02-07-2022, 06:28 PM
(02-07-2022, 06:03 PM)mvossman Wrote: Feel like we will have the same issues with him that we had with THJ. He is a better shooter, but even worse defender. Like THJ, I don't really think he fits what Kidd is trying to do here.
I feel like the statement "better shooter" vastly understates just how much of a different league Hield is as a shooter compared to THJ. If anything Hield will be bringing back what we had with Seth, and even then he's a better volume 3pt shooter.
Again the only player that has exceeded Hield at 3pt shooting since he's come into the league when both volume and efficiency are taken into account is Steph Curry. Lillard is close as well.
That kind of shooting is enough to forego some defense. Especially in the playoffs. He's having a down year this year by his standards, but I think that's him being mentally checked out of SAC at this point.
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