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[SleepingHero]

But he's not. Like, at all. He's terrible in the post, imo. I know the PPP puts him above average (I heard 59th percentile the other day), but what do YOUR eyes tell you? When he gets the ball in the post, do you see possessions that you wish the Mavs could replicate? I mean, some nights his turnaround from the extended free throw line areas looks great, but he doesn't really have anything else.

KP's game has always been post centered and it's his bread and butter since he came into the league. On the Mavs it's been reduced and that feels like that decision has come from RC and what he thinks KP should be like in this offense.

While I agree with you that the nights where he his jumper isn't falling he looks largely non-existent but I don't think that means KP has nothing else to his game. The system he's in doesn't play to his strengths to begin with, and KP seems hellbent on sticking his feet in the sand and not adapting. Further most of our guards seem to actively avoid giving him any consistent touches. I forgive Luka for doing that because when Luka shoots its almost always better than when anyone else shoots. 
But we see JB/THJ/JRich all actively avoid looking at KP, even when he has solid post position down low. And it feels like they can't even throw a proper entry pass anyways so it's a moot point.  Now we have a guy who's been relegated already to only use 2 facets of his game (spot up shooting, occasional post up) by the coach, is now further reduced in his role in the offense by giving him inconsistent touches even when Luka sits. It's no surprise that KP disappears and gets frustrated. 

He doesn't have a go-to move that much is obvious and that DOES hurt his ability to succeed in this scheme. But there's also plenty of other reasons why KP disappears. A lot of it falls on Carlisle and his detached feigned care for fixing this issue. The blame also falls on KP for seemingly lack of any sort of agency.
KP CAN bring a lot more to the table. We've seen it time and again. The question is does KP want to actually bring it? And will Carlisle let him?