Post#222 » by sam_I_am » Wed Nov 8, 2023 1:21 pm
lon3lytoaster wrote:JJHondo17 wrote:Lot of daggers being thrown at P-Rabbit yet who led the team in +/-? He did at + 13 so he must have been doing something right. Had 6 rebounds (3 offensive) and was at the point of the spear when they were pressing full court. If we get 10 -15 points from him, that's great, but we shouldn't need it with the offensive talent on this team.
Brother he has 7 points all season outside of the 4th quarter against Indiana. Single game +/- is not a usable metric.
I would settle for a consistent 5-8 points a game but to say he’s a specialist who certainly isn’t doing anything special right now is being nice.
During preseason he was getting too much praise when it was obvious he was the same guy he has always been. As bad as he has played…..eyeball test says he is still the same guy he has always been. I think he will bounce back and look better. Unfortunately, when he plays against NBA top 7 players, he is not as reliable a 3 pt shooter - more like 30% than his +40% career average - and that has always been true. He can get streaky but my impression has always been that he takes and makes most of his 3 pointers against other teams’ deep bench players.
He is a gritty competitor who should be able to flesh out a 10-15 min role and his production will improve with more repitions . That said, I think long term he is a bad fit with what makes this team special and I would prefer we trade his salary next year.
"I think the criticism's stupid," Stevens said. "So I don't care. I'm with Jaylen (Brown) on that. Those two had achieved more than most 25 and 26 year olds ever had. I'd rather be in the mix and have my guts ripped out than suck."
