Facing pressure (often double team) in the front court. He’s often backed up toward mid court making it difficult to make the designed entry pass. We get late in the shot clock and have a bad outcome (turn over, forced shot, etc). He’s cut down on that late in the season.
But bringing the ball up the court hasn’t been an issue. All teams use multiple players to break the press. We don’t do that because Demin is a ball control liability but because that’s how you break the press.