https://twitter.com/chrisbhaynes/status/1330311906901389313?s=21
Wow, that is big time! For the MLE I mean.
He provides a lot of what this team needs. Toughness, rebounding, defense. Strength and quickness.
Not really. Not a good shooter (from freethrow line or the field considering he shoots dunks and layups) and he's never averaged more than a block for his career. His DBPM and win shares have been abysmal as well.
I love how people will get excited for Tristan Thompson, but won't get excited for Myles Turner who fits the system infinitely better and is a much better player at 24 lol.
We are literally just saving face at this point.
Thompson, the better rebounder and passer than Turner, at half the price as well, is a good signing. Using blocks and isolated metrics to try and determine how good he is on defence is, well, really foolish.
DWS uses Defensive rating which uses individual defensive stops to quantify how good a defender is (blocks, steals, DREBs, and individuals FG made and FG%.) He's been bad subpar in all those categories for his entire career and it shows.
He may have the tools to a solid NBA defender, but currently and for the last 3+ years he's been substandard. So yeah not just using blocks, using Defensive Rating, DWS, and blocks because all those are reflective of a player's defensive acumen
Might I remind you he also shoots 60% from the FT line. Even if he rebounds there's no guarantees he even gets consistent minutes because quite honestly the fit isn't there for Brad's system
