This is a joke, right? Did they not watch the NBA Finals where JB tried to imitate MJ in the final three games, and just kept turning the ball over and over as we lost three in a row for the first (and hopefully only) time in 2022? You don’t turn the ball over like that as frequently as JB did by having an elite handle. JB is a very good two-way player, but his handle is clearly below average for his position. The last thing we need is JB thinking he’s got this amazing handle and can write checks his handle cannot cash—that’s one of the foremost reasons why we lost those last three games to Golden State.
Smart did improve his handle, but he’s basically got an average handle for a PG. JT may have an above average handle for a 3/4–and probably has the best handle among our starting five—but that is not something to write home about.