I think Niang has some added value as a passer and ball handler in the offense but he is forcing up some threes he shouldn't. Oni seems extremely disciplined and will likely stay within himself. He looked great on Tatum and Brown last night.
It feels like every other night he forces a three that he shouldn't. If he eliminated that forced three I think he'd be closer to his normal percentages. Last night the one off the rebound/scramble was stupid. He will force up a contested one in transition every now and again too... I feel like he needs to chill if he's gonna stay in the rotation. The offense is so good that we don't need to force that one up.
Problem is his shooting has been very sporadic. He straight up sucked for the first what, 8 games or so? Then he had a hot stretch for a few games, then has just been all over the board. Without a reliable 3 his D is not good enough, even though he has noticeably improved in that regard. I hope he either gets it together or someone else steps up.
I really doubt he's holding out. He signed a non-guaranteed deal to go to camp with a team that's currently tied for the worst record in the league. And he got waived. I'm willing to bet he answers any phone call.
That's step 1. Step 2 is finding a way to get the other Bogdanovic from Atlanta so we can have lineups with Bojan Bogdanovic, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Rudy Gay, and Rudy Gobert. Opposing players will get confused about who they're supposed to guard and leave us open for layups
Quin is also hiring Rudy Giuliani as an assistant coach.
Probably to the point where teams sag off of him defensively and he can't make them pay. Right now he is better for our spacing than Oni, because teams defend him closely at the 3 point line.
If true, jazz are about to turn into a **** show.
Long term I think Oni is better as a spot up guy too... He gets his shot off super quick... if he can hit 35-40% you won't be able to give any space. Niang's jumper requires a little loading time.
I thought Jack was retired. Lol. That's a big blast from the past.
The biggest argument in favor, or one of them, is how much he’s improved this year. He’s rebounding, playing adequate defense, and he’s even done some great drives to the basket. We should see how much he can keep improving. His improvement gives us the flexibility to make time to develop guys like Oni and Morgan, and rest guys like Ingles and Favors.
