I don’t get where this is coming from. In the past 4 seasons has there been games where he doesn’t appear interested in scoring? Yes, definitely. But he also had the most efficient regular season of his career last year, averaged the most points he has since Chicago, and has had countless stretches of dominant performances in the regular season. If it’s injury or dissatisfaction with the state of the franchise is yet to be seen, but we have absolutely not seen what looks to be such a disinterested Butler to start the season… With mediocre at best performances. It positively is a valid concern for fans.
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Jimmy is always good in the regular season, great in the postseason.
The few games this year he absolutely fucking sucks and stands in a corner not trying to create at all for himself or others.
It’s not ‘Jimmy always plays bad in the regular season’, this is a total straw man argument.
Its : Jimmy has always had stretches like this and just because it’s happening in games 1-4 doesn’t mean it’s worse this year and a cause for major concern.
Last year games 7-11 (5 games): 13pts (36% fg), 23 pts (35% fg) missed 2 games, 16 pts ( 36% fg).
That was roughly week 3 of a season that ended up with him being All-NBA 2nd team without team success. We are far from legitimate concern still.