Doc Rivers gives honest assessment of Matisse Thybulle’s shooting
WILMINGTON, Del.–The Philadelphia 76ers convened at their G League affiliate’s home in Delaware on Saturday to have an intrasquad scrimmage as they continue to push towards opening night in Boston on Oct. 18.
The Sixers have a lot of expectations as they continue to chase a title and they will be led by their star duo of Joel Embiid and James Harden. The two of them will be the engine that drives the machine in the City of Brotherly Love, but they will need some help in order to get it done.
The Sixers brought in some new additions over the summer that figure to help, but they will need internal improvement from the likes of Matisse Thybulle as well. The defensive stud out of Washington has established himself as one of the top defenders in the league, but his offense continues to lag behind.
Thybulle worked hard on his jumper all offseason long, but he is 1-for-6 from deep to begin preseason play. However, coach Doc Rivers is happy that he is continuing to work as hard as he can on the shot. The work will eventually pay off for him.
“Just saying, it’s a work in progress,” said Rivers on Saturday. “All we can ask is he puts in the time and I think he’s worked as hard as anybody. He put in a lot of time when it’s shot, but there’s so many things that go into it when you’re not a good shooter.”
The biggest thing with Thybulle is he’s at least taking those shots. He is at least not getting discouraged by a few misses and he will continue to grow as a shooter and help the Sixers succeed on the offensive end.
“Learning to be that learning to ignore misses and know that you put in the work and keep shooting,” Rivers added. “The problem is you miss a couple and then you start questioning. You stop shooting you stop and so far has not done that and that’s what we want him to do.”
The Sixers will continue their preseason schedule on Monday when they travel to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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