OHSportsFan
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Talking myself into the Richard Jefferson signing. Obviously would be nice to get younger, but where exactly were those kind of targets going to come from?
Fully expecting RJ to follow the path of a guy like Vince Carter that dropped the reliance on athleticism and turned himself into a spot up shooter- I think he's already on his way to that transformation. Vinsanity attempted the 2nd most 3P's of his career at age 36 and made them at a 40% clip. Jefferson already has some of that skill especially on catch and shoot and especially on corner 3's (49% 2 years ago, 44% made last year). He's probably about an average defender for his position.
Add in that he'll bring the professional attitude and LeBron making teammates better- by demanding more and by being one of the best "pocket-passers" to set shooters up in rhythm- and I expect Jefferson to do pretty well in the 15-20 minutes he'll play. Barring a complete drop off, which is definitely possible at his age, I think this is pretty alright.
The Haywood contract will eventually be a Trade-Exception that can be used later in the year to upgrade (to the tune of ~$10M) where necessary by taking advantage of a team selling at the deadline. Cavs doing what they can with what they got. Just have to go out and win now.
Fully expecting RJ to follow the path of a guy like Vince Carter that dropped the reliance on athleticism and turned himself into a spot up shooter- I think he's already on his way to that transformation. Vinsanity attempted the 2nd most 3P's of his career at age 36 and made them at a 40% clip. Jefferson already has some of that skill especially on catch and shoot and especially on corner 3's (49% 2 years ago, 44% made last year). He's probably about an average defender for his position.
Add in that he'll bring the professional attitude and LeBron making teammates better- by demanding more and by being one of the best "pocket-passers" to set shooters up in rhythm- and I expect Jefferson to do pretty well in the 15-20 minutes he'll play. Barring a complete drop off, which is definitely possible at his age, I think this is pretty alright.
The Haywood contract will eventually be a Trade-Exception that can be used later in the year to upgrade (to the tune of ~$10M) where necessary by taking advantage of a team selling at the deadline. Cavs doing what they can with what they got. Just have to go out and win now.
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