10-19-2020, 02:05 PM
(10-19-2020, 01:01 PM)Kammrath Wrote: THJ just needs to be the 14-15 PER, spot up shooter to work in DAL, he doesn't need to do anything else.
Nope. The shooting guard next to Luka shoot be able to play defense and THJ does not. We also need another creator on any spot. So while Oladipo is perhaps a bit worse shooter, he is far better creator and defender. We have enough shooting on all other rotation spots. And again, it is not like Dipo is a bad shooter.
(10-19-2020, 01:01 PM)Kammrath Wrote: I consider trading for him to be VERY high risk.
Again, I don't agree. If the price is THJ (or another couple of role players) and #18, I think it is very much worth the risk. Worst case, Dipo is gone next season and Mavs have their max cap space to play with - THJ and role players are gone in any case. Even if Dipo doesn't improve his last season performance, he is still bringing around THJ level value, looking at the overall package, not just spot up shooting.
(10-19-2020, 01:01 PM)Kammrath Wrote: On the other hand the fit of Dipo and Luka is NOT obvious especially when Dipo did not mesh well with Brogdon (IND was +1.9 for the year but Brog+Dipo was -4.9!)
First, you are building your argument on the 19 games Dipo was bad overall and second, you are building on a very small sample. Why not using the 2017-18 season before injury? Dipo was +8,7 with Collison. Or season before that? Oladipo was +9,2 with Westbrook.
(10-19-2020, 01:01 PM)Kammrath Wrote: He shot 39% on FGs and 31% on 3s (27.5% on catch and shoot).
He shot 40 % on catch and shoot 3 pointers last two seasons before the injury, so again lets please not focus on small sample post injury 19 games.
(10-19-2020, 01:01 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Finally, comparing THJ to Dipo we have to note that Dipo has played ON BALL for most of his career while THJ is an OFF BALL spot up shooter.
Actually not. THJ was playing on ball a lot, which is why he was so bad before Dallas. He sucks playing on ball. On the other hand, Mavs need and are looking for another player who can create - which means he will play on ball too. Luka never had a problem playing with on ball guys (Dragic in the national team and Llull in Madrid).
It is also not true Dipo played most of his career on ball. He was playing next to Westbrook and his usage percentage was in the low twenties. Exactly where THJ usage percentage was the last season.