12-30-2020, 04:56 PM
(12-30-2020, 02:45 PM)Kammrath Wrote: In his last 140 attempts from three he is shooting 36% which is basically his career percentage of 35.4%. There are signs he is regressing to the mean and that the 40% is not some new normal. The year before he shot 34% on 477 attempts.
I think THIS is what makes people nervous about him. There is not a lot of statistical evidence to call him a "40% three point shooter."
He was an elite shooter for the 19/20 regular season. He fell off in the bubble and in the playoffs. It's possible the fall off was environment based and not regression. A 3 game sample size, for me, is not enough to consider last season an anomaly.
Also, THJ's general play with the Mavs doesn't justify the chucker tag, even if he had a lower shooting percentage. He changed his play to fit the coaches'request. He works hard to use screens and get open in the right spots at the right time and he steps into his shots when he catches the ball. That's not chucking. Chucking is looking for your own, good shot or not, and is contrary to the team concept. That's not the Mavs version of THJ.