01-11-2022, 02:19 AM
(01-11-2022, 02:10 AM)mvossman Wrote: That you are looking at a very small sample (4 games). That when Luka and others were out this team held on due mostly to Brunson and KP. That early in the season the whole team was struggling, and Luka more than KP. But mostly its the sample. You can probably find a 4 game stretch in a season for just about every team where they look awesome. That is just a really small sample to read much into.
Fine, but in this case, the improvements (though in a small sample size, I agree) are the EXACT improvements I expected. So, every game added isn’t learning something new for me, it’s further confirmation of what I thought I already knew. The very definition of confirmation bias, I know. But here we are.
I also think the team looked better with KP and without Luka (as compared to having both of them). But, the with Luka, w/o KP version is more appealing to me for a myriad of reasons.
Mostly, I think KP has been a dark cloud over this organization for so long that people have forgotten what it’s like not to have your team’s highest paid player be such a constant source of problems. I hope they get a good deal for KP, and I wish him well at his next stop, but more than anything I just want this Hellish nightmare to be over.