If you have your heart set on throwing, then I am mostly clueless as the last time I went thrower the slot system did not exist and a lot has changed since then.
Putting some points in shields would allow you to close in during a range spam and survive. I know at least one top player who uses that tactic and does rather well.
Some players convert some points and for two hander do something along the lines of a 21/18 build, though I think I will leave such things to more qualified folks then me as I use polearms much more often then two handers.