Brooklyn Nets: 2017-18 player grades for Allen Crabbe

Weaknesses

While Crabbe fits the mold of a 3-and-D specialist, that also comes with some limitations to his overall game.

For starters, Crabbe does not create his own shot very well. He is mostly a catch-and-shoot player, which is mostly fine next to other capable ball-handlers, but DLo is not that guy yet. Complements like Crabbe need to be able to carve through the defense and break it down; otherwise, shots become much more difficult to fire off.

This isn’t to say Crabbe is a poor dribbler. He just needs to improve on it to help with the drive-and-kick aspect of his game. Players on the roster, such as Joe Harris, already reap such benefits; Harris converted on 61.2 percent of his drives this season, per NBA.com.

In essence, Crabbe doesn’t have many glaring “weaknesses,” per se. It would just behoove him to focus on aspects of his game to use when the shot isn’t falling, and/or when the defense plans to inhibit him from getting good looks.

Crabbe’s shot opens up so much for his and the team’s game plan. Now it’s just a matter of filling in the margins.