Spencer Dinwiddie has been the Nets’ biggest disappointment through 7 games. Dinwiddie has not looked like his usually self, and is turning the ball over way too much. Dinwiddie is averaging 3.0 turnovers per game, which is staggering considering he only had 2.2 turnovers per game last year and 1.6 the year before that. Whether it’s throwing ill-advised lobs to DeAndre Jordan or passing the ball out of bounds, Dinwiddie has been trying to force plays that are not there so far. Dinwiddie has also missed a number of clutch free throws (like the miss in Memphis that allowed the Grizzlies to win or the miss at the end of the Pistons game that put the game out of the Nets’ reach) that have played a part in the Nets measly 3-4 start. Now I’m not saying that Dinwiddie is the sole reason for the Nets underwhelming start, but he has been a major factor in it. Dinwiddie was suppose to be in serious consideration for the Sixth Man of the Year consideration this year, but he has not lived up to that hype so far. Dinwiddie is averaging less PPG (18.8 to 14), FT% (81% to 77%), FG% (44% to 38%), and 3pt% (34% to 24%) from last year. Now not all of these percentages are far off, but the 3pt% and the FG% are alarming. Some of these may be the result of having to share the court with Kyrie Irving, but Dinwiddie just doesn’t look in sync on offense. Dinwiddie hasn’t burnt defenders 1 on 1, or knocked down his signature step back 3 as efficiently as he was last year. The season’s only 7 games in, so hopefully Dinwiddie can turn it around quickly. The Nets need Dinwiddie to carry the bench unit in order to take down the top teams in the NBA.

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