His unwillingness, and inability, to shoot the 3 allows Ds to pack the lane. AND, he loves the worst shot in basketball, the floater.
Don’t believe me? Here’s a great analysis of why the floater is basketball for dopes. https://youtu.be/RL1CsrsUAcw. I’m surprised Cronin allows floaters, when the jump stop is more effective and opens opportunities for catch and shoot 3s.
Dent has great feel for the game, he can pass, and can get to the rim; however, his 3 shooting and use of floaters is the gift that keeps on giving to opposing defenses.
Ben Howland should sit his buddy Cronin down and remind him that jump stops are good basketball while floaters are fools gold.
And Cronin needs to get Dent to be, at least, more confident on his 3 than Xavier Booker because it’s killing our offense.