CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers have some questions that need to be answered in terms of how to improve the roster, but there also has to be some internal improvements from the players on their roster in order to get to where they want to go.
The biggest example of that is Matisse Thybulle. After finishing up his third season in the league, Thybulle is still considered one of the top defenders in the league with his ability to wreak havoc all over the floor and he can disrupt the opposition’s offensive game plans.
However, he has got to improve on the offensive end of the floor. Thybulle revealed that he has a goal to be a threat on the offensive end and the team has confidence in him that he can get it done.
“I think Matisse is someone who’s got an elite defensive component and I think he’s looking at himself and saying, how can I improve and contribute in other ways?” said president Daryl Morey.
Morey then went into discussing how tough it is to really play one-way players in the playoffs such as Thybulle. That’s a challenge for coach Doc Rivers to figure out a rotation.
“In the playoffs, and Doc and I were talking about this, the players who are sort of extreme one-way type players, it’s challenging in the playoffs,” said Morey. “It’s challenging for the coaches, it’s challenging for the players. I think for Matisse, his mission, which he knows, is how can he improve in ways that makes him someone that can make more of an impact in the playoffs and I think he will in the future.”
With that being said, Rivers, Morey, and the Sixers believe he is going to get better in that area and they are remaining patient and confident in his ability to improve on the offensive end.
“He’s working on it,” said Rivers. “I can tell you that. It is difficult. One way players are better in the regular season than the playoffs. I think we all know that, but Matisse is putting in the time. We hired the right resources, as far as…
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