Miami Heat: Kyle Lowry And The Difficulties Of Making Split Decisions
By Isiah Curry
Miami Heat: Kyle Lowry’s Decisiveness As The Lone Wolf Star Has To Be Better
Referring back to Lowry’s six first-half turnovers against Milwaukee, there was a quick transition opportunity during the second quarter where Kyle throws a quick entry pass (early in the shot clock) to Dewayne Dedmon. He was attempting to obtain a proper seal on Jrue Holiday.
Although three Bucks defenders are not fully back on defense, the pass from Lowry was a few seconds too early but also a foot too high, as Dedmon couldn’t find proper post-positioning on the defender in time. Nor was he able to catch the ball before it sailed out of bounds.
What made this even worse was that Lowry forced such a play — when the Heat were down by two and with a shade over four minutes remaining in the second quarter.
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This case is much similar to when either Jimmy or Bam would leak out on the fast-break and Lowry would throw the early hit ahead pass to gain an advantage before the defense could recover.
Some of it is from not having the right angle, but it’s also due to subpar timing. That being said, it can be difficult to perform this tactic when a team of Miami’s stature doesn’t hold a roster full of athletes that can run in transition (a la Minnesota), let alone having two of them sidelined.
Another noticeable issue is that Lowry’s found himself in turnover trouble when penetrating and getting within close range. It’s led to scenarios where he mishandles the ball, even throwing erratic passes when the opposing defense drops against him.
He has to either go strong with a layup to draw contact or utilize his wide frame to turn his back to the basket, operating in between.