THE CRUCIFIX: Cato: Wood isn't thrilled w/ his role...Will depart in the summer

[dirkfansince1998]

Not sure how THJ got into this thread, but he’s mostly terrible. 2-11 last night with Luka drawing massive attention is actually a fairly common game for him. Inexplicably. He really should be better.  He used to be better.  Sometimes he gets hot but not that often. He seems like a good person who I like and wish he could regain his form. But the Mavs would be better off if they didn’t have to pay THJ his pretty sizable contract and could have spent that money to retain Brunson or Wood (see, I connected it).

Not sure what people expect.

He has been a lot better since they inserted him into the starting lineup. Made 5+ 3s in 8/20 games. Averages 16/4. Shooting 39.7% from 3. 57.6% TS.
Leading the team in on/off for the season at +11.3. Offense is 9.2pts better. Defense is 2.1 better with him on the floor.
Basically the player that he used to be with slightly improved defense.

Not to even mention that despite all his flaws he has been one of the few players that have shown consistent effort. He ranks 6th in the league in drawn charges. Mavs as a team combine for 21. 10 of them coming from THJ.