Skin wrote:Residual-Heat wrote:Skin wrote:This is silly. You can't have too many ball handlers. If anything Franz is doing too much ball handling. His shooting regression was not good for us or the team. If he can focus less on ball handling and more on other parts of his game, then that will be good. Paolo as a ball handler was way too turnover prone too. Let's not pretend he's a Lebron type passer. Suggs is abysmal with his turnovers too.
Tyus being able to control the flow of the game, limit turnovers, help set them up to be scorers, and spread the floor is much more ideal.
You can definitely have too many ball-handlers. There's only one ball.
Paolo and Franz arent going to completely change the way they play to accommodate for Tyus. They will continue to handle the ball as they did last season, they just need a little help. They are 21-22 and are allowed to make mistakes and grow. This is the team the FO has built, and like it or not they will continue to have the ball in their hands most of the time next season. The turnovers will come down with more spacing and experience.
Monk is not the playmaker that Tyus is, but he's a better scorer. He has played with several other ball-handlers like Lebron, Fox, and Sabonis, and was effective alongside them. He's a great fit for this team.
Funny that you would say that "there's only one ball" as a fault in adding a player who likes to pass the ball, but don't apply it to a guy who likes to shoot the ball.
On top of that saying "this is the team the FO has built" as a reason for why things won't change is ridiculous. Franz and Paolo as ball handlers came to be out of necessity more than design. Fultz is broken. I thought he had a chance, but he's playing with one arm out there. Cole is all chihuahua.... all bark, no bite. AB has zero history of being a ball handler/ball distributor.
Our team make up will continue to change every year as different talent sets are brought in. We are far from a finished design.
Monk isnt some chucker. He has played with stars and understands how to get easier looks for himself, and is a good passer that will find his teammates when open. He knows how to run a pick n roll and is SECOND in the league behind Luka (not counting Morant because he only played 6 games) in assists off of drives even though he only plays 26 MPG . All we need is for Paolo, Franz, Suggs and WCJ to hit their open shots. Paolo shot 36% on catch and shoot 3s, WCJ 37%, and Suggs 41%. Franz ofcourse struggled this season, but was shooting 40% on catch and shoot 3s in his second year. Monk himself shoots 38% off of catch and shoot 3s on decent volume, so he also spreads the floor for his teammates.