Wood and SD are miles ahead in terms of talent compared to RB, Maxi, DFS, THJ. And even Wood/SD are not stars in the league, they are considered starter material, but could also be bench players on great teams. I totally agree that RB/Maxi/DFS/THJ are backup players in NBA, especially on good teams, and on some may not even be on the roster. All four are getting plenty of open shots that they just cant convert well enough, and on some nights their production is inflated due to these open situations. These are expected to be converted.
RB/Maxi/DFS/THJ you just cant rely on scoring against a opponent that is well positioned. Whether if they want to shoot over the player, or drive and score, result is the same. This is a low percentage play situation, as low as they come, no matter who the defender is, Trae Young even. They all four NEED to be open to either shoot or drive to the basket, and when driving are not in full control at all. They all play some level of defense but not elite, they can shoot decent only when open and even then do not excel. Out of those four, only THJ has actually some level of ability to drive and score and we see it here and then, but not even close that of Wood and SD, I'd say THJ is closer to talent level to RB/Maxi/DFS than to Wood/SD.
I think its fantastic what we get out of this talent level in terms of wins, and how far we made it in playoffs. All that being said, several of them are true professionals and great teamplayers, and they really get the maximal out of their talent level, which needs to be respected, but at the same time we also need to realise that we wont ever form a dynasty with those players in the starting lineup as great as Luka is. SD and Wood have talent level and if integrated well into a team can potentially contribute to a winning championship franchise. We see more and more of that SD fit and I hope Wood will be integrated as well later. We obviously need better players to compete. And not only compete, we should dominate. We should win games easy and by large margin.
RB/Maxi/DFS/THJ you just cant rely on scoring against a opponent that is well positioned. Whether if they want to shoot over the player, or drive and score, result is the same. This is a low percentage play situation, as low as they come, no matter who the defender is, Trae Young even. They all four NEED to be open to either shoot or drive to the basket, and when driving are not in full control at all. They all play some level of defense but not elite, they can shoot decent only when open and even then do not excel. Out of those four, only THJ has actually some level of ability to drive and score and we see it here and then, but not even close that of Wood and SD, I'd say THJ is closer to talent level to RB/Maxi/DFS than to Wood/SD.
I think its fantastic what we get out of this talent level in terms of wins, and how far we made it in playoffs. All that being said, several of them are true professionals and great teamplayers, and they really get the maximal out of their talent level, which needs to be respected, but at the same time we also need to realise that we wont ever form a dynasty with those players in the starting lineup as great as Luka is. SD and Wood have talent level and if integrated well into a team can potentially contribute to a winning championship franchise. We see more and more of that SD fit and I hope Wood will be integrated as well later. We obviously need better players to compete. And not only compete, we should dominate. We should win games easy and by large margin.
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