The Washington coach complimented Abdia on guarding Doncic, in tonight's defeat to Dallas • However, a criticism of the shooting ability of the rookie and his teammates
Danny Abdia.
Expect a lot more from him
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"I would like to see Danny Abdia go all the way, to the dunk, and not drop the ball to Robin Lopez," read one NBA commentator, in an attempt to clarify what the Israeli Rocky is missing in the attacking game, after giving up another shot during Washington's defeat. Wizards to the Dallas Mavericks.
And in fact this is the story so far of Abdia, but not only.
In the absence of the injured Washington stars, led by Bradley Bill, coach Scott Brooks is looking for the players who will give the extra and strongly believes that Abdia is capable of doing the same.
Brooks first praised Abdia for his defensive ability and said: "Danny faced an excellent player in the form of Luka Doncic and did a good defensive job against him."
However, Brooks was quick to criticize the offensive side of the Israeli rookie and the rest of the team: "We did not score from outside the arc, we did not score under the basket, we did not reach the penalty line. It is disappointing that we did not score free throws. As a team, we were defeated."
Although the criticism included Abdia, but not only him, Washington is looking to plant greater confidence in the Israeli's attacking game, which scored only 11 of his last 50 shots off the arc, including 0 from 4 tonight.
Even his percentages tonight from the field did not excite and fell below the 40% limit.
"We have to score our free throws. We are missing important players, but we need to get those shots from the others," Brooks concluded.