BlazersBroncos wrote:Posting the raw stats of the Thompson twins is a bit disingenuous - they have both shown elite defensive abilities which isnt going to be fleshed out in a simple ppg/apg/rpg stat line.
The player we thought we were getting in Scoot (IE a Rose lite') is someone you take over the Thompson twins. But if Scoot is only destined to be a role player I certainly would take the taller, more athletic, better defensive super role players that the Thompsons' project over the type of role player Scoot will project.
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Also why on earth is Kris getting the starting nod over Camara. Outside one being a SRP and one being a FRP I can see zero reasoning. Murray has not displayed a single skill that I would say is better than anything Camara has to offer.
Disingenuous means I'm purposely trying to hide something--I'm not. You're right that both Thompsons have "shown elite defensive abilities"...to a lesser extent Scoot has also flashed elite passing ability.
So my questions are:
1) If the Thompsons never learn how to shoot or finish at the rim consistently, is being only an elite defender/connector piece worth much in today's NBA?
2) Right now, in a redraft would you take either of the Thompsons over Scoot?
As for the Kris vs. Camara question--my best guess is Chauncey is trying to reward players for good games and adjusting lineups for matchups, which I guess is...a strategy. Seems like at PF he's using Kris, Camara, and Jabari interchangeably...I don't think it makes much sense either, honestly.