03-31-2022, 05:59 PM
(03-31-2022, 05:45 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: That was the most overt quote hinting that KP's attitude was weighing down the Mavs behind the scenes. KP in front of the media couldn't have been more professional even if he tried. He never said he was jealous of Luka and was always supportive. Further no one ever made a comment about "jealousy" while KP was here. I suppose the most notable one if we want to define it as such was Luka talking about having better team chemistry over the summer last year, but many (including myself) thought that was a veiled shot at Carlisle and how he treated everyone.
DFS never explicitly said that quote was about KP either, but it's pretty easy to get there if you read between the lines. If so then it's for the best KP is gone and he can finally be "the guy" on his lottery bound team just like his previous situation in NYK.
Yeah, good stuff. You know, though, my takeaways from KP's interviews started to change over time. He's well spoken, handles himself in a relaxed way in an interview, and is willing to answer questions, speculate, offer possible answers. All of that makes him seem and feel like a good dude.
But as time went on I started to pick up on things, (veiled slights, repeated talk about HIM being comfortable, happy to do whatever, but it's nice if, etc.) that made me think he was all about himself and and that his being "well spoken" didn't translate to "great teammate". I'm sure I was influenced by things other than his interviews as well, but looking back, it all seems to say that KP is all about KP. KP seems to be even more about KP than he is winning.
Not very astute ^^^^