Why not? If a guy is the third scorer on the team, the defense is shaped to take away the top (and perhaps second) options. That guy might just have to beat one recovering defender to get to the rim.
Everyone's focus is now on JT. He now has to beat multiple defenders to get to the rim and the way he does it - goes around, not through - he's often at odd angles or has to shoot some what I would consider high difficulty chances.
I would think at some point some of those "going around" plays will turn into contact and FTs, which will help both his scoring and his percentages.
The best thing about this year is that JT - and JB too but this isn't his thread - is learning what it means to be a top scorer on a good team. He's not there yet but if he was there, what would we be talking about?