Spates wrote:Clay Davis wrote:tsherkin wrote:
Hehehe, lovely.
Has he, thought? I suppose if all you care about is pure volume, then sure, but anyone can put up volume with enough attempts if you don't care about efficiency at all.
Yes, I agree that we do not need him to be a go-to scorer and we shouldn't have him taking pull-up 3s or stepbacks... or really any 3s above the break. But in the same breath, I think he is still a very good player if we aren't ramming possessions to him and trying to force him into something he's not.
I'd be very happy with Scottie down to 10 or 12 very sculpted FGA/g, emphasizing his defense and occasionally using him as a playmaker. He's a touch overpaid, but it is what it is. And if he starts catching All-D selections, we'll worry less about that, undoubtedly. And he definitely has that level of defensive ability.
So, as I said in my earlier post, I think there are ways to improve his value as a scoring threat. The first is to release him of focal obligation. That SHOULD be happening right away. Then it's to slap him right in the mouth every time he takes an above-break 3, because he's not good at them. Then it's about getting him to screen competently, cut well off-ball, and see if we can't leverage a little of his post game. And then SOME of those drives. He's also pretty good in transition, more as a passer than as a scorer but that's useful anyway. So we should 100% keep letting him race the ball up the court in transition because he's a good defensive rebounder and that option presents itself often.
The trick is that we need to be very clear that he isn't supposed to be a 20+ ppg scorer, and he isnt' supposed to be a volume isolation guy. He isn't good at those things to any degree which makes it worthwhile to send such possessions his way. So if we can start emphasizing more off-ball action and the play types at which he IS somewhat proficient, his overall look as a scorer will be much better.
There's potential there, just not as the type of dominant focal scorer which we lack so badly right now.
How do you think Scottie would do in Siakam's current role? Running in transition, attacking mismatches? I think he's great at attacking smaller defenders, since he actually has a good touch and he's naturally physically imposing. I believe his rizz will be unlocked by improving his handles. Unlikely that that happens but... maybe he proves us wrong.
Scootie doesn't have Siakam's motor. Neither does he have Pascal's refines midrange. Scottie is dusting off the dreams of being like Tyrese Haliburton
Isn't Siakam shooting near 40% from 3s this season? Over 45% from 3s in the playoffs?
Barnes isn't even a 3&D yet, and let's not even get to self creation, so I am unsure how we want to compare Barnes to Siakam. I think we can compare Barnes to Anunoby.
