Edug27 wrote:celticfan42487 wrote:I think Jimmy Butler is a perfectly fine player, in a Demar Derozen way.
But at the same time, in this day and age...I do have concerns about having a back court player that can't shoot 3s.
Don't get me wrong, with the incredible amount of increase workload he's about to get, both Demar and Jimmy will get all-star nods. And you're happy if you have them... but their lack of fit in a modern offense makes them someone you don't go out of your way to get.
(their ability to get to the line off set this quite a bit and they might be better end of game scorers then I give them credit for... I don't watch many Bull or Raptor games in my spare time)
I think Jimmy is a better 3 pt shooter than you give him credit for. And I think he will continue to improve.. Especially in an offense that generates him better looks. But yes, Derozan isn't very good from long range.
Yeah he's not Demar bad from 3, but 33% as not the #1 option... I'm not sure he's going to get more open looks going forward without Rose and Gasol to take the pressure off.
When he actually starting shooting 3s the past few years have been 28%, 38%, 31% so... I guess we'll see where he settles. He's not that young, been in the league 5 years.
In general the theory is usage goes up, efficiency goes down.
But we'll see. He has potential there but it is concerning. This year will be very telling.
He's certaintly not Derozen where the ship has waved bye bye a long time ago.
