07-06-2021, 11:16 PM
(07-06-2021, 10:52 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: so how is Derozan a stud at 21 ppg and he doesn't play defense but KP at 20 ppg who doesn't play defense sucks and is a complete albatross of a contract?
While I tend to generally agree with your thinking that KP is very underrated in this forum, I am certain you are failing to properly recognize the value of DDR. I suspect you overlook the fact that he has a crucial skill that is hard to find (because you fail to mention it at all, in your analysis), yet he has it to a significant degree, and it can make a big difference.
That hard-to-find skill? He is able to create offense. A lot of it. For himself, and for others. (And if you want to compare, KP creates very little.) He doesn't need some player to set him up to get off a good shot, and instead is the one who can do that for himself and others.
In addition, while DDR isn't an elite shooter from 3, he is nevertheless a very efficient scorer. His TS% is 59% which is very good for any non-big player.
He has issues on D, that's true. But he sure does have an impact on the other end. If you don't see that, you're missing the picture.