(03-17-2022, 04:54 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: So the Mavs were shopping him a half season after signing him because he was injured? That makes no sense if they believe what you're saying. They were reportedly shopping him before switching to focus on KP, so SD and DB weren't in the picture yet (possibly).So, I finally read the Iztok article. His criteria for the 3 spot as it pertains to THJ is one that basically says he scores more ppg than the 4 and 5 spots. He scores some 2’s (at least 50% assisted), but mostly 3’s (at least 80% assisted), doesn’t assist others significantly, doesn’t handle the ball well outside 1-2 dribbles (and those dribbles are mostly to side-step a defender). The 4 and 5’s have those same qualities, as well as being play finishers (a part of the listed 3 qualities for whatever reason).
In the last 3 years according to bbref, between 80 and 84% of THJ's 3's are assisted, between 51 and 66% of his 2's are assisted. That's not Bertans %, but I don't get how it's "scorer's" % either. I guess I need to read that article to know how he defines scorer, because what you explained makes little sense to me.
Side note: Like RC, Iztok gave lip service to defense in the article but I never saw evidence of using it in any of the categories he put players in. In what world is Dillon Brooks the same category as THJ. I mean, offensively I want Brooks more than THJ, then defensively they are worlds apart! Defense is just as (if not more) important as offense in the playoffs.