THT bench warmer application thread

[LogGrad98]

Caliing out JC is fair, and Sexton also gets the full benefit of better spacing with Lauri and uses it as his usage goes up by 1.58% when he plays with Lauri.

I also agree that when Keyonte started the year facilitating more than shooting it was more beneficial to Lauri, but I also thinks he is largely collateral in that equasion. His own usage drops from 22.6 to 19.2 when he is on the court with Lauri, so he definitely defers more when playing with him. The bigger problem with Keyonte is that he is too quick to defer to Clarkson, who then "does his thing". JC usage with Keyonte goes up by 1.91% and the other two main beneficiaries from Keyonte deferring are Kessler (+2.05%) and Fontecchio (+2.66%). Kessler is a great sighting on that list, but neither JC or Fontecchio should be ahead of Lauri in the "pecking order" of who you pass the ball to.

So if Keyonte wants to be a good NBA level starting PG he needs to understand who the best player is, and prioritize getting him the ball. He defers, but to the wrong guy(s).

Some of that is dictated by what the defense is doing too. Lauri is the primary target of opposing defenses. Tougher for a young inexperienced guard to get him the ball. Which explains why Dunn drives Lauri's usage up, with his years of experience.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Could be, but then again... if we're trying to win and paying attention to that kind of stuff, Keyonte shouldn't be playing at all.

If we were trying to lose we’d be playing Hendricks and Brice and we wouldn’t have traded for Collins. Key has gone from starting to off the bench

 

[Miggs]

THT doesn’t play. We win handily against a top team on the road.

 

[SolenTent]

View: https://twitter.com/DustinT__NBA/status/1744571286297219239?t=kCGpu4Jq_61fEiI1p650MA&s=19

 

[Tremendous Upside]

View: https://twitter.com/DustinT__NBA/status/1744571286297219239?t=kCGpu4Jq_61fEiI1p650MA&s=19

No way around it, this stuff looks pretty horrible. THT has his work cut out for him to convince some team that he can still become a winning player.

 

[Flc]

母狗 is Manadarin for “bitch.”

 

[KqWIN]

View: https://twitter.com/DustinT__NBA/status/1744571286297219239?t=kCGpu4Jq_61fEiI1p650MA&s=19

This is unfair to THT. THT is one of the better +/- guys. What you're seeing is a result of what happens when THT is off the court, which obviously isn't in his control.

These numbers look incorrect btw. They should be -4.5, -9.9, 13.4. In both of the first two categories, the Jazz played better with THT on the court than without.

 

[KqWIN]

I wouldn’t pass up the chance to **** on THT. But I really don’t think our recent success/early failures were a direct result of THT haha. I think he played up to his standard (which wasn’t high Tbf).

 

[Elizah Huge]

I wouldn’t pass up the chance to **** on THT. But I really don’t think our recent success/early failures were a direct result of THT haha. I think he played up to his standard (which wasn’t high Tbf).

All I know is we’re 8-0 when he doesn’t play.

 

[KqWIN]

All I know is we’re 8-0 when he doesn’t play.

It’s definitely funny, but obviously is not the whole truth. I actually think more credit needs to be given to Dunn/Sexton rather than giving credit to the lack of THT. They’ve really raised their level.

 

[fishonjazz]

It’s definitely funny, but obviously is not the whole truth. I actually think more credit needs to be given to Dunn/Sexton rather than giving credit to the lack of THT. They’ve really raised their level.

Plus we 100% lose the Celtics game if tht doesn't play

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[Tremendous Upside]

It’s definitely funny, but obviously is not the whole truth. I actually think more credit needs to be given to Dunn/Sexton rather than giving credit to the lack of THT. They’ve really raised their level.

Yeah, but then again... THT being out of the rotation has allowed them to get more responsibility and made the rotations a lot more predictable, providing them with a chance to get into a rhythm (which is huge IMO). Everything affects everything.

People were asking for a consolidation trade because of this very reason, but Hardy solved it in another way. Sucks for THT, but it is what it is. He's had a ton of chances to prove he's a winning player and failed to do it.