Dogen wrote:playa-hater wrote:There is a role for Springer in Boston/NBA. But only if he can shoot.. And I mean better than Brissett. I don't want any more players with suspect shooting. It kills ball movement and spacing. But because he is 21 and does have decent mechanics from what I see, he has time. But not much IMO. He needs to show steady shooting improvements by early next year.
Maybe it's unfair, but I've already made my personal verdict on Brissett's offensive skills: monumentally poor. I like him as a hustle guy on the team, but cringe every time he winds up for a move on O.
Springer, though, I do agree about the mechanics. He looks OK. Also agree that there's not much time to put it together. Even with his very intriguing Marcus-Tony-lite on-the-ball defense,
it's not going to mean anything on a team that requires that at least 4 players on the court can shoot.
If we require at least 4 players on the court who can shoot, then why can't Springer be the 5th player?
You have KP or Al at the 5 - they can both shoot..
Would Springer be better if he could shoot? Yes, of course.
Is there a chance he isn't able to stick around long term in Boston (or in the NBA in general) if his shooting doesn't improve? Yes.
But I don't really buy this "he only has a role in the NBA if he can shoot" stuff. It's overly-simplistic analysis imo.
-Okogie has been a solid rotation player for Suns - non shooter
-Lamar Stevens was a key rotation player for the Cavs..was a non-shooter
-Prior to this season (his age 23 season), Isaac Okoro couldn't really shoot but was still a solid rotation player for a Cavs team that went to the playoffs
-Dillon Brooks has had seasons where he was pretty much a non-shooter but he was still a starter/key reserve for some good Grizzly teams due to his defense, toughness, hustle and energy
-Tony Allen was a good rotation player for many years - non-shooter
-Caruso early on in his career wasn't a shooter, helped the Lakers win the 2020 title
-Bruce Brown early in his career couldn't really shoot but was still a good rotation players on some good teams..due to his defense, hustle, toughness, energy
-Gary Payton II was the 8th man for the Warriors when they won the
-Pat Bev has had seasons where he was pretty much a non-shooter, but was still a solid rotation player dude to his defense, hustle, toughness, energy
-Derrick White when he first got to Boston didn't shoot..yet he was a top 6 player on a team that went to the NBA finals
-Amen Thompson was very good this season for the Rockets..was a non-shooter
-Ausar Thompson was very good this season for the Pistons..was a non-shooter
-Oladipo has had seasons where he didn't shoot but was still a decent rotation player
-Haywood Highsmith cracked into the Heat rotation, without being a shooter..he did it with his defense, hustle, energy and toughness
-Brissett was a solid role player for Boston this season..didn't really shoot but was still able to make positive contributions almost every time he was on the floor - mostly due to his rebounding but also his hustle, energy, and defense
There's plenty of other examples too.