NBA discourse has always paid a lot of lip service to the idea of the “Glue Guy.” Glue Guys are players who provide the connective tissue, so to speak, between the more important, star players on the roster. A good example: Jason Kidd, at age 37, led the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks in minutes, but had a minuscule usage rate and, from what I can recall, seemed to do nothing but shoot open 3s and stand at the top of the key making quick swing passes. You could casually watch a 2011 Mavs game and barely notice Jason Kidd was playing, and yet he was absolutely essential to their team.
21–22 NBA Previews: The Chicago Bulls (#13)
21–22 NBA Previews: The Chicago Bulls (#13)
21–22 NBA Previews: The Chicago Bulls (#13)
NBA discourse has always paid a lot of lip service to the idea of the “Glue Guy.” Glue Guys are players who provide the connective tissue, so to speak, between the more important, star players on the roster. A good example: Jason Kidd, at age 37, led the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks in minutes, but had a minuscule usage rate and, from what I can recall, seemed to do nothing but shoot open 3s and stand at the top of the key making quick swing passes. You could casually watch a 2011 Mavs game and barely notice Jason Kidd was playing, and yet he was absolutely essential to their team.