03-17-2022, 03:26 PM
(03-17-2022, 11:14 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: I will say, as I’ve digested the counter arguments, I understand better where you guys are coming from on this. I still don’t agree, but once I was able to understand you guys are coming from a standpoint of THJ being a scorer, not just a shooter (mvossman helped in this regard), the argument doesn’t seem as outrageous anymore.
To me though, THJ is a shooter much more than a scorer. 12 of his 16ish (edited ppg) ppg comes from behind the 3 line. That screams shooter to me (without going into it anymore than that, but we can if you want, I can get more prepared than I am). Couple that with his defensive issues and a contender type team isn’t gonna want to put him on the court for more than a Steve Kerr/JR Smith type role. We’ve seen how he does not play well when not thought of as a starter/full-time closer here.
I’m sure those teams have done their research as well. If they haven’t GREAT! He probably has close enough to neutral value to those FOs. These days, banking on that is a bit more dicey than it once was.
I'm going to be honest, I was more in your line of thinking until recently. What changed my perspective was that great Iztok article on the types of players that wins playoff series. THJ was classified as the only "scorer" on the team after KP was traded. Part of that was that he does a fair amount of scoring unassisted (where somebody like Bertans is completely depended on getting fed). Playoffs really are a different beast than the regular season, and he has shown well there.