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THT Turning The Corner?

Man, if THT can become a legit starting PG, that TWolves trade becomes even more lopsided.

I’ve been a big fan of his, but never really considers him starting quality at PG. Just didn’t see his shooting as taking the next step. If he can fill that role here for the last stretch of the season, Jazz should be in good shape moving forward.
 
rocfan1 said:

View: https://youtu.be/PLt6XfkaM-s


Did THT turn a corner, No. This is who he is, he's scored 40 before and 30+ in preseason games and multiple in season games in the high 20s. These are the flashes he shows that keeps a team holding onto his potential. Glad he had a good game and we got the win. Charlotte's defense was soo bad I couldn't really evaluate his game.
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The game last night was ten times better than any game he played with the lakers.
Eddie Zero said:
no this is THT from the day he was drafted- a one dimensional one on none hero ball scorer with the length to catch defenders sleeping and the shot ability to make them pay for sleeping.
What is nice to see is the court vision from him. I dont think Hardy did **** regarding THT
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You talk as if all he did was shoot and play hero ball. He was efficient, rebounded and dished out 10 assists on a night our best player shot 3-20 something. How many more assists could he have had?
 
I know that his size is part of what makes him work, but I’d sure like to see how he’d look at about 10 pounds lighter and leaner. I’m worried that he’s just currently not in the best shape he’s capable of. Hopefully, the Jazz work with him to fine tune his body as well as his skill. Kessler and Agbaji fall in that same category for me as well.
 
Based on what I’ve seen so far:

Kessler (21)
THT (22)
Agbaji (23)
Sexton (24)
Markkanen (26)

That’s a pretty decent group of young players to start a rebuild around, plus a boatload of draft assets to either use or trade to continue to upgrade the roster.
 
I cannot onboard THT hype train yet since the guy was praised as the greatest tank commander just a week ago. His season high (last game) and low (SA game) were less than two weeks apart. No one turns the corner that fast, not even THT with his spin moves. So as a primary ball handler its a no for me at this point.

However I see his upside as a really solid 2-way second unit commander who can contribute with 20-25 MPG in a good team and also fill in for starters at PG/SG with solid play. Needs to develop consistency and reduce erratic decisions and I think when he gets older and matures that could happen pretty naturally.

That being said, I loved the passes he made to traffic last game. If that is something he can do effectively and in such volumes night after night then I might be converted to believe in his starter upside.
 
HermanG said:
I cannot onboard THT hype train yet since the guy was praised as the greatest tank commander just a week ago. His season high (last game) and low (SA game) were less than two weeks apart. No one turns the corner that fast, not even THT with his spin moves. So as a primary ball handler its a no for me at this point.

However I see his upside as a really solid 2-way second unit commander who can contribute with 20-25 MPG in a good team and also fill in for starters at PG/SG with solid play. Needs to develop consistency and reduce erratic decisions and I think when he gets older and matures that could happen pretty naturally.

That being said, I loved the passes he made to traffic last game. If that is something he can do effectively and in such volumes night after night then I might be converted to believe in his starter upside.
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As I said after the game, this performance was a true outlier. An offense where the main weapon is THT going 1-on-3 with wild spin layups and stepback 3's early in the clock is not realistic or desirable. In fact, as a part of the regular menu it would be horrible. 99 times of 100 that's a gift to the opposition, and then once in a blue moon he catches fire while nobody else has anything going on. That happened in the Charlotte game.

Most NBA players are capable of going on heaters like the one THT had. It's just that it's rare for role players to get the amount of touches and shots they need to get almost 40 points. In the Hornets game, THT made some really nice passes but he also went 1-on-5 a ton from the moment he crossed midcourt. That's obviously something we don't want to happen with any frequency.

The job of a modern starting PG is to run the team's offense while being a shooting/scoring threat as well. THT played more like a iso scorer who just happened to have the ball to start each trip down the court. His playmaking is shaky, and that's putting it mildly.

I see him as a backup combo guard. Trouble is, we have quite a few of those guys already.
 
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Nope. He has just had a good stretch. He's a solid role piece but nothing more. Hopefully he proves me wrong.
 
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