03-31-2021, 12:03 PM
(03-31-2021, 11:54 AM)mvossman Wrote: but the difference is JRich is a better player across the board (except rebounding) and is more likely to find his 3 point shot (has a better history with less spacing). There is a reason DFS is the guy other teams are leaving open.
See, you might be right about the above, but this is the part I'm not ready to call yet, personally. I would lean the other way, if anything. I'm not buying the idea that Richardson is a better defender than DFS, myself. Like @"Kammrath" said really well the other day, Richardson's game seems to be about creating a lot frenetic movement, which might appear to the eye as effective play, but in reality he seems to be out of position a LOT to me. Maybe I'm letting emotional bias creep into this, but my goal would be to keep an open mind until the end of the season.
Another factor, imo, is size and length. They're all wings, but DFS is uncommonly long for guys as quick and nimble as he is, defensively. That's something that neither Richardson nor THJ can offer (though neither is exactly size challenged) and I think it gets taken for granted a lot around here.