Klay Thompson

**DMC** · 05-30-2017

I don't think people have realised how bad Thompson has been defensively the past couple of seasons. He started out as a good defender, now he's terrible, probably their worst wing defender on their roster. For someone who struggles to do anything off the dribble against any sort of capable defender, there's no way you'd pay him.

Durant's arrival put Klay as an odd wheel. He's playing a strange role now. I can see some team snatching him up soon, if GS doesn't part ways with The Servant.

**phxspurfan** · 05-30-2017

Originally Posted by DMC

Durant's arrival put Klay as an odd wheel. He's playing a strange role now. I can see some team snatching him up soon, if GS doesn't part ways with The Servant.

We'll take a Splash Brother!

**therealtruth** · 05-30-2017

Originally Posted by pgardn

No KL, no Tony...

They had plenty of options. And with Thompson having no pressure offensively poor Patty was dead meat. The old Ginobili setting up Mills in the open floor is no longer. It's not like he's gonna need to cover Green. You are not gonna put him on Gasol or Aldridge. This is actually where Simmons athletic ability is useful. (If he could just shoot)

Putting Thompson on Mills is overkill to the extreme. Gotta shut down Patty from penetrating and dishing, he running the machine... No, not exactly. In fact not even close.

That's one of the problems with Green not being a scoring threat. He's shown flashes of doing it. End of game 5 against the Rockets. Or 2013 Finals through first 5 games. To beat the Warriors everyone has to be a threat. You can no longer have specialists.