06-15-2021, 09:49 AM
(06-15-2021, 08:12 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Why do so many people think the Mavs have to retain THJ? I don´t get it.
The last five play-offs games THJ shot:
25-74 = 33.7%
12-40 = 30%
8-8 = 100%
14 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 0.8 APG on bad shooting and suspect defense. One reason we struggle so much without Luka is that THJ cannot handle the ball at all.
If you exclude THJ´s two first games in this series, that´s also not that far off what his career play-off stats look like. You can easily replace that production.
Orlando probably has no use for Terrence Ross anymore. I think they would consider Richardson for T-Ross straight up. One year less on Richardson, slightly smaller salary and can probably agree to a buyout eventually to save even more money. The Mavs get a player for a cost-controlling 25/2, rather than 72/4 for THJ.
It's not that people think they have to. It's that they think they will. There is mutual interest between the two, and not likely somebody is going to money whip THJ out of here. There is also the potential advantage of operating over the cap and getting the full MLE.
I'm not sure cherry picking a subset of games in a single playoff series is the best way to evaluate a player. The main reason we struggle with Luka off the court is that we don't really have anyone to run the second unit. Brunson is more of a undersized SG and there is nobody else.
That being said, I am not married to THJ as I think he is a questionable fit next to Luka starting due to his questionable defense. I am simply resigned to the likelihood that's the direction they will take (unless he needs to go to land a "star").