2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

I agree with this, and I'll go one better:

It is absolutely true that THJ doesn't fit if he's playing the way he played this season. If he is shooting better, however, I'm not convinced he doesn't fit better than Bullock. I'm sure we all saw the graphic the other night on the Bally broadcast and learned that THJ has the #2 and #3 seasons in Mavs history (more than JET, Luka or any other sniper mainstay) in terms of 3's made. This is taken for granted, imo. 

Bullock has been better than THJ this season, imho, not because of his defense, which I still say is vastly overrated, but because he finally got his shot going. THJ got injured before he could do that (maybe he never would have). 

Don't get me wrong - I'd be fine with using THJ as a means to make a deal for an upgrade, and I think that's very possible. But, I'd also be fine with moving someone else, like Bullock, if the Mavs believe they can get THJ playing well in this system. At this point, I am starting to trust their read on things like that more than I used to.

I would agree that Bullock defense has been overrated (not sure about vastly).  He is an average wing defender (maybe a touch above).  He is a better defender than THJ, but the difference is not as big as it sometimes is made out.  The problem is that we only really have two plus defenders in our top 8 guys (Maxi and DFS) so the difference between Bullock and THJ gets somewhat magnified.