Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
I agree, if he did that he would be useful as a bench scorer type.
The problem is this bit:
He's been in the league for nearly 2 decades now and he's never been a particularly willing passer, and has never been willing to take a back seat and be a 'piece' in an offense. Teams have been assuming he might for a while now, and it just keeps not happening. He didn't do it in OKC, he didn't wanna do it in Houston, and I'm not sure he's going to do it in Portland. He's not humble enough to swallow his pride and be that back-up, sparkplug guy who passes, spots up, picks his moments, etc.