07-28-2021, 10:56 AM
(07-28-2021, 10:40 AM)mvossman Wrote: Actually I think Ball is more valuable as the secondary playmaker. He is already a very good high volume off ball shooter. He is a great transition PG and a great secondary facilitator. I think he would be a perfect fit with Luka, taking the ball up the floor in transition, and then playing off ball when Luka does his thing in the half court. Then, if Luka gets doubled he is perfectly suited to take advantage of the temporary 4 on 3 situation. Part of the reason the Pels are willing to let him go is that he is not a pure point guard.Sure, but that's putting him in the same position he's in on NO. Where would the improvement be if he comes here and does the same thing?
Luka is certainly a better player than any he's ever played with, but the play style you're describing is him playing with KP (temporary 4v3) as opposed to Luka.
KP might turn out to be on par with some of the players he's played with, and might be the perfect compliment to him in the temporary 4v3 stuff, that is where improvement might be met, are you that sure of it though?
Transition might be stymied here too with players just coming off an RC led half court style and Kidd being a half court style in his previous stops.
There could be small improvement playing here with Luka, there might even be big improvement. I just think his biggest chance at big improvement is through him figuring out how to be a PG and that very probably won't be here in Dallas.