rd26 wrote:The Comedian wrote:rd26 wrote:
First, we generally agree on JB. He has no business initiating the offense. It happens way too often and needs to stop. He is a gifted closer, and that should be his role. The only exception for me is pushing the pace across half court, I do like him in that role, but if nothing is there, give it up.
Count the times in any game that JT walks the ball up the court, dribbles until he either shoots or is double teamed, and quite often both. Its ALOT.
I'm not saying JT isn't good, certainly not saying JB is better. I am saying that this team will continue to live and die by how well JT shoots any given night as long as our best player is simply used to bring it up and go to work.
I don't hate JT, quite the opposite, but I despise the playstyle, and that does not originate with JB, nor will it go away if we trade him for a lesser scorer.
I agree with pretty much all of this. We’re “arguing” small semantic stuff, but agree on the overall point I think.
I just think Tatum’s issue this year is he’s just missing shots he usually makes.
Cimpletely agree. I just think JB is getting too much of the blame and JT too little, but neither is being used correctly. Lack of a #3 plus a rookie head coach compounds that.
I will freely admit that I'm a pure sucker for athletic upside draft picks, and once the fans boo'd JB on draft night, he just fell directly into binky number 1 for me, so maybe my objectivity isn't the best.
I was actually one of the few who legit wanted to draft Jaylen, I thought the Cal system was trash, and Jaylen’s work ethic was already well known by that point.
He is REALLY good at what he’s good at, but it’s the other stuff that I worry about. I’d love for him to prove me wrong, and that he can be that second guy.
