06-18-2021, 09:30 PM
(06-18-2021, 05:41 PM)Kammrath Wrote: *SMALL SAMPLE SIZE ALERT*
In the playoffs (336 mins) KP was +18.7 on O and -8.8 on D....overall +9.9 on/off.
That is positive......BUT he spent 191 of his 233 mins on court with Luka (+35.3) and DFS (+42.7) who had video game numbers. So the reality is this:
GOOD NEWS: KP with Luka and DFS was part of a lineup that would have soundly beat the Clippers.
BAD NEWS: KP without those guys was part of some of the worst playoff basketball of the year.
So to the point: I think KP in that "non-star" role CAN be a plus....but if you take him away from the heavy lifters he will not fill in to carry a team.
NOTE: With a new coach this could ALL change potentially.
DAMN GOOD post. Those are good #s.
Dlord has been saying it very well. Mavs got to get a #2 to go with Luka. KP isn't the answer with the player he is now. Every move should be in pursuit of that. If that means Kp is gone? so be it.
I don't think anyone would be upset with KP here as a #3 if his defense got remotely back to last year's level. I think we'd be ECSTATIC about KP as our 3. I know I would. I honestly don't care how much Mavs are paying him at that point.