76ciology wrote:The thing about Harris is he is willing to play 3&D role and he can also be a 18ppg scorer.
And in this game with Biid and Maxey being able to score efficiently, he was asked to play 3&D, where he limited Demar to 15pts on 5 of 15 shooting.
Personally, my complaints don't have anything to do with Harris. He is what he is and we could do a lot worse at the position he plays. He's a professional, he never complains, he's not a distraction, he's got a nice skill set, and he can hit threes. I have no issues with the guy whatsoever aside from his massive contract. I'm still picking him over Dorian Finney-Smith, Maxi Kleber, Torrey Craig, or Chris Boucher.
I specifically name these guys because they all play the same position as Harris and they are all within his age range.Tobias Harris is a prime example of an underappreciated player that you miss once he's actually gone. Like I said, it's the contract that makes him so easy to criticize. I think we do part ways at the end of the year with him as it's probably in everyone's best interest.
Switching stances here,
My complaints with this current roster reside with our guards. Right now I feel like we've got two playoff playable guards on this roster with Maxey and Melton. After that, we've got Beverly who is useful at times but can't be counted on as a full-time capable backup. Especially at 35 years old. Jaden Springer is probably worth the squeeze if we decide to eventually play him, but he's not going to give us what we need from the guard position at this time. We need another primary handler with some size that is able to play and defend either guard position. You pair that mystery player with Maxey and Melton and you've got one hell of a dynamic trio to throw at teams. Having another guard like that also allows for Springer to actually play and settle into a role. I think ironically it's Patrick Beverly that's holding Springer back at the moment and that's because Beverly isn't a point guard and doesn't have the size to make up for it. But...You take a player like Spencer Dinwiddie and put him on this roster and you can have Springer play alongside him because Dinwiddie can create offense for others and it keeps Springer from having to play a role that he'll probably never be able to successfully play. Springer is definitely in the future plans with this team, but it's going to have to wait until we get another guard on this team that can stably run an offense.