Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
The shot does count for 3 points, but let's not pretend that they impact defenses the same way. They don't, and we both know it. You can't tell me that there's no difference between how teams defend someone like Lonzo and how teams defend someone like (a normal season of) Redick. One, they're happy to ignore. The other, they go into panic mode rushing to try and chase. Movement matters. Plus, of course, while the point value is the same, the circumstances of shooting don't. Someone like JJ has been valuable in his career because he can get that shot off in any circumstance and still hit: it doesn't matter who has been on him or when he catches it or what, if he gets an inch of daylight he can kill. Lonzo is not like that, nor is Ingram: if you make the shot even slightly difficult, their ability to get that shot off is reduced highly, and that changes how you have to defend them. Redick needs to be smothered: Lonzo can kinda just be left and you don't mind recovering a little late on him.
I've argued for Duncan Robinson for a long time, won't go over all the reasons again cause I think they're quite obvious from context and everything. I do think he's gettable, though the price is up for debate: I don't think he'll be quite as expensive as some people fear, though, and I think the value he'd add to this time would be worth it.