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1. Allenhas less confidence in his shot.

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Consider this: Allen shot less than 30 percent in 2of 36 games in 2015 16. He’s already shot less than 30 percent in 7of the 18games in which he’s played in 2016 17 (he has taken at least seven shots in such games). Even the best shooters have slumps, but this is not a slump. It’s a collapse.

2. Allenis adjusting to his role as a point guard.

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As one NBA Western Conference scout told Sporting News’ Sean Deveney, “(Allen)is still a good line drive penetrator, but some teams have figured out how to limit that, how to bottle him up as a passer. That is a problem.”

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4. Allen is banged up.

This is the most simple explanation. He suffered a gross cheap jordan sneakers for sale finger injuryand got cut around his cheap youth jordans for sale eye against Miami. He suffered an awkward leg injury against Kansas and a toe injury against Appalachian State in November. He got smacked in the face against Louisville. Maybe he can’t push off quite as hard on that first step during a drive or defensive rotation. On the other hand.

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