01-06-2023, 03:36 PM
(01-06-2023, 02:25 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: 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.
Agree. I also think, as shown again yesterday and even in a couple of halfs against the bottomfeeders, it is the offense that is really the Mavs problem, not defense. Same as against Houston, Mavs just couldn't score against Boston, especially in the first half. Of course Celtics are not some rookie team not able to comfortably close a game with a big lead at halftime. THJ makes offense better (on average). Of course there are games like yesterday, but there are also a lot of decent/good games, as you have pointed out. Opposing teams have to stay closer to THJ than they need to guys like DFS, Maxi or Bullock. Green is also not there yet, imho