This team moves as Jrue does

An elite 3pt shooter who can play wing is what I want.

And que, everyone back on the Jrue bandwagon. Jrue is good for this team people. Is he the best PG no. Can we upgrade sure, but why? We have more glaring needs.

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and I feel Cunningham has digressed as a player this year.

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Is it his 40% from three this year that makes you feel this way?
He can guard almost everyone on the court, hits 40% of his threes, and is a good slasher and finisher at the rim, making almost league minimum money. What more do you want?
He does everything you want Hill to do, just better, and for $9M less.

If there's a way to keep him and get rid of Hill, that would go a long way to making this team better in the offseason, assuming they pick up a legit SF.

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I agree and I disagree. The team moves as its role players do

In this Lakers game, the "Other Guys" had one good quarter. In the third, Hill hit a few shots, Thompson had a few steals and tough rebounds. And in that quarter, the Pels won 28-14

Now that he isn't playing scared anymore, you kinda know what you are getting from Jrue. You know AD and Cousins will be fine. If the other guys don't play like dog dookie, the Pels will look good. If those guys play well, the Pels will look great

I mean, look at the blown lead-- that was a stretch where Hill and Cunningham were putting up bricks. Therein lies the difference

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I think the two things are kind of interconnected. Chicken and egg, situation. If Jrue struggles, it puts pressure on the bench. If the bench struggles, it puts pressure on Jrue. The lack of quality guard depth just emphasizes Jrue's performance.

I would honestly take another ball handler over a wing shooter. Give me Darren Collison or Jeremy Lin over say Allen Crabbe or Kyle Korver

Now, one of each - that would really make me happy. But if I had to choose only one, I want the ball handler

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Ya'll are focusing way too much on him being a jack of all trades and not enough on him being an ace of none. And when I say ace, I don't mean all-star level. I mean competent NBA player level.

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This is why he makes $3M/yr. He's isn't an ace of anything. But he can still hit a 3, finish, and play good defense. No one that has watched him play over the last 2 years would say he's anything close to a liability on defense. He literally comes in the game just for defense at the end of games, b/c he can switch onto just about anyone and guard them effectively.

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He is not a good slasher or finisher.

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Yes he is. Do you watch the games? Are you confusing slasher/finisher with a guy that penetrates? If you hit DC cutting to the goal, he's going to dunk it. He is the best on the team at it without a doubt. Problem is our offense has little movement so you don't see it often.

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He makes 1.3 2 point FGs per game and 0.3 FTs in 24 minutes. He has a PER of 8.98. His real plus minus is -1.94. Solomon Hill is the only player on the team besides the big 3 who has a positive real plus minus at .01.

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So you don't watch games and base everything on stats. Gotcha.

Cunningham isnt' awful on offense. Anyone that hits 40% of their 3's isn't awful. If you hit him cutting to the goal, he will dunk it and finish the play. No he doesn't get to the free throw line. It's b/c he never has the ball except to shoot a three or finish at the rim after cutting to the basket. That's his role. He ins't a scorer, a ball handler, or a facilitator, which is why he makes $3M/yr.

Hill is a better defender than him, but that doesn't mean Cunningham sucks on defense. Hill is worse on offense, and makes a lot more money than him. No one cares when Hill shoots a 3. that's a win for the defense. You at least have to respect Cunningham when he shoots.

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Now, one of each - that would really make me happy. But if I had to choose only one, I want the ball handler

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Jonathon Simmons to me is interesting.

Not shooting it that great this year, but he has been respectable in the past. He's a really good ball handler, not much in setting guys up, but he can put the ball on the deck and get to the basket.

51 of 128 with Austin Spurs from 3 in 2014 (39.8 clip), then followed it up with an 18 of 47 rate last year with San Antonio (38%)

He's not young, but springy and has been around a winning culture the past two years.

We need someone more consistent than jrue as the third guy.