He took 5 threes, where one was after the game was practically over (27 seconds left or so) and one was more or less a shot-clock buzzer. While a few of the spin move layups were pretty wild, I thought for the most part they were under control. He simply played a very, very good game.
THT Turning The Corner?
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He's been turning the corner since January. Turning a corner doesn't mean you cease having bad games.
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Here is my worry with THT. I think he is improving. I think he's fun to watch. I think my issue with him long term on a team that wins at a high level is that he will likely have flashes of amazingness and flashes of cringiness. When he is in a smaller minute role I am not sure he will get the chance to work through the valleys. I am glad he is getting a lot of time to hopefully get the decision-making stuff figured out and work on consistency. Improved decision making and better shooting will really help those thing smooth out.
Point THT Numbers this season. I think that if this guy was a 22 year old rookie we'd be super excited about him. Instead he's a 22 year old 4th year player with one more year left, but I'm still pleased with his play at PG. He needs the ball in his hands to be effective. You probably don't want to hitch your offense to the THT experience but we are winning these minutes hard.
If he were a 22yr old rookie we definitely would be viewing him as a big time building block versus some people that still view him as a scrub.
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This... the age thing stops being this huge indicator at some point... and I'd say between a year at Iowa State and 4 years in the league he is much closer to his ceiling than a 22 year old that is finishing his first year of NBA basketball.
THT having a solid game vs Miami would be impressive.
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Miami has a way of clogging the toilet. I won't hold it against him if he (and the team) suck tonight.
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This would be a lot easier if we didn't already have Sexton. they are two entirely different players who would fill the same spot. (sixth man energy guys). and i really want to keep Dunn. I agree with what someone said earlier, maybe we sigh as we let Clarson go. sorry dud, wrong side of thirty.
I don't necessarily disagree, but I do think it's somewhat of a case by case basis. THT is still very raw and unpolished. I think he has a lot of room to grow and is getting better. Ochai is doing some new things, but I'd still say THT has a much greater ceiling and room for growth (I'm not saying he'll get there). Ochai has less experience and has had less chances, but he was a never the type of prospect with a wide variance,
While I understand this line of thinking....the other side of this coin is often used in favor of players. He might get in a game for 3 minutes, completely stink it up, and never get a chance to make up for it. But he may also get in the game for 3 minutes, play well, and he won't have the cringeworthy moment because he's already subbed out. When we talked about Dunn/Shaw Harrison, it was a common talking point that we liked those guys because they add a change of pace and their flaws were not that big of a deal.
I think it's good to have some guys who provide consistent value that you can rely on. But when it comes to guys who are highly variable, I'm not sure it helps or hurts the player in question. I know coaches strongly prefer the more consistent option but having a guy who is a little bit of an X factor isn't the worst thing ever. A good balance is nice,