nate33 wrote:hugepatsfan wrote:I think you guys are really underrating Jrue. He's still really, really good.
I really don't think so.
Jrue posted a TS% of just .565 despite a very low USG% of 15.8%. He was only shooting when wide open and still managed a TS% 2.5% below the team average. Likewise his 3P% was just 35% despite only shooting when wide open.
At this point, he is mostly just a one-way defensive player - still elite as an on-ball defender against guards, but too short to be an impact help defender. Basically, he is not quite as good as Caruso, and Caruso just signed an extension for $20M a year. Why would anyone want to pay Jrue $30M+?
This is really an uninformed take.
He guards everyone and anyone, pretty effectively for the most part, can create his own offense or for others.
He is ranked 60 in LEBRON of guys who played 1750 minutes or more, and similarly in other impact stats.
Calling him Caruso lite is hyperbole.
His shooting was down and no one is trying to say he is worth 3/104. But he will be a good player this year and likely next, maybe that third year not so much. Hard to say. People act like if a dude is 35 he can no longer play.