February 28, 2015
Here are his 16 FG attempts against the Warriors – you decide if he’s being selfish.
My view is that he feels the team needs him to save them, and is trying to pull off a November/December Kyle Lowry to return the favor, now that Lowry’s struggling. DeRozan needs to chill and understand that his scoring is dependent on him catching the ball in the right areas and then making a move, not by him initiating the offense.
When he’s initiating the offense, the best he can hope for is a trip to the FT line, and when a team like GSW has Bogut in the middle and a defender like Thompson guarding you, even that’s hard to come by, especially when you’re coming off a groin injury.
