Post by DERRENMATTS on May 31, 2019 19:08:56 GMT -5
As was mentioned in the main board, there's talk that we made a promise to Matisse Thybulle, the 6'5" SG from the University of Washington, who is a tremendous defensive player. Promise or not, I can see Danny having interest in him because he likes to go after defensive minded players.
Initially, just blindly looking at his surface stats from this season, I thought Thybulle was another all defense limited offense type of player we've seen play for us over the years. But watching some of his clips and looking at his overall body of work, Thybulle has more to offer than just his amazing defense.
Matisse is not a poor shooter -- his shooting form looks good, he gets good elevation on his jumper, and his stats say he can knock them down at a good clip. Combining his sophomore and junior seasons, his FG% was 44%, which is good in today's standards. His 3pt% in those 2 years was 38%, which is good (he broke 40% his sophomore year). His FT% his sophomore and senior seasons combined was 84%, which is fantastic.
His True Shooting % his final 3 years averaged 55%, which is really nice.
The foundation is there to be at the very least, a serviceable shooter. He's also a fluid / graceful athlete who has good burst, which allows him to get out and run, and finish plays at the rim. And his movements on offense give me the impression that he has a clue.
Take for instance, Avery Bradley. Coming in after his freshmen year, and all the way through his first few years with us, he looked uncomfortable when the ball was in his hands. The only thing he knew how to do was dribble and pull up. Matisse looks so much more at ease and confident when the ball is in his hands and he's penetrating into the defense.
Much of Thybulle's value is tied in to his defense. With a pretty generous +7 differential between his height and wingspan (he's got a 7 foot wingspan), and cerebral feel for jumping the passing lanes, swiping at balls and timing for blocking shots, he's got the tools to be a difference maker on the defensive end, guarding PGs, SGs and possibly SFs.
Initially, just blindly looking at his surface stats from this season, I thought Thybulle was another all defense limited offense type of player we've seen play for us over the years. But watching some of his clips and looking at his overall body of work, Thybulle has more to offer than just his amazing defense.
Matisse is not a poor shooter -- his shooting form looks good, he gets good elevation on his jumper, and his stats say he can knock them down at a good clip. Combining his sophomore and junior seasons, his FG% was 44%, which is good in today's standards. His 3pt% in those 2 years was 38%, which is good (he broke 40% his sophomore year). His FT% his sophomore and senior seasons combined was 84%, which is fantastic.
His True Shooting % his final 3 years averaged 55%, which is really nice.
The foundation is there to be at the very least, a serviceable shooter. He's also a fluid / graceful athlete who has good burst, which allows him to get out and run, and finish plays at the rim. And his movements on offense give me the impression that he has a clue.
Take for instance, Avery Bradley. Coming in after his freshmen year, and all the way through his first few years with us, he looked uncomfortable when the ball was in his hands. The only thing he knew how to do was dribble and pull up. Matisse looks so much more at ease and confident when the ball is in his hands and he's penetrating into the defense.
Much of Thybulle's value is tied in to his defense. With a pretty generous +7 differential between his height and wingspan (he's got a 7 foot wingspan), and cerebral feel for jumping the passing lanes, swiping at balls and timing for blocking shots, he's got the tools to be a difference maker on the defensive end, guarding PGs, SGs and possibly SFs.
