09-21-2020, 04:48 PM
(09-21-2020, 04:40 PM)Jason Terry Wrote:(09-21-2020, 04:20 PM)Kammrath Wrote:What Hardaway has going for him is he has already proven he can do it with Luka. The whole bird in the hand thing. They’ve been through a playoff series together. Hardaway is better because he finally has a coach and Luka is an excellent passer. Timing is big in shooting. They’ve had time to develop chemistry. OPj has been shooting meaningless 3’s in meaningless games. This doesn’t always translate to new teams. The move would be too close to a lateral move. It’s not worth the risk(09-21-2020, 04:03 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: There really are only a handful of shooters in the game who are good enough to shoot a high volume of 3's at an elite percentage. THJ is one of them. Curry, for example, is amazing by percentage alone, but he just can't seem to get as many shots off as you'd like.
Some thoughts:
1) THJ's catch and shoot 3PT% this year was 7% better (!!!!) than the rest of his career and 5% better (!!!) than his career best. He is basically a career 35% catch and shoot 3PT% guy who suddenly jumped to 42%. Is that sustainable? Many of us are concerned it is an outlier.
2) OPJ's catch and shoot 3PT% this year was the same as THJ's and that was OPJ's worst year in the last four. OPJ has been averaging almost 45% (!) on catch and shoot threes over the last four years. He has a proven track record of being a rock steady catch and shoot three guy.
3) Seth's volume is lower because his release is a little bit slower, BUT I think teams picked their poison against the Mavs and always tried to prioritize taking away Seth's shot (as they should). They dared THJ to shoot since he was only a career 35% catch and shoot three guy....and good on THJ that he stepped up. 48% (!) of all of THJ's shots were open or WIDE open three attempts. Dude got a stupid amount of good looks this year thanks to the spacing of Luka/KP/Seth.
4) I am firmly in the camp that THJ's defense is a big issue on this team and needs to be upgraded. I think OPJ for one does that.
That’s how a trash team like Houston is formed. Look only at the stats and don’t take into consideration other factors. Seems like LAC has that same disease
JET, I know you bothered LeBron in the Finals (thanks again for all you did for us!), but you otherwise weren't known for defense in your time with the Mavs. I would respectfully submit that might be coloring your opinions now. THJ is a major defensive problem in the starting lineup next to Luka. Do you think he can fix this, or do believe that Luka is going to advance so much defensively as to not make it a big deal?