02-09-2026, 04:25 PM
(02-09-2026, 03:48 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Jones was +18 in only 16 minutes against SA (one of the few Mavericks on the positive side) and had 7 ast/0 turnovers.
I wasn't able to watch the game, so this isn't intended as a post in support of him, necessarily, but my goodness is this team starved for competent PG play. The box score paints a picture of the team winning his minutes by simple virtue of "playing a PG who has a clue."
You may be right. But Jones initial perceived value so far is just a one-off, "small-sample-size alert" situation, with all the data being derived from a single game where he was a limited-minute backup in a blowout.
We really need to see way way more.
I think we may find that while they can put up numbers, both Jones and Bagley are sieves on the defensive end, greatly limiting any potential value.
I am also reminded that with past trades where some scrub players were added, there was much excitement over supposed potential that really didn't ever exist. I have to notice that these guys were filler throw-ins for a reason (and it was not because they were high value possessions).