I though these first 25 games would be his time to show us he can be the guy but it’s been the opposite. Almost every major statistical category of his is down and his shooting splits have been god awful. On top of that his body language had been terrible. Multiple times this year he’s jogging up the floor and sulking. Moping around during big runs where we need him to step up and be a leader.
Hope Ja can get him right but he looks completely checked out
The only thing that he’s “improved” on is complaining to the refs. Refs have been terrible this year, but that’s NBA wide and a consistent issue year after year (it’s the one thing I think needs the most improvement league wide). He really hasn’t looked good since he started with team usa. It’s transferred to regular season play. It’s been yet another disappointment in a long opening season of disappointments…
When he drives to the hole he does the same slow Euro-step each time. His handles aren’t anything that challenge defenders. He does sometimes pass the ball away when shut down but his assist totals make it clear that he’s rarely passing it away to people who are in scoring position.
Basically Trip’s not difficult to figure out if you’re an opposing team. His 3PT% is awful so far, as is his all around FG%. And I will die on a hill that is No-Other-Block-Leader-Gets-So-Few-Rebound-They’re-Not-Mutually-Exclusive-Skillsets-So-Don’t-Give-Him-a-Pass. He should be getting a dozen boards a night. It’s frustrating to see his play sometimes. One night he’ll put up 30 and the next it’s 14.
Casual