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The question that made him cringe and the positive sign: Scott Brooks encourages Danny Abdia
The Washington coach responded sarcastically to a question from an Israeli reporter who compared Abdia to Westbrook, and in the same breath complimented: "I liked his confidence in the shot."
In Washington, they praised the Israeli's proactive shooting practice after the game: "This is what great players do"
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Thursday, February 11, 2021, 8:15 p.m.
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Danny Abdia practices shooting after Washington's loss to Toronto (from the Wizards' Twitter)
Danny Abdia is trying to get used to his new role in Washington as a weapon coming off the bench.
The Israeli rookie shared tonight (Wednesday to Thursday) for 27 minutes in the 137: 115 defeat suffered by the team from Toronto, and provided 9 points (3 of 7 from the field including 2 of 6 from the three, and 1 of 2 from the penalty), 7 rebounds, 3 Assists as well as two losses and 3 fouls.
For brief moments in the game Abdia will function as a ball carrier, showing some of the delivery abilities that have been less pronounced so far this season.
At the end of the game, one of the Israeli reporters who asked Washington coach Scott Brooks increased whether Abdia was better as a playmaker than Russell Westbrook, who finished with 23 points, but presented another scattered game with another not-good enough assist / loss ratio (5/7).
"I appreciate the question," Brooks replied in a sarcastic tone.
"If you say Danny is a better playmaker than Russell, I'm not sure I understand the question ... we have good playmakers on the team, and Danny is progressing at the right pace right now. He plays in a challenging position in this league because there are a lot of agile players and a lot of players attacking you. "He does a good job, even though he still commits too many offenses and sometimes does not stand in the right places, but it is something he will improve the more experienced he is. He will be just fine."
"Danny will have good games and less good games, that's the way it is with young players, that's the way it is with players in general, to be honest," Brooks continued.
"You look for stability from them, that's how it is in the league. In the last two games Danny has had a lot of free looks, and I like the fact that he came back to score today. Yesterday he missed all his threes, and many times after you do not score, you hesitate in the next game, but Danny "He took the shots with confidence and scored two threes today. Danny will be a good player, he should continue to work on his game as he has been working until now."
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Washington was defeated again, Danny Abdia provided 9 points and 7 rebounds from the bench
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The section in question about Abdia (starting at 4:30)
As in quite a few cases before, this time too Abdia remained for proactive shooting practice after the game, long after the final whistle was heard.
The cameras again documented him doing so, and NBC complimented the young Israeli on his impressive work ethic.
"The best players work the hardest when the world is not watching, and although ironically the cameras have caught Abdia doing it, it is commendable to see him want to get better after playing quite a few minutes," they wrote.
"Although shooting is far from a weakness for Abdia in his rookie season, he strives to become an automatic slingshot and trains specifically on corner shots that dynamic guards like Bradley Bill and Russell Westbrook can produce for him. You work for them. "
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Abdia has missed 12 threes in a row in the last two games, until he scored twice in the second half tonight.
But the drop in his percentage is part of a team trend: In the last four games, the Wizards are accurate by less than 30 percent of the three on average, and have a hard time keeping up with the rivalry (the Raptors scored 19 times off the arc tonight).
"What's bothering us to score? I guess it's gravity. Gravity has not been by our side lately," Bradley Bill said doubtfully cynically.
"There's something in the air that causes our shots not to come in. Maybe if I had played on the moon, the shots would have come in at higher percentages. Anyway, our percentages on offense can't explain our weak defense. That's the real problem."
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