01-05-2021, 08:21 PM
(01-05-2021, 06:24 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Again. If the sample size is big enough to identify THJ as the weak link in the lineup that needs to be traded it is big enough to do the same with any other player. We are talking about this season. Not any projections. Richardson hasn´t been better and bricked more shots. I hope that he improves but if he continues to struggle on offense he won´t get paid in the summer.
Why are we punishing THJ because he cannot be a 2nd or 3rd option but ignore that Richardson has been even worse in the same role.
Can we at least question why THJ is the one that needs to go? We need shooting as well. Upgrade Richardson and get a guy that can defend but is a better playmaker.
I am not even saying that THJ is the better player. This thread is me holding up the mirror and trying to figure out why he is the scapegoat when other guys are clearly playing worse.
THJ has a whole career you can look at. I have seen enough btwn this year and last year to make my own conclusions. I was pro-THJ last year and I do think he will settle into a good year here. But he's a guy you need to upgrade. Powell you can't really upgrade, I think J Rich is a much better fit as a true 3D guy next to Luka. And J Rich doesn't have to shoot well every night to have an impact. Nights when THJ isn't shooting well he is garbage. I like that you are indignant in defense of THJ the night after he goes 8/10 but lets see you come here and defense him the next time he goes 1/9. I don't think we will have to wait that long, especially with KP out. Again my position isn't that we shouldn't play THJ at all, its that he is the guy to upgrade on this roster. Mavs need a true playmaker/scorer in that spot to get to the next level.