(10-20-2022, 02:11 PM)Kammrath Wrote: The Mavs also have a THJ problem.
They NEED to play him so he has some value approaching the TDL. But playing him takes valuable minutes from better fitting and more impactful players.
In 16 mins last night Luka+THJ had an offensive rating of 111.1 and a defensive rating of 150.0 (net of -38.9). You absolutely cannot play the two of them together if they are not going to give better effort within the team defensive scheme.
THJ (and DB, to a slightly lesser degree) have the same problem on offense. They try to shoot off the pirouette. I know a quick release is emphasized in the NBA, but they shoot off the pirouette with nobody around them. And nobody can reliably shoot off the pirouette. If they'll just face the basket and shoot--their shooting percentages will go up--possibly dramatically.
On defense:
Bertans is better than he seems...and he puts out a lot of effort.
THJ is not so good on defense simply because he only cares about shooting. If he gets the ball you can pretty much bet that he's going to shoot 80% of the time. When he doesn't have the ball he forgets to defend--because he's waiting to shoot when he does get it. A conundrum...
Yeah...Kidd made some poor decisions and didn't react fast enough.