06-29-2021, 01:12 PM
(06-29-2021, 12:49 PM)Kammrath Wrote: I 100% disagree with this part. At least this year (I never watched him closely enough in previous years). But at NO point this year do I think he was above average as a defender and mostly far below average.
More extreme take. He looked rough after Covid and never seemed to fully recover. We had a lot of guys struggle in that regard like KP and Maxi. I think the Covid thing, the condensed schedule, the need to win games the entire second half of the season to crawl out of the Covid hole and avoid the play-in took its toll on a lot of players. But maybe your right, maybe a guy who has been a quality starter most of his career suddenly doesn't belong the court any more at age 27. I think its more likely he had a really bad year with some extenuating circumstances, but we shall see.